Our antique doors have been sourced by our reclamation specialists who find artifacts from the turn of the century and the pre war eras.
Restoring old wood doors.
This project reveals how to restore and clean old timber doors fill holes cracks and gaps refinish the wood and fix new ironmongery.
However years of exposure to sunlight rain snow and frost can significantly damage an exterior wood door and leave it looking worn out.
Learn how to restore dry wood with this easy homemade recipe made with mayonnaise lemon juice and olive oil ideas several months ago i wrote about one of my favorite homemade mixtures for reviving new life into old dry wood and in particular wooden items that have some water spots.
An antique door is a unique problem because it s a small enough job that it seems fairly easy but important enough that you don t want to mess up since doors are so highly visible.
The most common repair that needs to be done on antique doors is usually patching old hinge gains and latch holes with a wood dutchman.
How to restore your old wood front door.
Refinishing wood like a pro refinishing wood may seem simple.
A final consideration when restoring an old door is the door glass if there is any.
With regular maintenance your.
But homeowners belinda chase and scott oja were determined to save this door they knew the value of the antique with its oval light of rippled mouth blown glass and its sturdy.
Over time wood doors can be tarnished by ingrained dirt and grime from dusty building work sticky fingers and pets paws and become marked from bumps and knocks but they can be brought back to life with good regular maintenance.
A wood front door is a great feature when it comes to your home s curb appeal.
The stripper chemicals from the dipping process can dissolve the putty holding in the panes of glass and in handling the window it can be dropped easily enough.
Wood entry doors everywhere suffer from the same assaults and many end up in the trash replaced by low maintenance mass produced metal and fiberglass surrogates.
First make sure you sand the wood even if you don t see any sort of finish or top coat.