Hi all, I have a home that was built in the late 60's. throughout the house I have Andersen Windows (mostly awning style.) At any rate, they need to be replaced, not just the glass, but the entire units. On the outside of the house, Andersen had this wood surround called a brick mold which the lap siding is butted up against. Since I don't want to disrupt the siding, short of having Andersen custom build these windows, does anyone have any suggestions on other options that I may consider? I plan on doing the job myself a few windows at a time. I want good quality windows, but at the same time, don't want to spend more than necessary. Thanks for any and all suggestions. Olifer.

In our new master bathroom, the "toilet room" is under the stairs. To meet code, we had to move the toilet forward in the room, which makes the space quite small (maybe 5x3?) - kind of like a small public toilet stall. The entrance to the toilet room is directly across from the toilet, and leads into a 3' wide hallway. We have framed for a 24" door. The problem is the door. Since we have so little space, a bifold is ideal, but most of them look cheap. A full swing door is possible, but when it's opened it will block the entire hallway, and I am up in the air as to whether it should open towards the bedroom or towards the hallway which leads to the shower and main bath area. Swinging in is not an option. Does anyone know of a *nice* bifold door or perhaps a good alternative for this tight issue? If a full swing door is the answer, does anyone have opinions as to the direction of swing? Thanks!! logcabincook