Kathy Mosler Project

Vancouver, WA

Kathy found us for a shower door. Her old bypass door was done, she had a new Delta unit picked out from Home Depot, and she needed it hung right. We set it in one trip, dialed in the rollers and seals, and left her with a door that glides.

While we were there she walked us through the rest of the house. The bedroom and bathroom doors were original, the casing was tired, and the hallway closet slider had seen better days. She wanted one clean, consistent look through the whole hall: white one-panel shaker doors, fresh flat casing, brushed nickel hardware everywhere.

Scope of Work

James Hurula Construction will protect the work areas as needed before beginning removal, including reasonable floor protection and care around existing walls, flooring, and trim surfaces. Existing bedroom and bathroom interior doors, jambs, casing, closet bypass components, the bathroom ceiling fan, garage utility sink, and garage entry knob will be removed in an orderly manner. Removed materials and job debris generated by our work will be collected and staged for disposal or haul-off as included in the estimate.

For the bedroom and bathroom openings, we will remove five existing interior door assemblies and install five new white 1-panel shaker prehung interior doors in the specified swing and width configuration: two 28-inch right-hand doors, two 30-inch left-hand doors, and one 30-inch right-hand door. Each unit will be set plumb, square, shimmed, fastened, and adjusted for proper reveal and operation. Brushed nickel privacy knobs will be installed and adjusted so each door latches cleanly at the strike.

At the hallway closet, we will remove the existing bypass doors, upper track, lower guides, and related hardware at the 6-foot opening. A new smooth flat white bypass door system will be installed with top track, bottom guides, rollers, and pulls. The doors will be adjusted for smooth travel, consistent overlap, and even visible gaps as allowed by the existing opening conditions.

In the bathroom, we will remove the existing ceiling fan and install the owner-supplied fan/light unit using the existing ceiling box, wiring, and duct connection. The ceiling opening will be sealed and trimmed as needed for a clean finished fit, and the fan/light will be tested for operation. In the garage, we will disconnect and remove the existing utility sink, set the owner-supplied replacement sink, connect it to the existing supply and drain locations, and check for leaks. The house-to-garage door knob will also be removed and replaced with a brushed nickel keyed entry knob, with the strike adjusted for clean latch.

Finish work will include installing new flat white casing on both sides of the five interior door openings and new flat white casing at the hallway closet where needed. Casing joints and nail holes will be caulked and filled so the trim is ready for paint by others unless painting is separately added. Upon completion, all installed doors, closet sliders, fan/light, sink connections, and door hardware will be checked for proper operation, and the work areas will be left broom clean.

We priced it as one job and worked with her to land it inside her budget. Five new prehung shaker doors go in plumb and square with new casing both sides. The hallway closet gets a new white bypass system with fresh track and guides. In the bathroom we're swapping in her new fan/light, and out in the garage we're setting her new utility sink and putting a matching brushed nickel knob on the house door. The bedroom closet sliders and the entry closet are waiting for spring, and we'll pick them up when she's ready.

Two trips, one crew, and a house that finally matches.

About the contractor

James Hurula Construction is a licensed Washington general contractor (JAMESHC764LM) based in Kalama, serving Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock, Kalama, Woodland, Cathlamet, Vancouver, Battle Ground and Ridgefield. Thirty years of field experience, owner on site. Electrical and plumbing go to licensed trades. The carpentry is mine.

Phone: (360) 431-9382. Address: 200 Confer Rd, Kalama, WA 98625. Free project sketch.