Purchased a Larson door full glass they said lifetime warranty and guaranteed the doorhandles will never tarnish. So when the handles tarnished and the hinge starting to weaken. I called Larson for them to replace the hinge handles and lock. Now I have went to LOWES for a new lock set 2 times and they used to stock there locks sets. Now they knew there Larson doors were guaranteed so they would hand me a new lock. But LOWES got tired of carrying... Ordered 2french doors from Manards contractor installed them2months ago noticed when it got cold doors had terrible draft problems of a closer look you could see daylight through doors also noticed when you try to shut the door would not latch properly because of the other door would move contacted Larson customer support asking for a for a customer rep to come out and see what was wrong even offered to pay for it with no help went to Menards... Bought the same brand door and thebthing freezes up. We are having deep freeze spell here.
Every morning I open the front door and there is frost and thin ice on the glass and handle. Larson Doors Secure Elegance Door I am experiencing the very same thing. It sounds like the same Larson door as described, and it's icing up very badly. I thought it was just due to poor weather stripping but there's nothing I can do to fix it. I did notice that the plastic molding around the window is kind of shoddy and loose. I see a lot of cold air seeping in through there and I think that's what's happening. I'm glad I read this, or who knows how long I would have been... I have tried everything to fix this issue. Most disappointing , Larson should fix this issue. Could literally scrape the ice off the door with a scraper, at this rate the door will not last a year. there is actually water on the door jam when the ice melts off. I'm not sure if more insulation or a stronger pane window needs to be installed in these doors. I hope as many complaints as I have read the company will see fit to correct this issue.
Spent 379.00 on a Larson Storm door and now I am having issues with ICE building up on the INSIDE of the door. Not a good thing. NEVER BUY ANOTHER LARSON PRODUCT. Lowes told me, ( "One of the best with Low-E) HA. It is 12 degrees this morning in north central West Virginia. This is product is UNacceptable. I have had the installer lower the sweep, hoping that would help, but as you can see by the picture, I am still having ice building up on the... I have a white Larson high view aluminum door. The retractable glass window is stuck inside the door. I called customer service and the guy laughed at me. It's December in buffalo and now I have a screen on my door instead of glass to keep the heat in. I'm so pissed off. $250 spent at lowest down the drain Larson Doors Door Warranty We paid $500 for a Larson security door including installation by a contractor! This door was presented with a video of being beaten with a bat, and a crowbar with no damage. It comes with a Lifetime Warranty!
My son walks into the door and it shattered the glass! When I called about the warranty, the glass is only covered for the first year!!!! The lifetime warranty covers the frame and hinges! DO NOT PURCHASE FROM LARSON! Ordered door through Menards. Received run-around from Menards. They let Larson know. More or less blew me off. Now I notice parts missing from custom door. But, why would they care. Will not go to Menards anymore. And, will not buy or recommend Larson for a door. After talking to a rep from Larson doors. I know I was blown off. That nothing was going to be done about the problem. Yes, they offered to reimburse me for the cost of the drill bit. But, the point is how more people are just going to grin and bear it. And really cheap China made hardware. I am letting everyone I can stay away from Menaeds and Larson DoorsRecently I was blessed to be asked to review some paint brushes by Purdy and of course I said, “yes”! I knew I had some things coming up I could use them on and this project was one of them!
Here’s what they sent me! I’ll tell you up front these are the best brushes I have EVER used! (but keep reading…you’re gonna want to see what I painted with these brushes..and get the tutorial! I have been wanting to do some updating to my doors for a while now and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do until I saw what Emily did to her doors. (she was inspired by Diann) I’ll show you how I went from this…… To get started you’ll need pre-primed MDF boards from Lowes…I bought 3 1/2” wide x 8’ long boards for $6.76 each. Each piece did two doors. (well the regular sized doors…I bought longer pieces for the bigger doors) First I measured the width across my doorways from the outside edge of the door facing (most of my doors were 38” wide.) I then took my board and cut it with my handy dandy miter saw and nailed it above the doorway like this… The next step was crown molding (I had some left over from another project and just bought a little extra to finish up)
Crown molding is a little bit tricky to cut…you have to cut while it’s resting at an angle and upside down…like this. (see how the little curved part is facing up…that’s actually the bottom of the crown. Also, it’s angled just like it would be when it’s installed) You cut it at 45degree angles on each end, and to the length of your board that you’ve already nailed up.(see how the bottom edge of the 45 degree cut is right on the edge of the board that you already installed? This is what you want it to look like on each end) The next step is to cut little pieces that will fit into that space on the end. Your side pieces will have one 45 degree cut that matches the 45 that you just cut, plus it will have a straight cut that goes against the wall. (these too are cut upside down and angled) They’ll look like this when they’re in place I just put some glue on the angled side…… stuck it in position and used painters tape to help hold it in place until the glue dried.
Do NOT try to nail this piece in place, it will split out your wood. I installed a little decorative piece of half round next, to hide where the 3 1/2” piece of MDF joined with the regular facing. I just glued that piece up too and taped it until it dried. After the glue dried, I primed all the doors with my Kilz 2 primer and my Purdy brushes! I have to tell you, I LOVE these brushes! I used to think I was doing the smart thing by just using the little foam brushes that I could throw away when I finished using them, but I was wrong! I think I’d have been much better off buying a reusable Purdy brush and just keep using it over and over…these have been amazing! They come in these cute little boxes that you can reuse once you clean your brushes…it keeps the bristles nice and straight. I also enjoyed using a brush with a real wood handle….they were very comfortable to hold. (and let me tell you, I held them for a LONG time…LOTS of painting with these doors!)