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Are these durable to wood doors?Yeah,Laminate and Thermofoil

I want to know wether they are druable to wood doors…. 

Was wandering if the laminate or thermofoil doors have disadvantages over wood doors. Will they tarnish easily or turn yellow, or peel easily,etc?

Any one can give me help?

Answer:

First the Laminate will most likely chip over time. In regards to the thermofoil doors, i had a customer with the exact questions and craftsmaid cabinets offer a lifetime finish on their doors from turning yellow or peeling. However, if you drop something on it and you damage it, you have to replace it. Wood doors will last a live time with proper care and maintenance. Send me an e-mail if you have any questions or want to see some pictures of the job where she chose those white cabinets.

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My garage runs but doesnt pick up the door…

My motor of the garage door runs but the door remains stationary.

What is the problem and what is causing it? 

We can pick up the door by hand but cannot use the remote.

 Answer:

Oh.. I know exactly what the problem is.. I have that same problem from time to time.. maybe once every 2 years.. The problem is that you have to get a new SPRING.. It is that long spring that is ON the garage door.. It is broken and if you check carefully, you will see where it is no longer ONE long piece but is broken into two….A garage door man would have to do that for you.

the gears are plastic inside the box and will wear out. they can be replaced

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Can I finish a metal door farme in order to prevent it from rusting?

Can I finish a metal door farme in order to prevent it from rusting?

we have stripped a metal door frame so that the metal of the frame is bare.

I want to get idea on what clear coat material can I use and it will not turn the metal yellow(as a shellac or laquer would).

So I thing I should use some not waterbased product. Because they will cause the steel to rust.

Answer:

First,please let me know, indoor or outdoor?

KBS Coatings makes a RustSeal in “clear.” It is a moisture-cured urethane that draws moisture out of the metal and atmosphere & dries to a rock hard nonporous finish to completely stop rust. The Clear is UV sensitive and may “yellow” in time but not to the extreme of shellac or lacquer would. “Clear” can be topcoated with any opaque paint system to avoid this… or perhaps just choose Grey RustSeal. Bottom Line: If stopping rust is the priority, you need RustSeal on the bare metal to block its pores and seal it from moisture & oxygen. The paint goes on in thin covering coats. An 8 oz. can will cover 12 sq.ft. with 2 coats.

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My old door can not hold the door farme!

My old wood door can not hold the door farme!

The door farme can not be attached becasue the wood is so old and it cant get a hold.How can I fix this problem without changing the frame?

Its an old frame but the well designed frame would most likely be expensive to fabricate.

Answer:

Scarf a new length of timber into the rebate where the hinge is, say 10 inches long, sand down and re-paint. With a little love it’ll look as good as new and last another age. message me if you would like more info.

Regards to Cynthia, I refer to the rebate in the door jamb, and filling the old screw holes with filler will not help re-attach the door for any length of time. sounds a bit bodgy really…

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I want to know what are these on the door made of woord.

 I have seen some thing hang on your door that are usually made of wood.

I think they are kind of like wind chimes for your door

Thay cover the entry way of your door with a picture. the strands of wood each have a design and if you look at all the pieces it makes a picture

Answer:

I believe you are talking about a bamboo curtain, simular to the beaded curtains used in many mid eastern homes.
The curtain is made of short 1-2 inch pieces of bamboo strung on sturdy cord and then many strings are hung from a top piece . The curtain is sometimes laid flat and a picture is sprayed or painted on it. The individual string of bamboo beads looks like it has random dabs of paint, but when hung as a group they dipict a scene. Often a parrot or palm tree.
You can often find them at stores like Pier One.

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Garage door doesn’t always go down?

Our garage door will start to go down, and then will start to go back up. The spot that it stops is random, and it seems worse in colder weather. (We didn’t have any problems until it got cold- when we had another heat wave, it worked). It’s not the sensors at the bottom, we’ve checked those.

I found something on line about the tension, but it shows the springs on either side of the garage. Ours does not have the spring on either side. There seems to be just 1 spring, over the top of the door.

It’s a craftsman, if that helps.

Answer:

First,, unhook the door from the operator, and run it by hand, you should be able to stop the door at any height and it should stay there, if it is balanced properly. If it drops to the ground then you need to add winds to the spring until it stays where you stop it. After you get the door lubed, spray the spring at the top of the door and the rollers and the bearings that the shaft goes thru with a spray lube, ( do not put grease in the tracks)…. after the door is running properly, thennn start looking at the operator, if it just stops at random places, take a look at the down sensativity screw on the back of the operator,, it should be approximatly the 4 o’clock position to start with, that should be more than enough pressure to close the door then, if not,slowly bump up to 5 and then 6 if necessary. If it was your saftey eyes causeing the problems on your sears operator, the light bulb on the front of the operator would be blinking off and on a few times, let me know what happens… Good luck..

