Is it fixable? Sure, but that would be a major restoration project and one if you hired it out would be seriously expensive.
Are you particularly attached to the door or would you be okay with replacing it?
You mentioned cutting the doorframe bigger? How big is the opening at the moment?
"measures about a half inch too big to close"
Doors are not installed "too big". Something has changed and it looks like at least one door is coming apart at the seam making it wider. I would also look to see if the hinges are pulling loose allowing the doors to sag together making it appear as though the opening is too small.
"the wind bangs it open and breaks the glass…can I use plexiglass..?"
The correct approach is to simply stop the doors from banging. A working latch, chain or hydraulic closers will stop the door from swinging free in the wind. Plexiglass and Lexan can be used instead of glass but I find them a poor alternative that is easily scratched.
Hello everyone, I hired a tradesman to install new windows. He was suppose to install brick mold style windows and he said the style we got were not the right kind. These new windows now need 3 1/2" extensions boards boards installed on the inside to be flush with the drywall to do the trim. The two windows that are installed in the garage don't look to bad because they are recessed in surrounded by brick. The four other windows that are installed are surrounded by J channel and aluminum siding, these windows protrude about an 1" or so out from the J channel rather than being flush as are the old brick mold style. They had to cut the opening wider(took out both 2x4 jambs and replaced with 1x4) and higher(took out a 2x4 on the header? at the top) We still have the two big picture type windows in the dining and living room left to do plus three smaller windows in the basement. The four windows installed in the siding look like hell and we really don't want him to continue. Any good ideas as how to proceed?
any replies are greatly appreciated
So these windows are 20 years old with the house. Over time the cranks have stripped making it almost impossible to open and close the windows. No clue where to start here. Is it the crank arm itself or the mechanism on the window?
If the window itself is tbis a replaceable part? Hoping don't have to replace the whole window.
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