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About Bill Hutson
Expertise
Founder and President of Table Talk Foundation for Better Living Inc. a non-profit organization aimed at making free home repairs for the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged. I have extensive expertise pertaining to cost effective rehabilitation and repair in older homes as well as all phases of newer residential construction.

Experience
Remodel and rehab contractor from 1979 to 1993 specializing in restaurant remodel and home restoration. Jobsite troubleshooter assisting residential contractors through KA Components, Mid America Truss, and Kerkhoff Associates from 1993 until 2002. Contractors' consultant 1990 to present. Used as a construction expert in the local court system. Registered contractor with The Fedral Government, FEMA and several insurance companies. Master Carpenter at Table Talk Ministries a non-profit organization aimed at making free home repairs for those who could not ohterwise afford to have them done.

Organizations
Table Talk Foundation for Better Living Inc. www.tabletalkministries.org Founder/President.

Publications
Features have been published in Fleet Owner's Magazine, Trucker's News Magazine, The Daily Clintonian Newspaper, The Hoosier Topics Newspaper, and The Banner Graphic Newspaper several times. We have also done features on WKJK and WREB radio stations. WXIN 59 Indianapolis, WTHI 10 Terre Haute

Education/Credentials
Northwestern State University

Awards and Honors
"Make a Difference Award" from WTHI channel 10 in Terre Haute Indiana. We have recently received the Fueling Good prize from Citgo where we won free gas for a year, that will help us in our efforts to make homes warm, safe and dry for our elderly and disabled neighbors. We were recently featured on WXIN 59 in Indianapolis on their "Paying it Forward" segment, mainly because I pay for 90% of the repairs that Table Talk makes from my own pocket.

Past/Present Clients
We focus our attention to the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged. We are receiving clients from 1 Federal and 5 State Agencies, 9 different public and private organizations plus multiple churches and hospitals.

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Home Improvement--General - Front Door - replacing

Expert: Bill Hutson - 10/23/2009

Question
Hi Bill,

We have a front door, that has an oval-shaped glass in the center. We want to replace it, and have looked at several doors. They're all pre-hung. We're concerned that when they replace our door (and start ripping out the existing door frame), there will be some re-painting and possibly plastering to do on the interior walls. Can you summarize the process of replacing a front door, and address this question specifically? The Lowe's and Home Depot guys are nice enough, but they're not experts and - more importantly - won't be the ones doing the work. I just want to know what we're in for. Thanks much.

Answer
Lew,

you start by removing the interior and exterior trim, if this comes off right, there shouldn't be any need for painting or plastering, then the screws holding the door frame in are either removed or cut, I like to just cut them off with a sawzall. then the entire door and frame will come out, leaning out at the top towards the outside.

The installation, the floor under the threshold is caulked and the door sets in at the bottom, then leans the top into the frame, the door frame is leveled and plumbed to make sure it is square, shims are used to set and hold it square, shims are used behind the hinges and long screws used through the hinge screw holes that will go through the shims and into the studs.

after it is shimmed and squared, the trim is then put back on, (some doors come with the exterior trim already on them), if the old trim was removed correctly, the new trim will cover any rough edges and you will never know the door has been replaced.

Start to finish, it should take about an hour or so.

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