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Old 10-11-2002, 11:47 AM
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Home Depot, aka The Man Store, carries a variety of interior doors that will work fine. I have gone through 3 of their Luan Mahogany doors (hollow core, interior doors). They run less than $30 and are straight and smooth. I usually put ceiling tiles (celotex) on top of the door so I can pin my sticks to it easily. I know some of the guys use drywall, but my old fingers aren't what they used to be, and celotex is much easier on the ancient digits.

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Old 10-13-2002, 11:33 PM
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[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]If you want to save some money, try to find Stardust Building Supply. They are a part of Habitat for Humanities. They have used building supplies like kitchen cabinets and doors. I have seen steel doors at the one in Mesa,Az. This is all used so you might have to look at it carefully but you will save a bunch.
Old 10-15-2002, 12:23 PM
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I got lucky and found a cosmetically damaged interior door at Lowes. They turned down my offer to haul it off for $5, but the manager proposed to sell i4t to me for $5.00. Despite the change of furtune, I accepted his proposal.

Undamaged, it was a $35 door (hollow core).
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Usedbit.......you beat me Lowes charged me $15 for two doors! I also use cieling tiles to pin to.

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