Like anything else, it boils down to the quality of the manufacturer and installation being done correctly, installation being more important of the 2. I’ve been to many houses with 20+ year old Andersen doors that function perfectly, however, when the 3 point lock does eventually break in an Andersen, it is kinda costly at around $250+ for the part alone.

If new weatherstripping isn’t helping, your panel is bowed. Time for a new door in that case. You probably don’t have a 6’ level laying around, but that would be the easiest way to see.

I’m not saying you need a pricey door with a 3 point lock, but those types of doors prevent this from ever happening.

Have you had it tested by a professional? Do it and you may be surprised. The dangers of lead paint were well known by 1950, and although not outlawed until 1978, many people stopped using it.

Source - my company installs 3K windows per year, and we test every house built pre-1978 per EPA regulations. I am very surprised at the amount of homes built before even 1950 that come back negative. You have a 97% chance of being lead paint negative if built after 1970, and odds still heavily in your favor if built in the 60s. It’s a coin flip in the 50s, odds not in your favor in the 40s, and pre-1940, forgetaboutit - it has lead.

I can’t say what a professional charges in your area, but the company we use charges $325 to test all windows and $400 to do the entire house.

Looks like your jamb depth on the new door should have been 6-9/16" or 5-1/4" - not 4-9/16". That extra wood piece in your picture was probably added becuase the person before you made the same mistake and tacked on their own exterior jamb extension to get the brickmould to cover. You're gonna need to do the same thing. You could do your quarter round idea or something similar, but from a professional's viewpoint - yikes.

Are you sure its 130 pounds? 1/4” glass weighs 3.25lb/sq ft. Your mirror is most likey 3/16” thick at best, so 3.25 pounds X .75 = 2.4375lb/sq ft which means you have a 53 sq ft mirror?

In any case, with a mirror that size, I would make sure it has safety backing on it. Bascially its a glorified sheet of sticky stuff on the back that keeps it in 1 piece if it were to fall, or something hit it.

Wrong. Studies have shown 27 hours in the minimum.