Door Handlesets, Knobs, Levers

In order to save money, i've been searching the internet, ebay, craigslist, etc for bargains.

The best bang for the buck I have found on door knobs was on eBay - The Lockset Discounters.

I bought this handleset for my front door, for $37.07 including shipping and tax.

Kwikset Arlington Antique Brass Smartkey Handle+sgl-DB
Model number: 98001-122
Collection: Arlington
Function: Handleset + Sgl Cyl Deadbolt
Finish: Antique Brass
Latch: Round Corner Adjustable
Strike: Round Corner
Packaging: Clear-Pack
New/Used: New

It says the deadbolt meets Grade 1 security standards ANSI/BHMA A156.2, whatever that means.

I searched the internet and could not find this item for less than about $77.

I will most likely buy my interior door levers there also.

James Hardie ColorPlus - Westchester NY area

It is almost impossible to pick out a siding color from one those ridiculously small sample displays at a lumber yard. How are you going to know how its is going to look on the house you will be living in for years to come? So the sales rep at Croton Home Center gave me a list of houses that he has sold James Hardie ColorPlus siding to. My wife and I drove around to all of them multiple times to figure out what we like best. To tell you the truth we wanted a simple medium tan color. But Hardie doesn't have that. The have a goldish tan, and a greenish tan, and greyish tan, but not what we wanted. So we settle for Monterey Beige, which is nice, but really more grey than we wanted.

I have created a Google User Map of houses in the Westchester NY area that have James Hardie ColorPlus installed. Maybe this will help someone else who is going through the same thing as us.

Westchester NY map of James Hardie Color­Plus Fiber Cement Siding

Also there is a photo album of these houses here:

Siding - James Hardie ColorPlus - Fiber Cement Board - Sample Houses