Front Range Lumber Co: Doors

Front Range Lumber performs most machining, pre-hanging, and cutting in our own shop, or through our network of suppliers. While we make every attempt to expedite your project, keep in mind that due to consistently high demand, our schedule runs at least a few days out. Unfortunately, we cannot perform any work on your site, but we can get you well along to complete your project on-site.

We use:

New Door, New Frame

We can prehang virtually any door, in any frame to your specifications, including:

Non-standard door sizes
Non-standard jamb/frame/wall thicknesses
Mixed units (i.e. oak door in a paint grade frame)
Special design doors
Double units, sidelites, door lights, transoms
Dutch door and other special door units
Outswing

New Doors, Existing Frame/Jamb

Front Range provides a service we call matching. We simply use your old door as a pattern to machine a replacement door for the hinges and lock. This leaves only putting the door back on the hinges and painting or staining to your desire. We guarantee the fit, assuming we had your old door as a pattern. Keep in mind that we use the old door as a pattern; if the old door sticks, so will the new one. Replacing hardware will also throw off the fit. Finally, we return your old door so that you have something to use while you’re sealing/painting the new one.

Installation

After installing any new door, be sure to seal all surfaces - this includes the two side edges, top and bottom.
On prehung units, the key is to install the unit perfectly level and plumb - both the door and the frame.

Warranty Issues

Refer to the individual manufacturer's information regarding warranty details. There is probably no other category in the construction area where more corners can be cut and the price changes accordingly. This translates into that you get exactly what you pay for.

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Custom Work

Our shop can perform a variety of work related to doors, including:

Constructing custom wood screen doors
Rescreening
Repairs
Cutting a little off the bottoms of existing doors to accommodate new flooring or carpet

Handing

Are you ready to learn something new today? The method we prefer is the "Door Butt Method": stand in the opening of the doorway and put your rear-end up against the door butts (hinges). How does the door swing? – like your left arm or your right? If the door swings like your left arm, then it is the left-hand swing; if the door swings like your right arm, it is a right arm swing. Isn’t it nice to know that some things can be so simple?

Diagram of Swings: