My next big project

[greatbearmd]

Finally. After postponing this for years due to health issues, money issues, time issues, timing issues or just plain procrastination, I finally ordered up a new front door for La Casa Mayhem, and I picked it up today. I had to convince the people at Homo Despot that I had a nice big truck, and the wonderful shipping pallet it was delivered to the

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[mrdreamjeans]

Lots of positive news! I couldn't quite tell from the photos ... Is it a double door or a single door with a glass side panel?

Jeff's new car is spiffy and he looks very handsome in the shirt/tie combination he's wearing.

Hope completion of all of the projects goes quite smoothly!

HUGS!

[greatbearmd]

A single, 36" door with a 14" sidelight. I wish there was more space to put a double sidelight assembly, but because of how the house is built, there's not enough width. Besides, seeing that the door is offset to the right on the house itself, the asymmetry of the door fits with the house. I also don't have enough wall height for a transom, something I wanted to have more than a pair of sidelights. :)

Jeff loves his car, and I'm happy for him. Like a lot of new cars (and, by 2015, it's required), it has a backup camera. Jeff enjoys driving in reverse now. I need to install a backup camera on my truck, so I can hook up trailers easily when by myself without a hitch any problems.

Jeff is the clothes horse of the family, and he has to dress for work. No casual Fridays! If I dress up, I look like a goon.

[barak]

Oh, the PRETTY!!!!

Your new door looks awesome. I'm jealous of your handyman abilities, some of those things (electrical, cutting walls, etc) are beyond my ken.

But yeah, you've got a handsome hubby there too. You two must be quite smashing out together. :-)

[greatbearmd]

I was somehow cursed/blessed with a mechanical aptitude from a very early age. My Mom used to yell at me for taking my toys apart, but she soon realized that I was making different toys from the parts. Over time it morphed into an ability to figure out how most anything worked, and that led me to designing, building and repairing so many different things in later years. One thing it has allowed me to be is very independent. The unfortunate side effect is any time I am out of commission, I worry that I will have to depend on others for the things I normally do myself. Experience has taught me that it's very difficult to get work done right, or even get someone to do it at all. I get very frustrated.

[ricksf]

Reading this post, I kept thinking "I need him in Plalm Springs!". Having no woodworking skills, I dream of projects but can never seem to afford them. As to my electrical skills, let's just say that I've insisted for years that I had nothing to do with the great New York Blackout of many years ago during the time I was living there. And I'm taking no credit/blame for the SoCal blackout of a couple of years ago as I was living here too. JUST coincidence. Really!

Oh, and my husband will want Jeff's SUVlet. Can you deliver it in black or red please?

[greatbearmd]

Jeff's dad prodded him to get a red vehicle. He almost did, until he saw the green. Then it was like, "Dad who?" :)

[tonethbone]

It's a very nice door...and a great project. Be careful (And I know you will be) with the glass. And then enjoy it. We have had ours for 12 years..and I love the light it brings into the house (pkus the value added)

[greatbearmd]

The entryway sits to the side of the living room, and despite there already being a small sidelight already there, the front door is recessed from the outside and that area tends to look dark. I like a lot of natural light, and this area is lacking. The main bathroom of the house is in the "middle" of the house, away from outside walls and windows. It was always dark, and the light was always needed. I put in a sun-tunnel skylight when I replaced the roof, and it is delightfully bright now. No electric light is needed until the sun goes down.

I am going to have help in maneuvering the door assemblies in and out, so I am covered there. I've wanted to replace this thing for years. I am basically doing all the upgrades and fixing while I am able to so I can enjoy it as I get older. There will soon come a time where I won't be able to do all this work (I've gotten a few years tasting what that's like), so I gotta get things set.

[tonethbone]

I can no longer do heavy work..but there is this thing called "son in law" who helps me...and for some jobs supervising is a lot more fun than doing.

Here is a picture of my front door. I couldn't be without it now

[redmoonriver]

I love the doors! Hopefully one day I'll get a chance to see them in person!

[greatbearmd]

I hope so too!