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ETO Doors is one of the largest e-retailers of residential and commercial doors in the United States, but in additional to providing high-quality, reasonably priced doors throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico, ETO Doors also prides itself on supplying the DIY consumer with relevant information to make their DIY door project successful, and less expensive than hiring a professional.

While all doors have a lifespan, sometimes there are adjustments that can be made to existing doors to avoid a full replacement.  Other times, there are portions of a door installation that usually require a carpenter, but with the right tools and information, any person with reasonable handiness could complete the task.  Here are summaries for three DIY videos on the ETO Doors website (http://www.etodoors.com/diy-videos) that can help you with your DIY door needs.

• Door Painting.  Painting a door isn’t always as easy as it sounds. While ETO doors offers, paint-ready (primed) doors for purchase, you can also prime your existing door through a series of steps outlined in this video.  It’s important to speak with a paint specialist and your local home improvement store to ensure you’re selecting the correct paint.

• Hinge Routing.  If you’re installing a door for the first time, you may need the hinge spaces routed, which  is the carving of the hinge space with a tool to ensure the hinge rests flush with the rest of the jamb.  This process sounds complicated, but the video walks you through the process step-by-step.

• Door Gap Fixing.  Wood doors can change shape over time, and other times, despite ordering the correct size, a small gap will remain between the door and the jamb.  Fear not!  This video provides detailed instructions on the door gap repair, including a brief discussion of materials used and the reasons behind the same.

 

ETO Doors DIY videos are a great supplement for your DIY project, and because you can pause at anytime during the video, it’s like having a professional alongside you during your DIY project.  If you have more suggestions for DIY videos call 888 DOORS ETO or go to the Live Chat function online at www.etodoors.com  and let the team know what you think!

If you own a warehouse, or anywhere that needs a garage door, routine inspection is crucial to making sure the apparatus runs well. Failure to check the mechanism could lead to unintended closures, gaps that let in the elements or potential security breaches. These tips are designed to help anyone on the factory floor inspect a garage door, spotting potential problems before they develop.

Manual Release

The garage door should have a manual release lever that is easy to spot. Begin with the garage door closed, then look for it at shoulder level from the floor. It will usually be a big red lever, and it functions as a manual release to detach the door in the event of an emergency.

Panels

The panels of the garage door must withstand the natural elements, and are subject to degradation over time. It’s important that you check to see if the panels are holding together, with no visible cracks or gaps in the housing.

Warnings

There should be several warning labels that will be visible from the inside of the garage. A spring warning label warns you about the spring assembly, a general warning label about the safe method to operate the door, a warning label near the control button, and multiple warning labels at the base of the door.

Hardware Inspection

Check that all of the tension springs have a secure cable that runs through the middle. These springs are part of a counterbalance system that prevent the door from hurling shards of metal into the warehouse floor if a mechanism breaks.

Electric Eyes

Modern garage doors must be equipped with a set of photo-electric eyes. The purpose is to spot potential hazards that may prevent the door from closing. These eyes should be placed six inches above the ground on each side of the door near the floor.

 

Founded in 2002, ETO Doors sells high quality doors at low prices.  You can find ETO Doors reviews online at their website.

This article was written by Eto Doors.

Hanging a new door in your home might seem very intimidating. However, in most cases this couldn’t be further from the truth. Modern pre-hung doors make it easy for anyone to quickly install a door in their home with little experience necessary or the need for specialized tools. Within a short amount of time, you can have the door hung and move on to your next home improvement project.

If you have your old door handy, this will make the job of hanging your replacement door much easier. Your first step is to match up your old door with the new door so that the measurements will be exact. You can do this by matching the top and hinge edges of both doors. Clamp them together lightly using commercially available clamps.

Your next step is to make the correct markings on the new door slab. You can transfer the hinge locations from your old door to your new door by using a sharp pencil and a speed square. After this, you can unscrew the hinge from the old door and hold it in the correct place you have marked on the new door. From there, you can trace the outline of the hinge, making sure to keep the same distance from the edge of the door to the edge of the hinge as on the old door.

After you’ve traced out the hinges, you can cut them out by using a chisel and an Exacto knife and then bore out the lockset holes. You then simply cut the bottom of the door to match the size of your old door and mount it.

