Road trip for a new door

The Sliding door on Maisie had always been a bit of an issue and when the garage attempted to refit the door (after a repair was deemed a bad idea) the bottom bracket broke off the old corroded door.

A new door had to be sourced and a long search ensued. Most of the sliding doors available were not in a much better state than ours. I also discovered the differences between the doors was an important factor to ensure a good fit and unsurprisingly our door turned out to be rarer and therefore more difficult to find.

Eventually we decided the best way forward was to source a new (well remanufactured) door. There was however a small issue of distance. The supplier we located was down south and the door would not fit in our standard transport. The company would fit the door for us but for that we would need to get Maisie to them, This was unfortunately not going to be an option so we needed a new plan.

A van was hired and a trip down south was organised. Fortunately my in-laws live relatively close to the destination so we combined the trip with some fun by the south coast.

After a good browse around the workshop and a longing look at some of the projects we had a look at the door.

 The door was exactly as described very well made and straight, no dents or damage and most importantly no rust.

In order to keep it that way a whole host of blankets and rope were employed to hold the door in place for the journey home. A few sheets of packing card and a bit of testing and we were happy to head home.

The door arrived safe and sound at the garage ready for fitting to Maisie.