How To Hang An Interior Prehung Door

This extra space gives you room to fit the jambs and the shims into the opening to hang the door.

How to hang an interior prehung door. Mark spots on both sides of opening with a pencil. Wider than the door. The door is attached to the main jamb which is installed first.

To hang an interior door first fit the door in the jamb by standing it up in the existing frame and measuring each edge. Using 40 to 60 grit sandpaper sand down the edges until it fits. It should be 2 to 2 1 2 in.

Prehung doors hang on a jamb that is split into two pieces. Repeat on the other two hinges. Measure down to the floor on the hinge side using measuring tape and note the measurement.

To hang a pre hung door begin by fitting the door into the opening in the wall and making sure the casing around the door is perpendicular to the floor. See below for a shopping. The split jamb has a groove under the stop so it can slide over the edge of the main jamb.

You should also make sure to cut the bottom of the door by half an inch more than the space between the top of the door and the jamb. Use a centering punch to make starting divots for the screws. This is a tutorial of how to hang a pre hung interior door.

Put the door in the opening and slide it until the jamb is flush with the wall. All the tools he uses belong to his brother who is not a carpenter. How to install a prehung interior door parts of a prehung door.