Hello,
I have two interior doors to hang in my basement. One of my friend said he could cut/ hang them, but he suggested looking into hiring home depot’s contractors install them, because I would still have to get them delivered anyway.
Okay, the problem: when I started this basement project, I hired some amateurs. They hung my walls. They eventually disappeared, and I had to finish them on my own. When they built my rough openings, they didn’t even make them uniform with eachother. one of them is 38.25 by 76.75 in. One is 38.75 by 78 even.
I checked into pre hung doors, and they are all 80 inch tall, and they recommend another 2 in. Apparently interior door manufacture is controlled by a regional monopoly: anything a few inches shorter will double the price, or potentially more. And of course, add a month for the custom manufacture.
the rub is that I would have to wait an additional month for the contractors, and they want an exorbitant amount.
So I guess my question is, what are my options? Can I cut a pre-hung door and frame down to size? Is there something I should know about? Should I just get someone to hang a door cut to size? Or should i just give up and pay the money?
KillerTofu@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If they are hollow core doors you can’t cut them.
Num10ck@lemmy.world 8 months ago
i tried cutting hollow doors and after a couple of years they started slliding apart and dragging. the glue in them are just liquid enough.
Brutticus@lemm.ee 8 months ago
so I should get solid core and cut them? what about cutting the door frames? Should I just hire someone to make a whole new frame?