u/Professional-Note436

I'm designing a 2-story great room wall that has a floor-to-ceiling fireplace, and white trim boxes on either side of it (see illustration below).

My plan is to install my in-wall Paradigm Elite E7 LCR speaker pair in those wooden trim boxes, rather than in the actual wall cavity.

Has anyone done something like this before? Should I expect to get the same great sound out of those speakers if they are installed in a wooden box rather than a wall cavity (I imagine the wood is much more rigid than a drywall cavity)? Anything special I should do in that box to make sure?

Very interested in the advice of the community on this. TIA!

Illustration of wall design for 2-story family room. Speakers go next to fireplace in trim boxes

I'm starting a new build and have a 7' wall for my front door. I have to pick between a 36" single, 30" double door, and 42" front door.

I'm surprised it's hard to find good examples of 42" entry doors and now I'm not sure that they are too common?

Curious - anyone who has a 42" wide front door, are you happy with it? Any downsides, assuming I have the clearance in my foyer (which I do)?

We're building a new house and the kitchen design calls for a 36" range. We'd like to do induction.

I was surprised that there are so few 36" induction ranges out there. Nothing from LG.

Consumer Reports only rates 30" ranges, and they seem to LOVE the Frigidaire models - they take the top billing. But I'm seeing posts on here to stay away from Frigidaire.

So I'm curious - are there reasons to avoid the Frigidaire models? Is there something better I need to look at that CR hasn't reviewed yet?

Wolf looks wonderful, but $15k for their professional (I want knobs) is way more than I would pay