UNITS IN STOCK
Starting April 2025, Glazed Cellar Doors is stocking Steelway units.
- Just a few of each unit.
- KD means knock-down.
- They are in parts, in a box.
1. Steelway makes all four of the standard sizes with triangular bases that Bilco has.
Bilco B = Steelway KD-B - 51 wide x 64 long x 22 high
BIlco C = Steelway KD-C - 55 wide x 72 long x 19.5 high
Bilco O = Steelway KD-O - 47 wide x 58 long x 30 high
Bilco SL = Steelway KD-SL - 51 wide x 43 1/4 long x 52 high
It is a known problem that no supplier in Central or Northern New Jersey stocks the Bilco units. I don't think anyone stocks them in Eastern PA either. Customers have to order them from Home Depot or Lumber Yards, and they take 2 to 5 weeks to come in. Longer during the Spring and Fall busy seasons.
Yes, we'll slightly upcharge them, but we have the Steelway's here, and they are a far superior unit to the Bilco.
WHO NEEDS THEM URGENTLY?
1. MORTGAGE DELAY. 7 - 10 days before a mortgage closes, they'll send an inspector. If the Bilco is old and rusty, they'll flag it even if it's not leaking. And a leaker, 100% it will be flagged. The entire purchase process is suddenly on hold until the darn Bilco is replaced. We get several calls like this every year. Often we'll squeeze it into the schedule, to make the install happen.
2. DAMAGE.. Sometimes a Bilco is severely damaged by a construction truck, a falling tree, or a number of other reasons. The house is not secure until it is replaced
3. RODENT EXTERMINATION. Sometimes a house becomes overrun with mice, and they are just everywhere. You can hear them inside the kitchen cabinets, the crunching noise of their teeth nibbling. It is determined that they are coming in through the front gap of the Bilco. And a new Bilco is going to have the same size gap. The Steelway units are much more critter-proof. They close tighter. Steelway is the brand you need.