Cutting A Metal Door To Fit

We purchased a house in 2011.

Cutting a metal door to fit.

Installing a door may seem like a straightforward process but if the door does not fit precisely into the door frame then a little extra work may be involved. Your ability to cut the door for height depends upon the material. Storm doors usually have windows so that you can still see outside after opening the main door. It drug the floor at about 70 degrees from full open.

Hinges are small metal plates that allow doors to open and close. It provides additional protection in the event of bad weather. To ensure hinges fit properly and don t restrict an entryway you have to slip them inside shallow mortises carved into the side of a. A storm door is a secondary door located outside the main exterior door.

So generally the best way to cut the door to fit your space is to work with the bottom first. How to cut and resize a steel clad entry door. Trimming the door may require reducing the door s width a job you can do yourself and therefore save the money it would take to hire a professional. If you cut material away from the doorknob side it will change the backset the distance from the doorknob to the edge.

Enough to squeeze by it and you could force it all the way open but it was rubbing the floor pretty goo. How to cut mortises for door hinges. When cutting the width of the door cut it on the hinge side.