How to Install Interior Pre-hung Doors (page 1 of 3)
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Here's How You Do It:
- Trim Door Opening current page
- Check That Floor is Level current page
- Determine Location for Shims current page
- Cut Door current page
- Remove Packing Material current page
- Attach Shim to Doorway page 2
- Position Door page 2
- Secure Jamb page 2
- Check and Adjust Door Opening page 2
- Check Top Gap Above Door page 2
- Nail Door in Place page 3
- Fill Nail Holes page 3
- Open and Close Door page 3
- Make Adjustments page 3
When ordering a pre-hung door, you will have the choice of a right- or left-hand swing, as well as having the manufacturer drill the holes in the door for the locksets. If the unit arrives with a brace to keep the door and frame aligned, leave the brace on until the door unit is plumbed, shimmed and secured into place.
Trim Door Opening
Trim any excess drywall around the doorway to make sure the new door will hang plumb.
Check That Floor is Level
Mark for any shims that are needed under the level.
Determine Location for Shims
Measure and mark against the jamb where any shims are needed.
Cut Door
Cut the door to the appropriate length.
Remove Packing Material
Remove the plug that comes on the pre-hung door, as well as the temporary trim on the bottom of the door.
Excerpted from Do It Yourself Home Improvement
© Dorling Kindersley Limited 2009
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