About 6 weeks ago, I decided to get a new garage door. The old one was older than I am, warped and ratty. Facing west, not only did the door get extremely hot, but the windows let in solar gain like no tomorrow (thus the brown paper covering them)
The frame had obviously been repaired a couple of times were not in good shape either
I ordered a new door from HD that is not wood, insulated and has privacy glass that is double paned. As well, I had a handyman come out and install a new frame for the sides.
With the new frame in, and having removed the tool racks from the walls, I decided to get that corner painted before the door install. This was the first coat.
On Thursday, the door installer was here. First panel of door being placed
This picture is before he had the rubber gaskets installed (and no, I haven't taken any pics since)
The frame is of PT lumber and it was still pretty green when installed, so the painting couldn't happen prior to the garage door being replaced. I've got a call in to the handyman that he can paint and whenever he is ready. The frame will still be painted brown to give it a bit of definition and that is how all the basement windows are.
The door moves very smoothly and is a lot lighter than the old one so I have to be careful not to fling it to the next county when I'm pulling it up. As well, it rolls down much more easily and I have to consciously keep from yanking it and letting it crash to the concrete. In time I will get used to it and I love how it looks with the lighter color.
I misread your sentence the first time through and was thinking, "Oh, no, a brown door will make it so hot." when I got to your saying that you liked the lighter color (and I'm thinking "Yes!") Then, I re-read the previous sentence and was relieved that it is the door frame that will be brown.
It looks very nice and I'm sure it won't take long for you to develop new muscle memory for opening/closing the door.
Looking forward to the "finished" photo.
Posted by: Cop Car | July 26, 2020 at 08:48 AM