Hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day Weekend! With the end of summer comes a really busy fall for us so we wanted to take advantage of the clear weather to get a few more things finished for the deck.
The one thing that has been bugging us the most is the old back door. Besides looking grungy on the inside out out, whenever you opened it, the inside door blocked one of the entrances to the sun room and always causes issues when we have people over. (We had to use an old camera while our new one is in the mail, so please ignore the time/date stamps on the pictures below)
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| Gross and inconvenient |
Our old storm door was dark and it looked a little like a prison door, so we removed that too.
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| Storm door down |
Once we got the storm door down, we started removing the trim...like everything else, the previous builders didn't lay it in correctly so it was a bit of a bear to remove. There were 10x more nails used than needed.
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| One of the most difficult pieces to remove |
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| Taking down the rest of the frame |
The old piece of wood they used had rotted because they didn't use the right kind and they didn't have flashing in to protect it.
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| Added some flashing for more protection |
First we dry fit the door to see how it would fit in and then added a new piece of treated wood to the base so it had a level footing piece to attach the door to. After a lot of work we were able to get the door to fit snugly so we could tack it in.
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| View from the outside |
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| A view from the inside |
Once the door was securely screwed in, we got out the insulation foam and sprayed around the outside to seal it off. I think Brian had a little too much fun with this stuff.
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| Adding spray foam |
Then we used caulk to seal the rest of the edges. We let everything dry overnight and then we added on our new storm door. Compared to the main door, his was a piece of cake! Take a look:
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| New storm door |
We're really happy with the new doors and they are sealed so well that they are a lot more energy efficient and functional now that we have two left-opening doors so they don't intrude with the flow. Plus Tequila can keep watch over his yard without having to leave the house - he loves it!
With the new white doors in the dinginess of our back siding really stuck out s we decided to break out the power washer for some much needed cleaning.
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| Before - huge stains where the old deck used to be |
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| Before - really dingy |
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| Doesn't that new door look good? :) You can see the mess inside now :) |
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| Already seeing a little bit of difference |
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| After...a lot whiter, and cleaner! |
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| Brian's really good at this |
The side of the house was pretty stained, so we have some more to do but the bleach we used made it a lot better.
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| Getting better |
And the best part...we got to move the grill up on the deck just in time for football season to start!
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| Go Chiefs! |
On our way to the lake to relax with friends and family. Hope you have a safe and fun Labor Day Weekend!
XOXO,
Sara, Brian & Tequila
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