Well, as you can see, the Ark`s kitchen has been modified with the substitution of this rather snazzy full length UPVC double-glazed door. The door consists of a single length pane to allow the maximum amount of light to enter our rather dark kitchen. The crossbars you can see are, in fact, the screen door outside the glazed door; this serves to keep out mosquitoes in the summer when the glass door is open and to keep in cats and dogs at all times!
We have been sorting out this transformation for some time, we got an estimate from the firm which did our back door, Messrs Guitton. The estimate being acceptable the door was ordered and on Thursday, when we had forgotten all about it, Vincent Guitton rang to say would it be alright to come next day at eight fifteen to fit it!
Well, he was there with his assistant at eight thirty, which is prompt by local standards. The existing door was a massive affair in solid wood, about three inches thick.. It was originally half glazed with four single glazed panes. I had added two more in plastic and a sort of double-gazing over-all with plastic sheeting but it still let in a horrid draught in winter. It was hung on huge pintles built into the wall and there was no way of demounting it!
M, Guitton cut through the iron hinge-straps with his angle-grinder and the door was unceremonially dragged out into the street. Shame, really as it was probably a hundred years old or more, but it was not a thing of beauty, even before I `modified ` it...
The wall was then chased out to accept the new frame and with heavy screws and loads of silicon it was put in place. My sole contribution was to step on the wet silicon going out of the door! Not much damage done, I was assured.
As the day was pretty nippy the kitchen grew icy, in spite of the stove so I and the cats retreated to the sitting room and the comfort of a gaz heater leaving the Workers to suffer, still they were getting paid for it and in fact didn`t accept my offer of coffee. In very short order, the frame was attached and the new door hung on its hinges. A plastic foam was sprayed around the frame to draught-proof it and oozed out in a disgusting fashion. This would set hard overnight and Vincent would be back to trim it off the next day In almost exactly three hours they had finished and departed, having swept up with their own vac. I did have to mop the floor and dust all flat surfaces, not surprising after the use of a grinder.
Vincent was back today to trim off the polyurethane foam. I enquired about the payment but he said a bill would be sent in due course, very French! Altogether a very slick change of entrance door and SO more cozy in this chilly weather!
Bye for now, going to sit in our warm, draught-free kitchen!
We have been sorting out this transformation for some time, we got an estimate from the firm which did our back door, Messrs Guitton. The estimate being acceptable the door was ordered and on Thursday, when we had forgotten all about it, Vincent Guitton rang to say would it be alright to come next day at eight fifteen to fit it!
Well, he was there with his assistant at eight thirty, which is prompt by local standards. The existing door was a massive affair in solid wood, about three inches thick.. It was originally half glazed with four single glazed panes. I had added two more in plastic and a sort of double-gazing over-all with plastic sheeting but it still let in a horrid draught in winter. It was hung on huge pintles built into the wall and there was no way of demounting it!
M, Guitton cut through the iron hinge-straps with his angle-grinder and the door was unceremonially dragged out into the street. Shame, really as it was probably a hundred years old or more, but it was not a thing of beauty, even before I `modified ` it...
The wall was then chased out to accept the new frame and with heavy screws and loads of silicon it was put in place. My sole contribution was to step on the wet silicon going out of the door! Not much damage done, I was assured.
As the day was pretty nippy the kitchen grew icy, in spite of the stove so I and the cats retreated to the sitting room and the comfort of a gaz heater leaving the Workers to suffer, still they were getting paid for it and in fact didn`t accept my offer of coffee. In very short order, the frame was attached and the new door hung on its hinges. A plastic foam was sprayed around the frame to draught-proof it and oozed out in a disgusting fashion. This would set hard overnight and Vincent would be back to trim it off the next day In almost exactly three hours they had finished and departed, having swept up with their own vac. I did have to mop the floor and dust all flat surfaces, not surprising after the use of a grinder.
Vincent was back today to trim off the polyurethane foam. I enquired about the payment but he said a bill would be sent in due course, very French! Altogether a very slick change of entrance door and SO more cozy in this chilly weather!
Bye for now, going to sit in our warm, draught-free kitchen!
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