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den had been an addition, and was the only part of the house
where the flow didn't feel quite right. Drew and Nicole opened
up the space, removing the doors separating it from the main
living space, and replacing the window with French doors. Though
installing doors sounds like a major project, Drew insists:
"Adding the French doors was fun and not as hard as you
might think. For one, we got to pull out sledgehammers and go to
town on the wall… OK, so you have to be somewhat careful with
it, make sure the wall isn't load bearing, and rework any
electrical stuff, but having that all worked out isn't too
laborious. The doors themselves we bought pre-hung (on hinges,
within a wooden frame), so we just measured and trimmed the
opening three or four times, leaned the frame in and wedged it
in place with rubber mallets. It did take four of us to handle
the frame, though." (Click
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