NRCan: Energy-Efficient Residential Windows, Doors & Skylights
NRCan describes energy efficient windows, doors and skylights including changes to Energy Star specification, fenestration as a system, windows, doors, skylights, climate zones, summary of qualifications, buying tips, installer certification, and information for manufacturers/dealers.
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Taunton: Online Video Course On Installing & Trimming Doors
Taunton online video workshop Installing and Trimming Doors covers strategies and techniques for mastering the art of door hanging. From typical pre-hung doors to twin, oversized, and pocket doors, it shows steps to achieving perfectly fitting doors that swing true whether they are hollow-core or solid, typical height or 8-foot tall.
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IDA: International Door Expo
International Door Association IDA Expo is the educational venue and trade show for those who derive their living from the door and access systems industry.
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BC Gov: BC Building & Fire Code Requirements For Door Locks & Hardware
BC Government Office of the Fire Commissioner provides guidelines to clarify how to achieve compliance with the BC Building Code and the BC Fire Code when addressing requirements for locks, window bars, access, and the installation of electromechanical and electromagnetic hardware on doors. (PDF)
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CMHC: Doors As Sound Barriers
CMHC provdes fact sheet that summarizes research, and gives you some tips and ratings on the soundproofing qualities of various types of access doors for multi-unit buildings.
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Fine Homebuilding: Build A High-Performance Door
Fine Homebuilding offers a Sketch-Up model showing a beautiful hardwood door for a high-performance home in Vermont. It has 2 in. of insulation, two layers of weatherstripping, and triple-pane glass.
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Fine Homebuilding: Cutting A Door
Fine Homebuilding online video shows how to cut a door by protecting the surface using masking tape and a utility knife to prevent tearout, and how to position and clamp a straightedge to get an accurate cut everytime.
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Fine Homebuilding: Sanding & Prepping Exterior Door
Fine Homebuilding says never assume that a factory-fresh wooden door is ready for finish. Their online video shows how you have to go over every square inch with sandpaper, starting at 150 grit with a random-orbit sander, and then working through 180 grit and 220 grit by hand. Be on the lookout for dents, scratches, and splinters, all of which should be dealt with before you start the dye phase.
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JLC: Hanging A Door From Scratch
Journal of Light Construction describes how, with a router, a hinge template, and a few other specialized tools, custom doors are almost as easy to fit as prehungs. (PDF) Free Registration Required
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JLC: Installing French Doors So They Don't Leak
Journal of Light Construction describes how to fix the leaks before they start with careful framing and the proper sill pan, flashing, and sealant when installing French doors. (PDF) Free Registration Required
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JLC: Jambs & Thresholds For Fat Walls
Journal of Light Construction describes problems and a few solutions for installing new exterior doors into fat walls with layers of foam, strapping, and the like. (PDF) Free Registration Required
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JLC: Making Custom Doors From Stock Slabs
Journal of Light Construction describes how, with a little ingenuity and applied moldings, stock solid-core doors can be used to create stunning frame-and-panel, glazed, and segmented-arch doors.
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JLC: Pre-Hanging Exterior Doors
Journal of Light Construction online slide show describes how to prehang your own exterior doors in a way that can be done efficiently and with precision.
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JLC: Site-Made Door Hanging Jigs
Journal of Light Construction describes site-made jigs that can streamline door hanging with speed and accuracy. (PDF) Free Registration Required
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Taunton: Purchasable Book On Installing & Hanging Doors
Taunton Store sells book Installing and Hanging Doors by Gary Katz includes basic door and hardware choices, advanced technqiues, pre-hungs, working from scratch with a slab, interior and exterior details, and weatherstripping. $9 USD
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US DOE: Air Sealing Doors
Building America Solution Center online guide describes how to air seal doors that are next to unconditioned spaces.
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JLC: Choosing Entry Door Hardware
Journal of Light Construction article with pictures includes choosing entry door hardware, key things to look for, different options available, and links to some major manufacturers. (PDF) Free Registration Required
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