Interior Divided Light Doors Build Along - End of the Story

[jteneyck]

Here's a link to Part 17.            

Final installments.  With the doors hung and the molding work done, I moved on to installing hardware.  First up, the locksets.  The other doors in the house have the handles 33" off the floor, and that's what the owners wanted these at, so that's what I did.  I made a simple jig to guide the hole saws for the 2-3/8" set back of the handle and to center on the 1-3/4" door. 



I used another little jig to mortise for the escutcheon. 



I cut out the left side of the jig and used it again to mortise for the strike plate:





Yet another little jig to mortise for the escutcheon for the top bolt:



When that was done we installed the door stops.  They covered all my screws and holes in the jambs.  The jambs have zero putty in them.  

As I mentioned in a separate thread, I used a caulking gun to squirt drywall compound into the gap around the moldings where I had cut the plaster. 



It did a great job with no mess. 



Then I filled the nail holes with my custom wax mixture, softened in hot water to make it easier to use.



After I buffed off the excess with a blue shop towel the holes were almost invisible in most places:



I installed and finished a new threshold under the rectangular door to fix an ugly attempt the floating floor guys had done when they put in the (awful) kitchen floor and then painted the drywall repairs.      

And that, my friends, was it.

John

[Kansas City Fireslayer]

Time for a beer....or three. Outstanding work. How would you like to do multiple sets in a home? That was a lot of work but the end results are stunning.

I've never seen drywall compound added to a caulking tube and gun. Did you buy it this way? What in your secret wax?

[jteneyck]

And now for some beauty shots.

First the rectangular door in the existing jamb. 






And now the main act:





















And 6 weeks of work come to an end.  Time for something new.  Thanks for following along.  That's a wrap. 

John

[BpB123]

THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
I appreciate you sharing your journey.

Congrat's on a fantastic end product!

-Brian

[Richard D.]

Great job and write up John!

[Stwood_]

[mound]

Bravo!

[fredhargis]

Really turned out spectacular, glad you put the shots in of the rectangular door...was really wanting to see it. But everything just turned out fantastic, something to be proud of.

[atgcpaul]

Exceptional work, John! Thanks for sharing. Looks like your clients have good taste. I admired the rest of their décor, too.

[joe1086]

Beautiful work, just beautiful.

May I ask how many hours do you have in this project?