Front Door Restoration – Old Town Fort Collins

Front door restoration in Fort Collins for historic homes. Museum-quality prep, restored hardware and the exterior finish built to last.

Last summer, we completed a front door restoration for a 120-year-old home in Old Town, Fort Collins. The goal wasn’t a quick refresh. It was a proper door restoration from start to finish: strip the door correctly, rebuild the surface the right way, restore the hardware details, and make sure the lock works smoothly and reliably.

In the U.S., a 100+ year old house is considered “historic” (and yes, Europeans would smile at that). But joking aside, older homes in Fort Collins often have original woodwork with real character. When that wood is cared for the right way, it can outlast modern replacements by a long shot.

• Complete refinishing of the door’s wooden components
• Restoration and polishing of the lock plate
• Installation of a new lock mechanism so the door functions correctly

Exterior doors fail in predictable ways. Colorado sun breaks down finishes, moisture finds weak points, and seasonal movement opens up seams. Once a finish starts to crack or peel, the door can go downhill fast.

For this Old Town Fort Collins door, we weren’t interested in covering the problem. We wanted a finish system that would hold up for years and look right for a historic home, not overly modern or plastic.