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  1. Building & Construction
    made a thread awhile ago and was given some decent advice but a bit much for my skills. anything wrong with just replacing this with a right-sized PVC composite sheet OR an aluminum sheet?
  2. HVAC
    In my mechanical closet I currently have a 17.5 inches gas furnace. Between the wall and the duct supply I have 21.5 inches space. I'm looking at installing a heat pump with a 21 inches air handler which should fit but it will be a challenge to place it inside without breaking the wall or...
  3. Building & Construction
    Hello, I have piece I am unsure what it is. It looks to be somewhat of a spacer/filler that came with the original door maybe? I am wondering if anyone on here could help me out as to what it is and where I can get one to replace it or something that can take the pieces place. Thanks!
  4. Windows and Doors
    Am locked IN my house! :caution: 🙄 Must use HEAVY sliding glass back door for egress/ingress past five days. Read many sites for help. Cannot find solution. Single key Kwikset (40+ yr old) deadbolt in steel security door stuck engaged in door frame. SEE PHOTOS *****CANNOT GET PHOTOS TO...
  5. Windows and Doors
    My closet door is locked out and not able to open door. Handle on other side of the door is broke and fell down. When turn handle nothing happens. I removed the door handle tried to move the deadbolt nothing happens. This handle does not have lock. Is there a way to move deadbolt and open the door?
  6. Windows and Doors
    I have a solid wooden in-swing door in the laundry room that leads to the garage. There is a 1/8" gap between bottom of door and threshold that lets in a ton of hot air from the garage. I'm trying to figure out how to stop that. There are no slots on the bottom of the door to hold a sweep...
  7. Carpentry
    Hi there! I’m looking to replace my front door slab (which is 36x80 and 1 5/8“ thick), but the doors I‘m able to find are 1 3/4” thick. I’ve been told that 1/8” is small enough that we can switch from one to the other, but I wanted to ask this community: Is it true that I can replace a 1 5/8“...
  8. Windows and Doors
    Hi! I'm struggling to remove a doorknob. Previous roommate attempted to remove it, and managed to get the handle removed, as well as the first plate and two screws. However, I cannot get the second plate off. I've successfully managed to damage the door, trying to see if it was stuck and I...
  9. Carpentry
    Hi All! I recently had a sapele door and sidelights installed and while the installers did a good job finishing and installing the door in the opening, the handleset installation went...poorly. Certain elements they can fix, perhaps suitably. But some they won't be able to, and I'm unsure what...
  10. Windows and Doors
    Hi! I recently had my carport door with window replaced. Today I noticed a slight weeping (a few drops) at the exterior, lower left corner of window. Not evidently from the weep holes. This occurred when pushing on the handle, as we entered. The temperatures lately have fluctuated a lot...
  11. Building & Construction
    Hi, We are updating an apartment. The bottom right window is part of the apartment (photo below). We were considering putting a door to the right of that window and creating a small patio. One contractor said it could be done and another said it may cause structural problems (it's a cement wall...
  12. Building & Construction
    Hey everyone. New to the fourm so apologies if I forget something or mess something up. Framing out my basement in Colorado and ran into a snag. My storage room door runs right under both supply and return ducts diagonally. It's roughly 74" of unsupported space. Need some ideas how to sturdy up...
  13. General DIY Discussions
    The lower hinge broke loose on our shower door. It looks like it might be quite an old door because I can't see any similar hinges at the usual stores where such things might be sold. Trying to remove the screws were not easy and I had to resort to drilling it out to remove the hinge. Does...
  14. Windows and Doors
    Hi, My bathroom's door had locked and is of the make above. The door itself had a pin inside which had fallen off, I could not open the door after. I tried to use a pin in the hole on the right and then a slip in the side of the door with a card but neither worked and now I've managed to...
  15. Carpentry
    Hi All: 1.I have a contractor installing a new Simpson Nantucket Sapele door/sidelites. He took receipt of it a couple of weeks ago and I finally saw it last week. Overall, looks good, however, there are several exposed finish nails above the surface and glue squeeze-out on several of the...
  16. General DIY Discussions
    Hi All- new member here. I’ve been enjoying slowly renovating a bathroom until I ran into a problem with the doorknob. The base plates popped off easily but I can’t get the knobs off. I located the small hole that you’re supposed to insert something into that should release some sort of button...
  17. Building & Construction
    Hi all, this is a continuation of a project I've had a couple questions about and people have been very helpful with, but I wanted to start a new thread since it's a specific issue. I have a new porch that was built a couple weeks ago and it's 4 in below the old threshold come which is wood...
  18. Carpentry
    per another thread, i've already investigated the Bilco/Gordon metal door route and was quoted $1600 due to the odd measurements. am i wrong to think a new piece of treated plywood would do the trick?
  19. Painting
    We have a Brazilian mahogany door slab on the way to replace the previous owner's bright purple exterior door. As you can see, they included the frame when painting with this bright purple. In order to better match the new mahogany door, we decided to strip the paint on the frame to see if there...
  20. Windows and Doors
    So the kid slammed the door because he was mad because I was taking too long o make dinner due to being violently ill. (He’s on the autism spectrum.) When he slammed the door it cracked then he tried to close it and it ended up falling off the hinge and cracking. I’m pretty much useless when it...
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