Adding a new, "old" door to bring it together.

Door before

The door on this little house never quite fit.  It was also falling to pieces and in need of replacement. 
I am currently working on a new project down the street and found an old tongue and groove door in the basement that I thought would work here.  This opening is 36 inches wide, so it's not standard.

200 year old door - very heavy!

The door needed to be cut to fit this low clearance opening.

door cut to size

Next, the door needed to be reinforced for the long term and have a solid place for the hinges to be attached.

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The door was flipped around and patched with Durham's Wood Patch

Patched door section will be inside edge so traffic will not destroy it over time.

Here is the door after final prep...

View of inside of primed door

Door after paint and installation.

After install - prior to finishing.

I found an old iron door pull from another door in the basement of my 34 project.  After spray painting it black, it's ready for it's new job. 

New, "old" hardware.

The finished door looks much better and is more secure.  A deadbolt was later added to allow access from the outside.   

Finished new door.

       

Maintaining properties - paint and prep!

Maintaining my rental properties is important to me. Even though people joke about it, I am not a slum lord.  This little house was purchased 11 years ago as a potential flip, but was rented instead and the same great family has been there ever since.

Porch before - 11 years ago

At the time of the initial reno, I pulled off the decorative brick facade, exposed the stone and had it re pointed.  We added new windows, cut the door and moved it to the front eliminating a well where leaves and trash would collect from the street.  Now, 11 years later,  it's time repair and paint the porch, door and block.

front of house before  - 11 years ago

Front of house now - after

rotted wood before

Porch after

(2)New crawlspace door & cracks patched with mortar

(1) House prior to new paint and new door

(3) Block primed with drylock primer

After Paint of block