New Rear Doors for Old Post Office

Removing old hardware & preparing new door for fitting

Another project this past summer was to make and install replacement doors which were rotting in the rear of the post office. Dave Herbolt made the doors. The one pictures is of Dave and me fitting the doors and the second one is the finished installed doors.



The process is somewhat involved. After a door opening is measured, the wood is then milled and then the door assembled. At that time, we take the door to where it will be installed. We remove the old door and its hardware. The hardware is installed on the new door and the new door is installed and fitted to be sure that everything is alright. If the door fits properly or is adjusted for fit, the new door is then removed along with the hardware and the old door is re-installed. At that time, the new door is taken to the paint shop where the painters prime and paint the new door according to the building's colors.

New Rear Post Office Doors Installed

After the door has been painted and the paint set, we take the door back to where it is installed using the old hardware. The removing and installing of old hardware may seem unnecessary, however, it is required that period hardware (meaning like was used at that time) be used and it is expensive to buy it new.

The process for making and installing window is the same except for the hardware issue.