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Daily Archives: November 6, 2011

Hanging Doors, Part 4: Prep Existing Door

November 6, 2011by madisonsquare 3 Comments

We’re reusing the paneled bedroom door. It’s solid wood, original to at least the 1900 reno, and heavy: However it does not have the original handle set, and what’s there […]

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Hanging Doors, Part 3: Lock

November 6, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

For our hall closets we decided to go with discrete thumb turns rather than a full lockset. The prep requires two STRAIGHT holes be drilled. The lock slides in one […]

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Hanging Doors, Part 2: Install Doors

November 6, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

If you did part 1 right, this is a relatively easy step. Align hinges and try not to crush anyone’s fingers Insert pin And swing door! Sounds easy but there […]

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Hanging Doors, Part 1: Prepping Hinges

November 6, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Time for the dreaded task of hanging doors! The first fun task in this process is to install the hinges… I marked out the hinge locations Then attached our handy […]

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