Dear James: Our swinging doors use a lot of wall space when open. Our house is small, so we want to install sliding or folding doors. Which design is better and how are they installed? - Marcia L.

Simple closet updates like installing new sliding closet doors adds style and value to any home. Doors, as a general rule, ...

Measure the width and height of your old door along each side to determine its position. Also, measure the positions of the hinges, strike plate, and handle/deadbolt boreholes. Round the longest ...

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Q: A sliding door on my fourth-floor roof deck is rotting at the bottom. Can I replace the rotten wood without replacing the entire door set? If so, how would I go about doing this? Arlington, Va. A: ...

Hinged doors take up a lot of of wall space when open. Since they are normally in the fully opened or closed position, it may not be apparent how much open space they actually require as they swing ...