The entry and storm doors to this house we bought had seen better days. Part of the problem is the drip from the roof (which will be another project) and part is the fact that they bought doors with poor quality.
Anyway, the directions seem very straightforward: take out the old door, and slide the new one in. You have to make sure it is level and plumb but essentially it is a two hour job (according to Home Depot) even for a novice.
This house used to have electric heat. Because of that the walls are deeper than your normal walls in a house. That means that the door didn't easily fit in where the other one used to be and that I'm going to be doing some speciality finishing so that I have a stable surface to use for the storm door.
The plus side is that the door is installed and that I installed the handle and deadbolt too. Now I just have to put the trim back on inside and then get busy outside. Part of the outside work will include putting a drip edge above the door to try and avoid the type of damage that happened in the past. Then I'll have to do something with the roof but my mind won't let me think of that just now.
Posted by bbarton at September 15, 2003 10:48 AM