Door Hanging Instructions

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You can end up having a door with uneven gaps around it that does not latch correctly if you don't install a door properly. One of the most common installation problems when installing a door concerns floors that aren't even under a doorway. If the floor slopes a little and the jamb isn't trimmed to make up for it, your latch won't line up.

Make sure to always check the width of your opening before you purchase your door. It must be 2 to 2-1/2 inches wider compared to the door. This extra space will be utilized by the jambs plus the shims and is needed so that you can install the door correctly. If your approximate opening is 32 inches, you will require a 30-inch pre-hung door.

The pre-hung door jambs must then be checked for length. You might have to trim both sides in order to minimize the space beneath the door when they should turn out to be too long. You may have to trim both sides in order to reduce the space under the door if they would turn out to be too long.

You would also check the vertical sides of the rough opening as they would be plumb, which means they should be exactly vertical or perpendicular to a level horizontal line. You will be unable to install the door correctly if the openings have a trimmer stud above 3/8 inch out of plumb from top to bottom.

Prior to installation, measuring and cutting the door should be done carefully and accurately. You will need some easy carpentry tools and some fundamental home improvement abilities to easily master the techniques. Allocate about an hour and a half for your first door, and once you have the hang of it, your next door will go in twice as fast.

If a door shuts tightly and silently and doesn't swing open you know that it has been correctly installed. This generally shows that the door has been trimmed so as to create a very small space next to the jamb, which is often just under one-half-inch. Where the hinges sit or the lockset slides great care must be taken when cutting the various holes or slots in the wood. Too deep and the door won't shut correctly and can spring open; too shallow and creaks and scrapes will occur every time it moves. A sharp chisel and a steady but light hand is the method needed to create the flawless mortise.

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