Install A Pre Hung Door With Excess Floor Plate

1 remove any old door and molding such as a casing or bottom threshold inside the opening.

Install a pre hung door with excess floor plate.

Nail the door frame to studs. Mark the pre hung door for the opening adding an inch or two for carpet to run underneath the door. This provides clearance for a carpet and pad about 1 inch. Learn how to install pre hung doors for your reno project including instructions on how to check for required shimming or leveling of a door frame.

The door opening might be too tight for the pads. If so just seal the corner of the cap and don t install the pads. Strip the frame down to. Using shims avoids the necessity for rebuilding the door opening to fit the pre hung door.

Use shims on the side of the door with the hinges to remove the gaps between the trimmer stud and the door frame. Slip the latch bolt into its bore and fasten its plate into the mortise on the door s edge with the screws provided. Modern prehung doors are installed basically the same regardless of location. Put painter s tape along the length of their mark image 1 and on the plate of the saw image 2.

Join us as we discuss 3 options and you decide which one is best for you. Then cut the door along the mark image 3. Position the pre hung door. Apply caulk to the corners along the edges of the cap then install the self stick corner pads that were included with the door.

The door should be square. If you plan to install hardwood floors which are 3 4 inch thick you should cut down the jambs by 7 8 inch 3 4 inch for the floor plus 1 8 inch to reduce the gap under the door. Fasten the strike plate to the mortise in the latch jamb using the screws provided. A prehung door usually has a 1 1 4 inch gap at the bottom of the door.