Monday, September 20, 2010

Who else can offer this? An Easy 3 Steps to an instant house upgrade!

At Dayna's Renovation Station aka Dayna's Doors we offer something that NO other companies offer (at least to our knowledge!!) 

To help renovators keep their total costs low we simply suggest they keep their frames or door jambs if they are in good condition and they don't feel like ripping off moldings and boards. An instant upgrade and increase in the value of a home can be accomplished simply by replacing a hollow core door to a solid wood door!

STEP 1.
Bring in your old door 

STEP 2.  Choose a Door from Dayna's Doors selection www.daynasdoors.com


STEP 3 We use your old door as a template and machine hinges and door knob placements to match, you take the new door and we will recycle your old door!

****Some times adjustments may have to be made when home*****

PROBLEMS installing doors
Our house over the years has settled, so even though being the expert at machining and matching up hinges and holes my door did NOT FIT! I had to take a planer to the top of the door and remove about a 1/4 inch off one of the corners so my washroom door would close, and voila a perfect closing door!! Don't be afraid to play with the doors, as we don't know what has been done to the old ones you will need to play around a little bit!!

Keep renovating it's worth every penny!

Dayna

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Dayna's Renovation Station Brings new product factory-over runs to complete your renovations!



Dayna's Doors welcomes Dayna's Renovation Station!!!

Introducing a new line of products to help complete your renovation with an updated style at a comfortable price!

Some quick Bathroom ideas that Dayna thinks would make for a beautiful bathroom: 
Bathroom 1: 5' x 8' room total cost:  $393.53 + tax This bathroom 1: would include a prehung Hemlock 4 Panel for a 2 x 4 construction in a primed frame, a beautiful sink, flooring, a bathroom valet, and lighting to complete the bathroom ambiance! 


 





Bathroom 2: 5' x 8' room total cost:  $418.79 + tax This bathroom 2: would include a prehung Hemlock 5, 2 or 3 Panel for a 2 x 4 construction in a primed frame, a modern glass bowl sink, beautiful Ebony with underlay flooring, a bathroom valet, and wall sconce to complete the bathroom ambiance!


Bathroom 3: 5' x 8' room total cost:  $714.59 + tax
This bathroom 3: would include a prehung Knotty Alder Shaker Style Door Prehung for a 2 x 4 construction in a primed frame, a modern glass bowl sink and built in counter, beautiful Stone like tile laminate  a bathroom valet, and wall sconce to complete the look!








Bathroom 4: 5' x 8' room total cost:  $878.55+ tax
This bathroom 4: would include a Pinhead frosted door with Le Johnson Pocket frame for a 2 x 4 construction i, a modern glass sink with shelving and back splash, beautiful Ebony with underlay flooring, a bathroom valet, and ceiling light for a nice calm room!

If you have a different size bathroom, we can quote you! Or check our www.daynasdoors.com Or maybe you just want to check out our NEW products....
Sinks



Flooring




Dining Room Lighting




Bathroom Lighting

Bathroom Valets



Dayna's Renovation Station  will help you increase the value of your home by improving the quality of your home and helping you with customizing your doors and prehanging, machining to match existing door frames you already have in your home. Or helping you purchase a new sink to update your outdated bathroom, we will do our best to try and make your renovation a smooth process, especially if you area DIY'er!!

Keep dreaming.building.and renovating!

Dayna




Monday, July 26, 2010

Customize your home!

Dayna's Doors we are able to make custom doors. We can resize doors and make them the odd size of the doors you currently have in your homes! When renovating an older home NO doors are the same, the height may be small and the width may be an odd size. No problem, at Dayna's we can cut down and fit the doors to go into your rough openings or existing door frames. Whether it is resizing or if you have a totally cool idea, chances are we can do it! With a great wood working team and Dayna to help make your vision become reality we can make it happen!

The picture on the left is the original Knotty Alder 2 Panel Square Top Bifold we were able to take some rod iron panels which were brought into our shop. We removed the panels, made some custom beading inserted the panels after routing out a little extra from the panel of the doors, inserted the rod iron and installed the new beading. Sanding and using some wood filler we completed the doors and they were stunning. Truly original and one of a kind!

If you have some great ideas floating in your head and want to see if it is possible come to Dayna's Doors #3-34220 South Fraser Way and tell us what you are thinking, or bring us in your ideas and new panels and we will see if we can make it beautiful! You can also e-mail Dayna at daynasd@gmail.com with any questions.

For now keep dreaming, creating and building!

