Hanging A Slab Door

Measure the width of the old door.

Hanging a slab door.

Installing a slab door is a project that some people choose when they don t want to replace the door jam but just the door itself. Hanging the slab door in the doorframe 1. Cut mortises for the door hinges if your doorframe is new. Hold the door up at a 90 degree angle to the opening.

An expert carpenter shows how to hang a door that is not already in a frame. Swing the hinge plates over and move the door up or down left. You ll need to take the door back down and shave some material off using a hand plane until the door opens and closes freely. Before removing the old door remove the knob and any hardware off the old door frame.

We ll also so you the tools required for this moderately diffi. Measure for the new door slab by checking the old door s width in three places across. It is sold by the manufacturer as a mostly complete package though some features must be added by the purchaser. All the tools he uses belong to his brother who is not a carpenter.

Align the hinge to. Remove the door hardware. Hang the door hang your new door and test fit everything. Unless i am hanging doors to match existing ones or the schedule says otherwise i mark a clear line with a sharp pencil on both the lining and the door 150mm down from the top this is the top of the top hinge and 230mm up from the bottom this is the bottom of the lowest hinge.

Line up both doors and lightly clamp them together photo 1. A pre hung door is a slab door that is already attached by hinges to a three sided doorframe. Measure your old door. If your door sticks make a mark on the edges where it s not closing flush.

Attach the slab door hinges to the doorframe. This is a do. Check the fit. Install an interior slab door step 1.

Let the home depot show you what it takes to hang a new slab door or to replace a damaged one. Next mark the new slab photos 2 and 3. Hang a slab door. Remove your old.

Screw the hinges to the door using one three quarter inch screw for each hole. Move the door to its location inside the doorframe. More expensive than a slab door a pre hung door is a mostly self contained unit with a frame that fits into a prepared doorway. If you are attaching your slab door to a new doorframe.

Sizes are all standard so you ll be able to find a replacement at the home center.