Doors

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Door Fabrication and Installation

Simply put, we handle questions of detail and process as regards door fabrication and installation in traditional ways. Our doors are hung on solid brass hinges, generally to the historic jamb. Fitting a reproduction door to a 100 year old jamb is a real test of a carpenter’s skill – we pride ourselves in this work. Our doors are fit to interlocking polished bronze thresholds and are sealed with bronze weather stripping. We prefer mortise locks with integral latches and locks.

We can fabricate, pre-finish and install doors of any period design. Our doors are usually 2 ¼” with full mortise and tenon joinery. Every single detail can be specified. The angel and reach of raised panels and beveled glass, the profile and proportion of the moldings, sticking and astragal, the proportions of the rails and stile and the relationships of the door, jamb and casing.

The doors structure is built, taken on site, and fit. Once in place, glass panels are set and hardware is fit. The doors are then finished on a rotisserie. We use oil glazes and stains and Sutherland Wels tung oil finishes. We do not know how to do this work any better. There is a sound to the latch of a well fit door that is not easily achieved, but enjoyed by all those who use it.