With a shiny new floor installed, next was time for a new door.
Things all need to go in a certain order of course. No point doing the door when the floor would change height by about 25mm. And I can't really do the skirting until the door architrave is in place so the door needed to be next.
I also used the old door as a stencil as, you guessed it, old house does not equal plumb doorways.
The timber screwed into the door at the right points makes a helpful guide for the circular saw.
To be exact, I used a new-ish toy, my laser measure. I'm a techie geek at heart and when it becomes a techie-toolie thing, wow then I really get excited. So the laser measure with it's smartphone interface is perfect.
Some mm's here and some mm's there.
"Perfection requires precision" - S. Hare, 2019
With the door cut and several iterations of hanging it and getting it just right, it was finally on and good enough. Next and - sorry no photos - came the door handle and latch. I used more smarter drilling this time and less chiseling (see guidance video here from Tommy's Trade Secrets - or not so secret I guess since it's on YouTube)
Finally, it was a couple of coats of wood primer and in the frame - final coat will come but I'll wait for the summer when the paint can dry outside a bit quicker (and not get rained on, unlike the poor builder)
New door, new floor, blog post o'er
