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In在…内 Part 24部分24 we described the events leading up to the new replacement door that was going to be installed in place of the original replacement door.我们所描述的事件领导到新更换的大门，这是要安装在地方，原来更换的大门。

Well, it did not occur to me that the new installation date was to be June 13; yes, Friday the 13th!那么，它并没有出现我认为新安装的日期是为了6月13日;的话，周五十三！ Yikes! yikes ！ Good thing I am not superstitious.一件好事，我不迷信。

Now, I like to think that I am a ‘cup is half full’ kind of guy.现在，我想认为我是一个'杯是半满的'种家伙。 Taking that approach the next several articles in this series will focus on both the improved installation as well as the improved door.采取这种做法在未来的若干条款，在这一系列将侧重于改善双方的安装，以及为改善大门。 No, the replacement door for the initial replacement door was not installed with 100.0% satisfaction.没有，更换大门，初步更换门未安装与100.0 ％的满意度。 But, I will let you be the judge.但是，我会让你成为法官。 Am I being too picky?我过于挑剔？ Am I expecting too much?我期待太多了？ Believe me when I say that we are not writing this series to find fault with anyone.相信我，当我说我们不写这本系列找到故障与任何人。 We are writing this series because it’s not every day that a home owner has a front door replaced.我们写这本系列，因为它不是每天都在一个家拥有1前门取代。 Most don’t.最不。 Front doors are very expensive.前门是非常昂贵的。 Our intent is to inform others before they undertake their own exterior replacement door so they (perhaps you?) know what to look out for so it doesn’t happen to you.我们的意图是要通知别人之前，他们承担他们自己的外部更换大门，所以他们（或许你？ ）知道怎么看出来，所以并不发生在你身上。

Now, we left off how we did not hear back from Amy, the primary customer support representative for the big box building materials retailer after leaving messages over several days.现在，我们的不放过，如何我们没有听到回来自Amy ，主要的客户支持代表大方块建材零售商后，将邮件留数天。 We finally were able to reach Amyon the phone  live on June 13th, the morning of the installation.我们终于能够达成amyon电话，住在6月13日，上午安装。

At this point there would not be any pre-inspection of the existing front door by the retailers installation service manager and the hand picked installer (indicated by Amy to be the best installer they have) as promised by Amy back in the spring.在这一点上就不会有任何预先检查现有的前门由零售商安装服务经理和手工采摘，安装程序（显示，艾米到是最好的安装程序，他们）作为所承诺的艾米早在春季。 This pre-inspection was desired by the retailer, per Amy, to ensure that the mistakes made the first time did not happen again.这前检查所期望的零售商，每艾米，以确保错失第一时间没有再次发生。

And, no the hand picked installer was not the one who would do the installation.和，没有了手工采摘，安装程序找不到一个谁做安装。 Mike was the name, along with Adam (you need two people to install even a single door if it has right and left panels with glass inserts in the door frame).麦克是名称，随着亚当（你需要两个人来安装，甚至一个单一的大门，如果有左，右面板用玻璃插入，在门框） 。 As we will discuss, Mike and Adam did a pretty good job.正如我们将讨论，麦克和亚当做了不错的工作。 However, again, we were promised something that was not ‘delivered’.然而，我们再次承诺，这在过去是不是'交付' 。

Justin was the name of the intended installer.贾斯汀是名称打算安装。 He did ‘drop by’ for a few minutes part way through the installation and at the end once it was all wrapped up.他没有'下降'几分钟的一部分的方式通过安装和结束时，一旦这是所有结束了。 However, to me, that is not the same as actually doing the installation.不过，对我来说，这是不一样的，其实这样做安装。

Another Mike came over at the beginning.另一个迈克来在开始。 This second Mike was the supervisor of the company who was actually doing the installation on behalf of the retailer.这第二个麦克是主管该公司的谁，实际上是做安装的名义零售商。 Remember, if a retailer offers installation services usually (at least in our area) they hire contractors or sub-contractors to do the actual work.请记住，如果零售商提供安装服务，通常（至少在我们地区） ，他们聘请承建商或分判商这样做实际工作中。 Both Mikes and Adam and Justin were all very nice and seemed to be working in our best interests.这两个麦克风和亚当和贾斯汀都很好，和似乎是工作在我们的最佳利益。

Lastly, we were told that the retailer’s own installation services representative, Christine, was also to ‘drop by’.最后，我们被告知，零售商自己的安装服务代表，克里斯廷，也是'下降' 。 But of course, as it happens to us frequently with many of our home renovation experiences, expect the unexpected.不过，当然，因为它发生在我们经常与我们的许多家庭装修的经验，期望意料中事。 Christine’s boss at the last minute not able to go to work on June 13th so Christine had to cover for him.克里斯汀的老板在最后一分钟无法去工作，对6月13日，所以克里斯蒂不得不掩护他。 So, not one person who was actually an employee of the retailer ‘droppped by’ throughout or after the installation.因此，没有一个人，实际上是谁的雇员，零售商' droppped '整个或安装后。

Now, Mike (the supervisor) did go out of his way to have us happy with the installation.现在，小李（监）没有走出去的方式，他让我们很乐意与安装。 And we do appreciate it.我们很欣赏它。 One of the items that was not even on the list of deficiencies was the crown molding used on top of replacement door #1’s door frame.项目之一，这是没有，甚至在名单上的缺陷是官方成型使用的顶部更换＃ 1门的门框。 It was about a good 1/2 inch too narrow.这是一个很好的约1 / 2英寸过于狭窄。 The result of this was that once replacement door #1 had been installed we had some exposed drywall that needed to be fixed before it could be painted.结果，这是一旦更换大门＃ 1已安装，我们有一些暴露drywall ，需要加以固定，才可以画。 Look at the picture below of replacement door #1 before I had painted the crown molding; specifically, look at the wall immediately above the upper crown molding to see how the drywall seems damaged.看看下面的图片替换的大门＃ 1之前，我曾画冠成型;具体来说，看看墙上立即高于上冠成型，看看如何drywall似乎已损坏。

When I pointed this out to both Mikes, Mike (the supervisor) ensured that on one of his trips during the day to the retail store included obtaining at no cost to us wider crown molding that would go around the top, the left and the right sides of replacement door #2’s door frame so that we would not need to worry about fixing that area of the drywall.当我指出了这一点双方麦克风，麦克（监） ，确保对他的一个班在白天向零售商店，包括取得任何费用给我们更广泛的皇冠造型这将大大靠近顶端，左和右两岸替换＃ 2门的门框，使我们不用再担心订定这方面的drywall 。

Above is a picture of the top crown molding after replacement door #2 had been installed.以上是图片的顶端冠成型后更换大门＃ 2已安装。 Other than the need to paint it and a few other items we will talk about in a future article, this wider crown molding made a big difference.以外的其他需要涂料，它和其他几个项目，我们将谈谈在未来的文章，这更广泛的官方成型作出了很大的不同。 Notice that the drywall immediately above crown molding looks perfect.通知指出drywall立即上述官方成型期待完美的。

Thanks Mike (the supervisor) for obtaining the crown molding with the proper width for the job.感谢麦克（监）获取官方成型与适当的宽度为的工作。

In the next article in this series (tomorrow) we will start to go through the aspects of the replacement door #2 itself that is different from replacement door #1.在未来的文章，在这一系列（明日） ，我们将开始通过各方面的更换大门＃ 2本身即是从不同的更换大门＃ 1 。 The following articles will focus on the differences in the installation which made for a superior installed front door.以下文章将侧重于不同的安装作出了卓越的安装前门。

To continue with the next article in this series, simply select this link to继续与下篇文章在这一系列，只需选择此链接 Part 26部分26 . 。