Unique & Custom Applications

One of a number of custom door projects at this solar passive house just north of Lincoln City. The house was designed with (2) continental restrooms, one each on the two floors. Each restroom having two entries each (doors) in the walls for use with mirrors set at a particular angle to reflect the light from nearby windows, shown above with the arrows.

A similar array of windows exist on the opposing back wall as well. It turns out that when the mirrors were applied to the flush veneer doors we installed originally, it didn’t turn out so well. Getting the mirrors on the door to match (sit flush with) the mirrors on the adjoining wall surfaces did not meet our client’s specifications. See the vertical seam between the mirrors.

Our client didn’t like it. Not for us to worry, it was not our design. So a new plan was hatched by our client and four new very large custom door panels were ordered, based upon our specifications. The doors were fabricated by our client’s source (www.generalveneer.com), delivered to our warehouse in Tigard.

which we then took with us to the job-site at the coast. Each door was then custom fit to it’s respective opening, beveled and mortised for hinges. We also fabricated completely unique hinge-jambs upon which we hung the doors. The idea was to use a single large door that covered not only each of the 4 restroom openings, but also the entire adjoining wall.

Our service technician Jared is standing in one of the 4 hallways with his back to the window shown in shot #1, holding the door closed over the bathroom door opening. Besides the obvious function of providing privacy for the two restrooms, these four doors (with mirrors installed) will reflect not only light for the purposes of sight.

but also some of the solar energy provided by the sun being stored in the specially coated masonry flooring. A critical part of the home’s functional design.

After the mirrors are applied, here’s the desired effect. Note the light that is cast upon the floor down the hallway even on this foggy day.

Mrs. A peering out of the restroom door to provide perspective. Should the house begin to overheat, there exists these oversized weatherstripped pocket doors in the walls.

that can be drawn across the windows, completely encapsulating them from the rest of the house. Yes, I said weatherstripped. We also installed these pocket doors and all the related materials.

That custom pocket-door project is also featured in this portfolio category. See Project 24064. Doesn’t this photo make it look like your looking out a window at the end of the hallway.