Summary
IF THE weather's nice, get out into your garden and cut your door down to size. Don't be tempted to fit the door furniture before you've fitted the door. The same applies to painting the door and doorframe. Fitting a door usually involves a lot of trial and error and it's easy to scrape the door and frame in the process, so wait until you've finished before doing any painting. Most doors have to be trimmed to fit, but if you live in a period property, getting the doors to fit can be a struggle because period doors tend not to be a standard size and your doorframes may have moved over time.
Getting the door the right size is often tricky, time-consuming and frustrating. You don't want it to scrape on the floor (protect the floor, if necessary, when fitting the door) and you don't want a large gap at the top or bottom that lets in draughts (you can add strips of wood here, if you need to). Getting an exact fit at the sides is most important because otherwise the door won't close properly. You'll probably need a circular saw to cut the door to fit, as most doors are too thick for jigsaws. Once you've got the door pretty much the right size, use a plane (preferably an electric one) to shave off smaller amounts of wood until the door fits exactly. Cut a door down too much and you could compromise its structure, so it's essential to get it right.See the full content of this document
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You may have to move the position of the hinges and the lock and handle parts on the door or fram...
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