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Is there anything that can buff out scratches on a stainless steel frigde??

My 20-month-old got ahold of a child’s dart game with magnets on the end of the darts. He preceeded to go to the new stainless steel refridgerator and scratch up the door. Is there anything that can remove it or buff it out?????

Answer:

hmmm. stainless steel is notoriously hard to maintain - and it rusts and stains into the bargain. you could try using .0000 steel wool on it , or maybe you might try a light steel wire brush - though i’d use a VERY light touch. (but only if the stainless has a brushed finish)! if it has a polished finished, you’re actually better off - that can be buffed out with a power buffer and some rubbing compound. i would contact a body shop and ask them for tips - they probably know the most about working with metal finishes of anyone in town. that would be my first action if it were my fridge. i got my degree in sculpture - emphasis metal smithing, so i do know something about metal finishes - and what i know is that stainless is tough stuff to work with call a body shop - thats what i would do.
there is one other thing…i dont see how a magnet could do that kind of damage to stainless steel. you may have a clearcoat over the steel. if so, this stuff is probably urethane water resistant stuff, and so would scratch quite easily. this can be fixed with can of satin finish spray-on urethane clearcoat. use a light touch. first i would spray a little into the cap of the spraycan, and brush a little on over one of the scratches - jsut a little one! it will dry fast - if the scratch magically disappears, then your problem is solved…if not, you def want to call the body shop:)
beyond that, your only hope may be to order a replacement door for the fridge. good luck!

ps. ignore mr. armchair parent got a rugrat of my own - and he is a mighty machine of destruction!

psst. for the record, i’ve seen the stuff rusting in lots of salvage yards and old buildings. given…it takes a hell of a long time and a lot of neglect.

yeah - i forgot about the toothpaste and baking soda thing - might work! but if you have a clearcoat it will dull the finish. try to determine first if there is a clear coat!

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Where can I get an entry door side lite?

i am looking for a side lite panel only; i don’t need the door.it needs to be steel. it can be used. it will get painted.it is standard size,13×80,but i need an opening to accomodate a 12×48 glass window.I need to be able to pick up in or around indianapolis area.

Yeah here I give you some additional info:

ok, i guess i didn’t make myselg clear. i already have a new door and the framed glass for the sideof the door. what i need now is just the panel itself, with a window hole in it already, or able to cut a 4ft window hole in it without screwing up the pattern on the panel. see, i can use someones old pc and redo it. i guess fiberglass or steele would work.

Answer:

The task sounds somewhat ambitious. I`m also wondering about the numbers. If you`re looking for panel only, one would have to assume you have an exsisting side lite. Why not modify exsisting panel? If what you say is true(13X80 panel) you will quit probably have some installation issues. Unless you have more than 13 inches inside the jambs, the “window” will lap into the rabbits. There won`t be any room for finish trim. How thick is this “window”? Keep in mind the panel is probably an inch and three quarters thick. Also the glass height sounds little tall. If the panel has an embosed panel at the bottom, “window” may intrude on it. You may have to get what is called a flush panel. If I haven`t detered you from your task, check with local door distributors. They will most likely have what you seek. Yellow Pages.

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What do you use to clean the glass door on a wood stove?

 What do you use to clean the glass door on a wood stove?

I have a wood stove and I wanted to know the best thing to use to clean the glass

Answer:

I use oven cleaner, the kind that dosen’t smell bad. I think it works very well. Then I clean after with window cleaner. It is hard though , to keep it clean enough to see the fire if you heat your house with it. I think you have to clean it aleast once a week then.

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How to make my french door less drafty?

I have a french door,now I want to make it less drafty! 

New weather stripping and a door sweep are already on my to-do list. I’ve noticed, though, that the steel part of the door itself is really cold, which leads me to think it’s not insulated at all. The glass also let in a lot of cold air, obviously. My kitchen freezes because of this door.Short of replacing it (we’re moving soon anyway) what can I do to warm things up?

Answer:

Of course the weather stripping and door sweep are first. Caulk around all of the outside door casing edges, to cut down on unnecessary air flow. The weather stripping only takes a few minutes.

In our house I bought sponge pads that go under the outside wall outlet covers to keep cold from radiating into the house. They work quite well.

The window treatment we put on car windows in the south to keep the heat out, can be used on windows to reflect out the heat and cold also. Just a thought. That might help with the cold coming in through the glass.

On the steel door I would check and see if there is a heavy duty thermal type exterior paint that would add some insulating factors to the door.

Temporarily you might consider a tension rod (top and bottom) and a thermal drape across to help the cold situation. This would be non invasive, since you are going to sell.

Good Luck. I hope something here helps.

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