Wesley Zimmerman - Lay it Straight

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Wesley Zimmerman - Lay it Straight

Newport Front Door

Replace a 1970s too-small door with a door of the correct size and character for a 1900s home.
A blurry picture of the front door that existed. It was replaced in the 1970s with a "Mediterranean Revival" door. The original door opening was about 41" but the newer door was only 36" wide. They framed in the opening, off center, and covered the framing with the same 70s paneling that used to...
Newport Front Door
At the edge you can see the painted paneling between the door interior (which was smooth) and the original trim. The "new" door was found at a salvage yard, a little bit larger than the opening, and the door was hinged the wrong way. This is just after I trimmed it down. I slanted the table saw...
Newport Front Door
This is after the old door was removed, and the filler strip on the left side was pulled out. Next to the doorway on the left, you can see bits of the paneling they used to cover the filler. The wood was blonde with aqua graining.
Newport Front Door
Just finished filling the holes, and stripping most of the decorative molding, just a little left to do, but the epoxy needs to dry!
Newport Front Door
Just finished filling the holes, and stripping most of the decorative molding, just a little left to do, but the epoxy needs to dry!
Newport Front Door
Just finished filling the holes, had to fill in the large holes from the old locksets, and the divits left by the exterior hardware, since the outside will be the new inside. and stripping most of the decorative molding, just a little left to do, but the epoxy needs to dry!
Newport Front Door
Close up after using a coat of shellac as the sealer on the old inside of the door, which will be the new exterior. you can see how many dents, dings and holes had to be filled. It's a shame, because the wood is so lovely. I had just drilled for the mortise cylinder and wanted to make sure it...
Newport Front Door
15 hrs after starting doing the finish stripping, sanding, sealing, mortising, planing, etc, the door was finally operable.
Newport Front Door
Inside, 15 hrs after begninning the finish stripping, filling, sanding, sealing, mortising, planing, etc, the door was finally operable.
Newport Front Door
This is the finished door, after hardware installation and paint. No evidence of the original hardware holes are visible.
Newport Front Door
Close up of the new mechanical doorbell.
Newport Front Door
Original lockset cleaned, flipped, holes filled and moved, and reinstalled.
Newport Front Door