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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.

A garage that faces the street (especially a large two- or three-car garage) can take up a lot of visual real estate. If your garage doors are in poor shape, clash with the style of your home or are ...

Q: I would like to replace some beat-up accordion-style wardrobe doors with some new mirrored sliding wardrobe doors. It looks like the new doors mount a little differently than the old doors. Where ...

Adding a storm door can be a smart bang-for-your-buck upgrade that protects your main entry door from rain, snow, sun, and wind while bringing in natural light and air. And while a storm door’s first ...

Question: I need to install doors at my house. But I’ve never done it. A friend told me to make the rough opening for the door and frame larger than the actual door-frame dimensions. This seems odd to ...

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 ...