Dayna Fidler

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Dad can do it, or do it for dad sale

Father's Day is just around the corner and Dayna's Doors will be celebrating this special day for a week! From June 18th- 26th Dayna's Doors will be offering specials to show our thanks to all dads and those who want to do something for dad, or simply for those who are building and renovating.

Now would be a good time to measure up your doors and visit our website to dream up the new style of interior doors you will have in your home. Or perhaps you want to change your exterior door and want to add some new side lites custom ordered to fit your opening. We also have moldings nice smooth lines all 4 sides nothing fussy and looks great especially if you are putting in a nice shaker style door to freshen up and instantly upgrade your home!


dream. inspire. build

Dayna

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Swap old Hollow Core for a Solid impact!


Swap a hollow core door for a solid door and it will instantly change the energy in a room. We decided to change our doors, and do some custom fitting like changing our terrible bifold pantry (I really need to talk to the designer on that one, I mean what the heck were they thinking? The space is only 18" to begin with and having a bifold you automatically lose almost 4" because it doesn't fully open! I mean Really!!!) Which brings me to my reason for swapping out my pantry bifold for a simple outswinging door. This has brought ease of use to my kitchen and pantry, I no longer feel like ripping the bifold off the track and throwing it across the room (as is no longer exists!) Sure I had to remove the moldings and do a little bit of patch and painting but WORTH every second of work! I love my kitchen pantry, I can reach and access everything now, and it looks amazing! Below is a picture of a before and after (well almost after;), you can see the smile on my face starting to grow, I guess you could say just like the Grinches heart grew my smile grew two sizes that day!
I have to admit that pulling off moldings and patching and painting is A LOT easier than trying to deal with double bifolds ughhh! Don't give up and just keep adjusting until they are perfect! There are little spaces in the bottom of the hardware that will allow you to move and place your bifolds where they need to go so to they have an equal space and function properly and smoothly. Remember to keep Breathing and Don't give up because it is so rewarding when they are completed. I love love love my new doors, and all my old doors are being recycled at Dayna's Doors. We kept our frames and jambs as they are in perfectly good condition. However changing out all our doors was not with complete ease.....

 PROBLEMS installing doors
Our house over the years has settled, so even though being the expert at machining and matching up hinges and holes my door did NOT FIT! I had to take a planer to the top of the door and remove about a 1/4 inch off one of the corners so my washroom door would close, and voila a perfect closing door!! Don't be afraid to play with the doors, as we don't know what has been done to the old ones you will need to play around a little bit!!
The last improvement we made to our doors was replacing a French door glass that had external blinds with an internal blind kit. All we had to do was buy a blade for our jig saw and cut out to the proper size of the new internal blind. I love love love the internal blinds! No cleaning and my animals don't destroy the blinds from trying to peer through for a glimps. My overall experience with door swapping was awesome and brought huge impact to how my home feels, warm and inviting with so much character!! So get creative and swap!


Keep dreaming and creating!

Dayna









Thursday, May 6, 2010

Want to know how to instantly increase the market value of a home?






Surveys and scholarly research states that homes that have solid wood doors can increase their home value easily by 6%! 

There are many different styles and wood species to choose from. Hemlock and Knotty Alder are some of our favourites. Whether you are looking for a clean and vertical grain, interior or exterior like the beautiful double door unit above (Hemlock) or a character style with lots of knots (Knotty Alder) they will be leaps and bounds of improvement from the hollow core doors that are just there to close an opening. Wood doors will also bring a sense of Zen and quietness to a home, as they are sound dampeners!  For a funny video check this out;) FUNNY VIDEO.


Knotty Alder Doors bring a lot of character into a home, whether it is urban or rural. Log home builders, cabin owners, renovators and new home builders will increase sell value and market attractiveness. As you may know Dayna's Doors offers many, many, many styles of solid wood doors. They have one of a kind to full home packages, factory overruns that are stain grade, brand new doors and of course paint grades as well. 

From time to time there are mega specials too, like for instance right now Dayna's Doors just received inventory on a giant supply of Knotty Alder doors and they are on a BLOWOUT SPECIAL that should not be overlooked! These doors are brand new and are perfect for any home and especially at this price!! Prehung Knotty Alder doors $155.00 regular starting at $315.00. Act NOW and contact Dayna's Doors 604-504-2510 and we will help you find the right doors for you!

Differentiation is what it is all about, make your home stand out swap out your hollow cores or build with solid wood doors and the value of your home will instantly increase!

As my friend Shauna always says,


Dayna