Follow these steps to mark and trim the new door. Pull hinge pins and take down old door.
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Begin on the hinge side and place shims into the opening between the frame and wall.
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Make sure your door is going to fit into the opening.
Open the door and shim the bottom edge of the open door to keep the frame tight against the stops on the other side.
Keep tops and hinge edges flush.
With a hammer and wood nails or wood putty attach the pieces of the new frame above and to the sides of the door itself.
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Place shims at the top of the door next then on the latch side.
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Removing an interior door frame.
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Push the door and frame into the opening.
Be sure to follow any instructions on the wood putty container and allow for plenty of time for the putty to dry.
Removing the old door.
Removing an interior door frame.
Check the rough opening.
Measure the height of the opening and then measure the width at both the top and the bottom.
Start at the bottom of the frame and work your way up.
Lay old door on top of new door.
Break off the excess and discard it.
Use a chisel and hammer to pry the door stop and molding away from the frame.
Take care not to damage the stop as you remove it from the frame.
Place a level on both sides to help get it vertically straight in the opening.
You can use your old door as a template to install the new one.
Place the claw end of the hammer on the side of each nail to support even removal.
Begin tapping in shims on both sides and at the top.
Marking and trimming the new door.
Step 5 attach the new frame.
Tap one of the cedar shims that you removed earlier or use new shims on both sides to secure it inside the opening.
Stand the replacement door and doorjamb unit inside the opening.
Check to make sure the door is level and plumb then use a utility knife to score the shims so theyre even with the wall.
Close old door and measure up 12 inches from threshold and mark the door.
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Unscrew the lockset from old door.
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