I could not help myself after reading “Fabulous Finish for an Exterior Door,” from FHB March 2016. An Indian Sanskrit Pundit might say….”It was written.” I just happened to have a front door project that came my way even before reading this article. The door style just happened to be eriely close to what my client’s picked out for their home. And so I embarked on a long journey duplicating the process of finishing a front door, somewhat like the printed article. Here goes…..
I recently completed the removal of a very old failing front door and installation of a new front door for a client in their 1896 vintage Boulder County home. The process was engaging, involving a high degree of craftsmanship from a significant number of different sources and people (not excluding myself). The success of completing such a project is measured using several different metrics I discovered. (*see photos of door project below)
1) Degree of satisfaction of client with the final product.
2) Degree of satisfaction of all craftspeople involved in project.
3) Over all affordability of project for client.
4) Acceptable profit margin for contractor.
5) Design / Character integration of door onto home.
6) The ease of operating new lockset in door.
7) Energy Efficiency Factor
As you’d expect, there is more to entrances than access and egress, than doors opening and closing. Well-defined and articulated entrances reveal a house’s identity more readily than any other element. What’s more, good entrances beckon and shelter visitors; they welcome them.
Front doors introduce the interiors — and the owners — to the street, the neighborhood, the town. Well-designed entrances also serve as a transition between the outdoors / indoors and help bring natural light into a house. (Taken from “The Language of Doors – authors Paulo Vicente & Tom Connor)
Client and I are now discussing exterior paint possibilities.
I wish you a marvelous Spring and not to forget, Earth Day!
Enjoy,
JP
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