Here's the start. A totally fine, working door.

And here's a look at it from the inside.

A contract had been taken out on it and it wasn't long for this world.

BTW, note the big white crystal on the mantel?

The base for it should look fimilar.

We start by removing the moldings inside and out.

Ditto for the screws in the threshold.

The siding was  removed and a sawsall cut the nails along the sides.

The door then came out easily.

I filled the hole with 2x4 framing and plywood sheathing.

Insulation, wallboard and plaster sealed up the inside.

 The light switch next to the door was removed too.

Putting up new rough sawn cedar siding was next . . .

. . . but what was this?  The old siding on the top of the wall I was working on didn't match the other wall.  I could have left it, but I had enough siding, so I just cleared the wall all the way to the top.

Cover with tar paper . . .

. . . and add whole lengths of cedar siding.

The homeowner then asked me to replace a board on the front of his garage using the left overs from the back.  Hey, no problem!

Oh, there were a couple more boards over on the other side too.

But there was something funny about the framing after I got the old boards off.  It looked a lot like termite damage.

Turns out it was an old problem that the homeowner's old termite company had 'fixed'.  They may have killed the bugs and prettied up the drywall, but they didn't check or fix the framing.

I had to remove five feet of the framing before I found enough of the old frame to attach too.  That junk on the ground is what the bugs left of the two old five foot lengths of 2x4s.

But hey, some more framing, sheathing, tar paper, siding, caulk and paint makes it look like new . . . because it is!

Back on the inside, I cut some baseboard molding to fit the new expanse of the wall where the door had been.  All their wood is stained, not painted, so I had to cope, not miter, the corners.