5/8/2023 0 Comments Storm door sweep![]() So all in all I give my vote to CA glue and insta set, because I use that stuff everywhere and on everything, not just rotted wood. But remember, most of us aren’t repairing holes in boats or anything super critical – we just need to harden some soft wood, fill the gap, paint it and get on with life. They will tell you that the only way to properly treat rotten wood is with complicated two-part epoxies. Ask the “wood experts,” and they’ll poo poo the products from Bondo, Varathane, Minwax etc as not being strong enough and being manufactured for speed instead of long-term strength. You could go down a huge rabbit hole with hardeners. But since it’s just the corner of a door, and not something structural, I think it will hold up just fine. But how long will my fix last? I have no idea. The CA glue route may be a little more expensive, but it has one big advantage: speed. From a cost standpoint, there’s not too much difference. Long enough, in fact, that I forgot what I last used it on! I’ve been looking at the price of hardeners vs CA glue & insta-set, how much of each you need, etc. Hi Julie, okay before this door, it’s been a long time since I’ve used traditional hardener. Now brown doors mean something different entirely. Then, when we moved to Florida, we started to notice a lot of brown doors. Of course, I also had to repair a bunch of rotted wood, and I’ll get to both in a moment. So one of the first things I had to change in Georgia was the black door color. Something about it bringing bad luck and sickness to a home or some such. She heard something bad about them from a friend long ago and it stuck with her. She’s got a superstition against black doors. Digging into the significance of a front door’s color, I learned that a black front door brings elegance and calmness to a home and serves as a protective barrier. I don’t remember seeing so many up North, so I found them to be an interesting change. Now, to me, all those black doors looked classic and stately – a little same-same after a while, maybe – but handsome nonetheless. It seemed like every brick house had one. Slides into existing door sweep slot Easy to install. When we moved to Georgia, we noticed a ton of black doors. Larson genuine storm door replacement sweeps fit Larson storm doors manufactured after 2000 and. What is it with front door colors in the South? ![]() It’s an easy DIY project that will totally transform your entry and up your curb appeal. Learn how to paint a front door 2 ways and repair rotted areas.
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