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c.h.e. in reply to @hugo7

If you don't want any different functionality I'd definitely just fix those doors.
Can't be more time consuming than making new ones fit and so on.
Also probably cheaper.

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hugo7 in reply to @c.h.e.
My folks bought us doors as an xmas present, so cost isn't a massive consideration. Obviously not going to take the piss though.

I get the sentiment and I know the picture looks like it's just the very bottom that's fucked, but it's not. You're talking about cutting out a third to half of both doors - not all at the bottom in a single section either. I agree with old wood being better quality, but a repair would replace the most vulnerable section with new wood, so Idk if that logic stands up.

Steps to repair:
1. Remove doors
2. Work out how to secure the left space during the work
3. Strip doors
4. Identify rotten sections
5. Cut out rotten sections
6. Hardener the smaller patches of rot
7. Measure up the replacement area
8. Buy replacement wood
9. Patch and repair
10. Treat knots
11. Prime
12. Paint
13. Refit
14. Add lock to the left door
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Steps to replace:
1. Treat knots
2. Prime
3. Paint
4. Remove old door
5. Fit new doors
6. Add lock to the left door

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c.h.e. in reply to @hugo7

Makes sense with the Christmas gift, just not sure how much work fitting of new doors is in this case. If you get the right width and attachment points can go in the same spot, ok. But might well be that the list gets a bit longer.

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