new screen door in vgdf 8' tall

[Chris Hughes]

Is it just me or do these doors make my truck look short?

I agreed last year to make a pair of doors to replace the ones I made previously and after the customer decided to upgrade to 8' tall entry doors.  I felt a little short when I set the entry but now after building this new set I feel really short.  

These are glued up and waiting to get stained and screen put in.  I also found a different system to keep the doors close.  Instead of using spring hinges I have found a light duty residential closer unit that resembles a commercial style.  This will allow me to install standard hinges between the door and the jamb as opposed to the spring hinges that are installed across the door and jamb.

 

[Ken Nagrod]

Nice, Chris, but I doubt they're 8 inches tall.  [big grin]

Doug fir.  I thought they were Mahogany looking at those pics.

 

[Chris Hughes]

Ken, they are in fact eight inches tall.  The shot is a closeup with the truck strategically placed in the back ground to make them look taller.   [tongue]

 

[Rob Z]

Nice work, Chris.  I'd like to see a picture of the doors after you've installed them.

 

[-The Dutch Guy-]

Nice doors! And they aren't actually that tall at all. New standard European doors are 2315mm and that is (if im correct) 7.6'  [blink]
For the really long people LOL [big grin].

Do you have any pictures of the hanging doors?

Cheerz René

 

[Chris Hughes]

Sorry that I have not updated this thread.  I finished and installed this set of doors earlier this summer.  I found a decent stain for pine and dug fur so per the customer's request I stained to match the front doors to match.  The other innovation I came up with on this job was the elimination of those crappy spring hinges.  I found a light duty commercial door closer and was able to use traditional barrel type hinges.  though installing the hinges in extruded aluminum was a pain in the arss do to the thinness of the extrusion.