Bio: Eto Doors has a wide selection of interior and exterior doors available at their easy-to-use website. Visit it to see more and to read Eto Doors reviews.

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Door handles and other pieces of hardware go a long way in determining the overall look of a front door. Clean and attractive door handles, knockers and other items add a sense of character to a front door. But if these items are dirty, rusty or oxidized, it can make your entry door look drab or run down and reflect poorly on your home as a whole.

If you have older hardware, it might be time to refurbish your pieces. Even if they don’t need a complete refurbishing, it’s a good idea to clean them on a regular basis. Here are a few tips on how to clean your door handles and hardware:

Remove the Hardware From the Door: Leaving the door handle or other hardware on your door as you clean it exposes your door to harsh chemicals. This is especially true for wood doors, as industrial cleaners can cause serious damage to wood. In addition, removing the hardware will allow you to get to small nooks and pieces.

Use the Right Type of Cleaner: In most cases, you’ll need to use more than soapy water to completely clean your door’s hardware. The type of cleaning product you use will be determined by the hardware’s material. Diluted vinegar works on many metals and woods, but you’ll want specialized cleaners for materials such as brass.

Consider Paint: If your hardware still looks dingy after a thorough cleaning, you might want to consider applying a coat of paint. Adding paint to metal hardware can help it to complement the overall look of the door by either blending in with the door’s color or by providing a contrasting color.

Bio: This article was created by the door experts at Eto Doors. The Eto Doors website features countless doors, handles and accessories for sale. Visit the site to browse the collection or to read Eto Doors reviews.

Your front door serves as the entry point to your home. It’s not only the first thing that people will see when visiting your home but it’s also a potential source of beauty inside of your home. Along with its own aesthetic appeal, a front door can help you to add natural light to your home and make your interior space look brighter.

Whether you have a wooden, metal or fiberglass door, you can add glass features to it and allow it to bring natural light into your front room. Not only will this brighten up your home but this also lets you safely look outside from your front door without having to crack the door or use the peephole. Using frosted glass gives you an extra sense of security by limiting the ability to people from the outside to look in.

Glass can be placed several different places to provide natural light for your front door. You can add it directly to the panel of your door, added on windows placed over the door (known as transoms) or in sidelight panels next to the main door. Using transoms will not only provide additional primary light for the front room but also add to the light flowing from the entryway into other rooms in the house.

Door panels can have several additional features. Some panels have special low emissivity coatings that filter out ultraviolet rays that can damage furniture. Other panels have in-glass blinds that can be adjusted to protect the glass from dirt.

Bio: Eto Doors provided this guest blog posting. The Eto Doors website has thousands of interior and exterior doors on sale at affordable prices. Visit it to browse the site’s selection and read Eto Doors reviews.

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If you’ve chosen bamboo flooring for your home, the decision was no doubt influenced by how beautiful the finished product looks. You may have also chosen it for how unique the floor is compared to traditional options. Whatever your decision, one of the best reasons to choose bamboo flooring is because of how good it is for the environment.

Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants on the entire planet. This means, unlike hardwood floors, your purchase of bamboo flooring is not having a negative impact on an ecological system somewhere.

What’s more, bamboo is a pioneering plant, which means it has no problem starting out in soil that would not be able to support other plants. In this way, bamboo is great for the environment because it can do more with less and turn poor soil into great soil, just by growing there.

Lastly, if you’re using strand bamboo flooring you’re taking part in a pretty amazing example of recycling. Stand bamboo is simply the leftover byproduct from processing the plant into floor panels. These leftover pieces are ground into a fine powder and then put under extreme pressure and heat, eventually forming panels of their own. But don’t worry, they retain the bamboo flooring hardness you’re looking for in your choice.

Bamboo flooring has a lot going for it, not the least of which is that it’s tremendous for the environment.

With the surface area of cities slowly getting smaller and smaller, most companies are deciding to build up rather than build out. With the rise of apartments and condominiums that need to cater to the growing number of people looking for houses, the sizes of these apartments are getting smaller and smaller.  With less space at one’s disposal many amenities a normal house would contain now has to be taken out. This poses apartment owners with a serious conundrum: “Which amenities should I remove?” Freezers can always be integrated with the refrigerator and refrigerators can always get smaller. Stoves can be done away with as the microwave and toaster oven can still be viable options for cooking.

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