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Let’s Get a New Door…

Posted in General | June 22nd, 2009

So, we had to get our whole front door replaced…and we are talking the door, sidelights, and the half-circle transom over the top. Oh, yeah, part of the wall too.

Unfortunately, the house we bought last year had a serious water leak into the wall by the front door (the roof had been done incorrectly originally)…which had “enticed” termites…and it had been going on for years and years, I guess. We discovered this when we hired someone to put new tile in the front entry way and they started tearing the old tile out. At least we found out now before the whole thing fell in. It was quite an adventure.

Above: This is a BEFORE picture of the door (this was taken before we bought the house).

Above: This is what the front-entry way looked like before. You can see how foggy the half-circle transom is…probably because of the water leak.

Above: This is what it looked like when they started ripping up the tile and found the termites by the front door.

Above: This is what we discovered on the outside. It turns out water was leaking at a roof joint just above this and it was all rotted inside and termites were in there. You can see where it had been heavily caulked and it was mushy to the touch. We broke through it with just the push of a finger.

Above: This is inside…on the opposite side of that last photos. You can see the termite trails all behind the trim.

Above: We had to tear a ways into the wall to get rid of the termite damage. This is Ken Avery that contracted the work. He is awesome and we would HIGHLY recommend him for anything you want done around your home. Email us if you would like his number.

Above: This is what it looks like when someone removes your front door.

Above: This is what it looks like when you have no front door. At least it is a pretty view with all of the greenery.

Above: The outside view…

Above: The new door on it’s way in…

Above: Remember the hole in the trim on the outside of the door. That hole was there for several days as we waited for the new door to arrive. So, in the meantime a bird built a nest in there. I found out the hard way as I was up on a ladder taking some plastic and tape down (a poor attempt to keep the rain out)…the bird flew out right by my face.

Well, when we discovered the nest with little baby birds in it…Ken tried to find a nice spot for the nest, since we couldn’t leave it where it was. But, the momma bird didn’t come back, the nest fell, and all of the babies died. It was really sad…