Odd-size exterior doors, cut down or built to the opening.
An opening no stock door fits: too narrow, too short, or out of square. We cut a door down in width, or build the whole door to the opening in our own shop, finished before it ships.
D.W. Ross supplies and builds the door; the contractor doing the work installs it.
The opening's width and height, and a photo of the entry. Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
The opening is the size it is.
Older houses and rehabs are full of openings that stock doors don't fit. Some are a few inches narrow, some are short, and some have settled out of square.
A slab can be trimmed a little. We can do more: cut a door down in width and put it back together, because we used to laminate panels in our own shop. When cutting isn't enough, we build the whole door to the opening.
Either way the door is painted or stained here, so it arrives on the job finished.
Three ways to fill an odd opening.
Cut down in width
A door taken apart, cut down and put back together to fit a narrow opening, instead of being trimmed until it looks wrong.
Built to the opening
A wood or fiberglass entry door built in our shop to the size of the opening. An opening that is not square can be templated, and the door built to the template.
Custom wood and fiberglass entry doorsThe whole door, not a patch
When an entry has a door, a transom and sidelites, we build the whole unit rather than ship one piece that has to match an old one.
Entry doors with sidelitesArched and round-top openings
Arched tops are their own work: storm doors and entry doors for radius and Gothic openings.
Radius and arched doors
Send the opening.
Measure the opening's width and height, and send a photo of the entry from outside. If the opening is out of square, say so. We'll tell you whether a cut-down door or a built one fits, and quote it.
Questions buyers ask
Can you get an exterior door in an odd size?
Yes. We cut a door down in width, or build a wood or fiberglass entry door to the opening in our own shop. Send the width, the height and a photo.
How much can you cut off a door's width?
It depends on the door. Trimming the edges only takes a little. We take a door apart, cut it down and put it back together, so it can go narrower than a trim allows. Send the door and the opening, and we'll tell you.
What if my door opening isn't square?
The door can be templated to the opening and built to the template.
Do you make custom size exterior door slabs?
Yes. We build doors to the opening, and we can modify a slab for different glass. The door is painted or stained before it ships.
Can you match just the transom or a sidelite?
We'd rather build the whole door and its sidelites or transom together, so the pieces match. A new piece set beside an old one rarely does.
Do you install the door?
No. We build and supply it; the contractor doing the work installs it. If you don't have one, we can recommend one from our list of trusted contractors.
What's the opening?
The opening's width and height, whether it is out of square, and a photo of the entry. Attach photos below.
(216) 631-8080Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM. 3195 West 63rd Street, Cleveland, OH 44102.