I want to replace an old 1912 door that is in bad shape with a better old door. It's an odd size just under 32" x 84". I found a nice solid oak door that's about the same vintage that matches my craftsman style house but it's just under 34" wide. I'm getting conflicting opinions from people about cutting the width of the door down. Some have said that it will weaken the structural integrity of the door to take an inch off of each side of the rails and others say it will be fine. I realize that I'll probably have to fill the lock/handle holes and then paint the door, but I'm okay with that. The door is probably 100 years old and looks like the rails are solid wood. So I have two specific questions. 1. Is there any reason why I cannot take 1" off each of the rails so the width of the door is 2" narrower? 2. If the lock/handle hole is now 1" closer to the edge, is it possible to fill them and find a lock/handle (perhaps a historic looking one piece plate) that will cover the patch so I can leave the natural wood finish and not have to paint the door? p.s. I did look into buying a custom door that fits that size, but the price is off the charts. A salvage door seems like the best option but finding the size and style I want is proving to be very difficult. I've already looked at every arhitectural salvage place in my city.

I am looking for an uncommon sized single hung window. I need about 54 wide X 30 tall. I just got done installing a vinyl Pella window from Lowes. I did not like the fact that it had nail fins, instead of being able to nail or screw it in sideways to the frame, leaving the siding undamaged. I wound up having to do a LOT of extra work finishing the wood siding covering up the nail fin area (after i had to cut it out). Now I have 1 more window (just like the one I replaced) to replace. Where could I find one that screws into the frame without a nail fin?