Installing Prehung Interior Door

You can change an existing door if you invest some time and muscle.

Installing prehung interior door. How to install a prehung interior door 1. If you re setting. You know you re in great shape if the gap along the hinge side of the door and the top of the door are the consistent one eighth inch.

Mark spots on both sides of opening with a pencil. In this video ask this old house general contractor tom silva shows a homeowner the proper way to install a pre hung interior door for a closet. They may be longer than you need.

This can be done on all. Use a level to find a level spot on the rough opening. Slide the pre hung door into the rough opening.

Check the length of your prehung door jambs. Check it by laying it on a flat surface. Then cut the door along the mark image 3.

You may have to trim both sides to. If the hinge side is lower than the latch. After the shims are in place remove the center screw from the top hinge on the frame and replace it with a 2 1 2 long screw.

Don t worry for now about the gap alongside the doorknob side of the door. Interior doors can update and accent your décor. Lightly sand the door to.