Cutting A Steel Door To Fit

Once you start cutting any door there s no turning back.

Cutting a steel door to fit.

Following your door s instructions use a pencil and a straight edge to lay out all of the cut lines on the door. So make sure you re accurate and take your time. The exterior metal cladding typically is only 1 16 inch thick. 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.

You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. Cutting metal clad doors can be done with a metal blade on a circular saw. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. Using a table saw with a fine blade is one method of getting your outside metal door cut to size.

In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. Hot metal chips will fly. The interior of the door is made up of solid wood framing with fillers and some void space.

The type of blade that is chosen. They are not solid metal. When doors are installed to fit hardwood tile linoleum or any other flat floor covering clearance height from the bottom may be 1 2 inch or. You can cut the top of the door to make it shorter but then you will have to reposition the hinges to move the door up on the jamb.

So generally the best way to cut the door to fit your space is to work with the bottom first. Steel used for a door is the same as steel used in any other application. Then line up a combination square with the old door s hinge mortises and transfer their locations to the new door marking the edges with a utility knife. The best ways to shorten a door after laying carpet.

Always double even triple check your measurements. Mark out your hinges on the door. The easiest way to do do this if the old door was a good fit is to lay the new door on top of the old door so the edges are flush. 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.