Leonard was convicted of 53 counts including murder, arson and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. Richmond Hill defendant Mark Leonard is accused of concocting the conspiracy that led to the destruction of girlfriend Monserrate Shirley’s house in an intentional natural gas explosion on November 10, 2012. But, my eyes ’bout popped out of my head researching this one.SOUTH BEND, Ind. The Retro Decorating Gods may smile upon you and deliver you just what you “need” just when you “need” it. Start looking at estate sales and at ReStores and in dumpsters and the like. Go vintage - this one may not be easy: Measure your door opening and note which way each screen door would need to swing.mill finish opens up more research doors. Did that Yosemite! Honestly, searching for “anodized” aluminum vs. IWC - which seems to be another large maker of doors - offers five screen door designs in a “clear anodized” finish - seems close to mill finish.Lowes stocks the Comfort-Bilt mill finish screen door.Interestingly - but not surprisingly - this company got its start in California during the post World War II housing boom. See Precision Screen and Security Products. That said: This company is a big maker of screen doors and have other screen doors in “satin anodized” and gray that may do the trick for example, see the bottom of the page for this retailer which shows three door styles that certainly look aluminum (if not “mill-finish”). As of February 2016 we heard that Precision Screen discontinued their Expando mill finish screen door, which was the door find that started this story.This door brand also is sold by other retailers. True Value stocks Croft screen doors, which come in a mill finish.Check out Loxcreen- thanks to reader Chris for this tip!.It is “as is” with no external mechanical or chemical finishing… Where to buy a mill finish screen doors: “Mill Finish” is the natural appearance of the aluminum as it comes from the rolling mill (Alcoa, Reynolds, Kaiser, or Alcan) or the extrusion mill. I quick-like found this info on, “the home page of the finishing industry”: My basement is a museum, I am not kidding you, oh yes, it is. I also have a “K” insert I picked up somewhere. Hey: I love mill finish screen doors - and have two vintage one salvaged from estate sales right now, in my basement hoard (ugh) just waiting for the right opportunity. I see these old capital letters sometimes on ebay or etsy or at estate sales - salvaged from the door when it was finally tossed out. We olden folk remember, too, that you could get custom letters to insert into a particular design of scroll panel. The decorative scrolls kept the kids from busting the screen along the bottom half. Back in the day, folks didn’t have air conditioning, so the doors at the front and back of the house were kept open to promote cross-breezes. I guess that mill finish screen doors were … cheap, cheerful - and effective. Super snaps to reader TappanTrailerTami for prompting today’s story by sending me the first find: A company in California that still manufacturers 1950s style “mill finish screen doors.” This style of door was ubiquitous throughout mid century America. Since it first ran in 2012, there has been flux in the markplace. See this story about Geoff and Beth’s screen door initials. Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021 these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.
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