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Posted by Jeff on April 20, 2008, 5:20 pm
We have a south facing fiberglass door that looks good as new after 15
years.
> My house has an exterior door on the South side for a small closet
> that holds our gas water heater. The door is 24" by 48". My house
> is in Los Angeles so there is lots of sun, some rain and no snow.
>
> When we looked at the house before we bought it, there was a plywood
> door that was falling apart. The termite people replaced the
> plywood door with a hollow core door.
>
> The hollow core door soon started coming apart because of the rain
> getting it wet. I looked at Home Depot but did not find a door that
> size so I glued it back together with a construction adhesive in a
> caulking tube that was supposed to be waterproof.
>
> The door is coming apart again so I want to make a new door out of
> exterior grade or marine grade plywood and coat it with several
> coats of spar varnish, marine grade epoxy or some other finish. I
> want something that will last at least 20 years.
>
> Marine grade plywood is quite a bit more expensive than exterior
> grade. Would it be worth the extra cost in this application?
>
> What would be the most cost effective finish for this application
> (assuming my time to be worth $10 per hour)? Thank you in advance
> for all replies.
> --
> Whenever I hear or think of the song "Great green gobs of greasy
> grimey gopher guts" I imagine my cat saying; "That sounds REALLY,
> REALLY good. I'll have some of that!"
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