Installing an interior door - global village style

Nowadays, installing or replacing an interior door is a simple task. If you plan on painting or staining your door, do so before you install it. By laying the door flat, the paint or stain will be much easier to apply and will not run or leave drip lines.

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List of tools
List of materials
Step-by-step

List of tools

  • Chisels
  • Hammer
  • Level
  • Nail set
  • Pry bar
  • Screwdriver
  • Utility knife
  • Drill
  • Hollow punch
  • Wood-cutting knife

List of materials

  • Casing and finishing nails
  • Cedar shims
  • Doorframe
  • Lockset
  • Pre-built door
  • Screws
  • Wood filler

Step-by-step

  1. Assemble the doorframe on the floor using glue and finishing nails.

  2. Place the frame in the opening and insert cedar shims firmly between the jambs and the wall on both sides. Hammer the shims lightly until the level shows that the jamb is plumb.
  1. Nail the jambs to the wall through the shims on each side. Trim off the shims with a utility knife.

  2. If you have not already done so, mark the position of the hinges on the door edge, 20 cm from the bottom, 15 cm from the top, and the third between the two.

  3. Depending on the thickness of the door, determine the location of the hinge butt and draw the outline on the door. Copy these marks onto the door frame.
  1. Using a wood-cutting knife, cut the notches in the edge of the door for the hinges, taking the hinge thickness into account.
  1. Screw the hinges onto the door and then screw the door onto the frame. Make sure the door is plumb.
  1. Position the handle template on the door and drill the handle hole using a hollow punch. Drill the latch hole in the door edge using a spade bit and cut the mortise for the forend.

  2. Assemble and install the handle.
  1. Mark the position of the latch and strike plate on the doorframe jamb. Drill the hole for the latch and cut the mortise for the strike plate using a wood-cutting knife.

  2. Nail the mouldings or woodwork around the frame with finishing nails.
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