Daily Home Renovation Tips

January 27th, a Sunday, arrives.

The phone rings. It’s Dave. Who? Well, this time the installer is different from the one who was running late and never bothered to call back on January 8th.

And, true to Dave’s word, he shows up with another installer.

It takes 7 hours, not the maximum 2 hours we were told. Anyway, I digress.

They seem to know what they are doing; very professional.

Here are some pictures during the removal of the old door:

Dave and his assistant were very professional. Cleaned up the mess throughout the installation process. He even didn’t mind when I wanted to take pictures!

Notice in the picture below the remnants of fibreglass installation. This is an indication that the old door’s installation, while possibly state of the art 20 years ago, could stand some improvement.

To insulate door frames, and window frames for that matter, it is preferred to use insulating foam sealant rather than fibreglass. This is because the foam sealant can find all of the little cracks and mould right into the space that needs to be insulated. It comes out of a spray can with a long nozzle to help point the spray.

It will expand a few minutes after it is applied so expect to need to trim off the excess prior to applying the crown molding frame around the door frame.

So, now we have no front door, yikes? Just kidding, the new door frame and door are in the truck. Come back tomorrow when we review the installation of the new door.

To continue with our series on our experinces in trying to replace our front door, simply select this link to Part 8.