While Paul was travelling I though I would tackle a small project still on the "we'll get around to that" list. The fire door between the hall to the front office area and the warehouse needed rehanging and a cedar surround added.
The fire door and steel frame were hastily hung by someone lacking carpentry skills and seemingly very little patience. Although the steel door and welded frame were in good condition they were barely hanging on with only a few fasteners and were way out of plumb and level.
I started by re-framing the top of the door and adding some blocking to the vertical rough-in studs so the frame could be reoriented plumb and level. I also added some plywood spacers around the outer door frame to allow the surround cedar planking to be slid under the frame edge for a more tailored look.
As the few remaining screws were undersized I though I would use larger torx head fasteners for added strength and to give the frame an industrial look much like the welded support frame on the adjacent Wet Room entrance. And yes, the door frame is now level and plumb...
Vertical cedar planks were then cut to size, routed for overlap joints and the edges eased for a better ascetic. A filler strip was added under the right side plank to account for the difference between the block wall recess and the door frame. I made a header molding by ripping a strip of cedar plank on the table saw and routing the edge with a roundover bit. All the pieces were then dry fitted, disassembled then stained and finish installed with nails and glued in place.
All that's left to do is paint the door frame and door - nice to get that one off the list
