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Hi Everyone, I joined the list a while back but due to family problems had to go to no mail. Now I am back and I desperately need advice. This is probably a cinch for a lot of you but please be patient with me. We were flooded out in Tropical Storm Faye that hit the Texas Coast in September. We got 5" in the house (we used foam board to block the doors but it came in under the brick) and 24 1/2" in the yard. The problem is all my exterior doors (and interior) warped. So far, we have replaced the patio sliding doors with French Doors and 1 entrance door....BUT...I'm not sure I am getting the leveling and squaring done right. They kind of stuck for the first couple of days but now seem to be fine...Please advise me on the correct way to level and square a door. Another thing, I want to build raised flowerbeds w/cinderblock around my house to keep the water from coming in...yes I will provide drain holes via pvc pipe but if it looks like we are going to flood have caps to put over them. I had one guy get really upset and tell me that there were Air?? Vent? holes in the brick and I couldn't do this BUT I know from looking in the attic their are vent holes up in the top of the walls for ventilation/moisture problems. Sorry so long....will probably have tons of questions later. Thanks Cindy