Restoring Doors at Tredegar Iron Works

 We recently completed a small job (there are small jobs, but no small clients!) for Tredegar Iron Works repairing two custom doors that had rotted from water that had gather around the bottom during heavy rains. 

The first step was getting the doors off an in the shop. They were heavy! It took 3 to 4 people to move these doors.

First, we performed surgery using a scalpel (never an ax) to remove all of the rotted portions of the doors.

Next, we did dutchman repairs on the door stiles.

then we took tongue and groove boards and cut them to fit inside the large lower panel. The fact that the boards ran diagonally required special attention to make sure that the diagonal cuts lined up with the stiles and rails frame around the panel.

Then, re-installation. Paint will be done by others.

Sean decided to get to know some of the locals.