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Front door replacement question
Posted on 10/26/21 at 8:26 am
Posted on 10/26/21 at 8:26 am
I swear there was a thread about a front door sticking in the hot/humid months, but I can't seem to find it. Ours usually does this a few weeks every summer, from late July to early August, then it doesn't rain as much in August and it shrinks back down to where we can open and close it normally. This year it seemed to go on much longer than that. We were first thinking about just putting a metal door in, or taking the door off and I was going to run it through my table saw to shave down about 1/4 inch, but now we're thinking about tearing out the whole thing and replacing with double doors. Ours has sidelights, so while the existing door is 36 inches wide, the whole area is slightly larger than 5 feet. Thinking double 30 inch doors with windows and no sidelights to go into the space. Probably going to tackle this one on my own in a few weeks.
Ours is similar to this design, but with a solid door and the sidelights are just one window each about 1/3 of the way up going to the top.
I'm thinking, remove the existing door from the hinges, remove all the trim, tear out the frame, and replace. Any tips or tricks to know before I start? The only doors I've replaced in the past was just putting a new door in an old frame, and that was pretty easy, but putting a whole new frame in seems a little more complex, especially with the double doors.
Ours is similar to this design, but with a solid door and the sidelights are just one window each about 1/3 of the way up going to the top.
I'm thinking, remove the existing door from the hinges, remove all the trim, tear out the frame, and replace. Any tips or tricks to know before I start? The only doors I've replaced in the past was just putting a new door in an old frame, and that was pretty easy, but putting a whole new frame in seems a little more complex, especially with the double doors.
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Posted on 10/26/21 at 10:57 am to TU Rob
Have you priced this out?
Unless you HAVE to do it, planing/ sanding out one side will take 30 mins and save you $1000s
Unless you HAVE to do it, planing/ sanding out one side will take 30 mins and save you $1000s
Posted on 10/26/21 at 2:16 pm to baldona
Agree. You will be in sticker shock if you haven't priced this project already. Besides the $, contractors are hard to get, and lead times for many items are very long. Planing the door sounds like the way to go at least for now.
Posted on 10/26/21 at 2:29 pm to TU Rob
May be as simple as adjusting the hinges and/or sanding.
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Posted on 10/26/21 at 3:36 pm to TU Rob
Don't put that door on a table saw or use any saw on it for that matter.
Take the door off the hinges and place it on some sawhorses covered in something to keep from scratching the door. You may want to remove the lock sets too---I would just to not damage my block plane.
Use a hand plane, preferably a small block plane and take a little off at a time and angle the cut to take more off the outside edge than the inside edge. Not a real sharp angle, just a degree or two.
That way you'll have good clearance when the leading edge goes past the jamb and the trailing edge will be closer to the jamb when the door is closed.
Take the door off the hinges and place it on some sawhorses covered in something to keep from scratching the door. You may want to remove the lock sets too---I would just to not damage my block plane.
Use a hand plane, preferably a small block plane and take a little off at a time and angle the cut to take more off the outside edge than the inside edge. Not a real sharp angle, just a degree or two.
That way you'll have good clearance when the leading edge goes past the jamb and the trailing edge will be closer to the jamb when the door is closed.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 8:09 am to TU Rob
have you thought about waiting for the swelling to subside and refinishing the door including the edges? This can prevent as much moisture from seeping in and causing the swelling.
You could also do this secondary to planing the bottom of the door.
You could also do this secondary to planing the bottom of the door.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 8:25 am to Drury01
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You will be in sticker shock if you haven't priced this project already.
I think I read in a recent thread that French Doors are going for like $13k right now with install? Is that true?
Posted on 10/27/21 at 9:00 am to TU Rob
go to harbor freight get a power planer use it on the lowest setting shave a hair off of it and while you have the door out stain seal all the edges really good. you are looking at 4-8k to replace that set up. Plane it just enough 1/16 at a pass should do it. see how deep your hinges are set into the door you may have room there to cut your hinges into the door a little more. 1/4 in off on a table saw may be a little to much.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 9:50 am to TU Rob
Removing 1/4” is a huge amount for a sticking door. 1/32” or less is probably all that is needed.
Hand plane is the correct tool. Sanding if you don’t have a good hand plane.
Also, it may be sticking more at one spot than another. May not have to remove material from the entire edge.
Hand plane is the correct tool. Sanding if you don’t have a good hand plane.
Also, it may be sticking more at one spot than another. May not have to remove material from the entire edge.
Posted on 4/14/22 at 9:40 am to TU Rob
Delete post. Already responded-----DUH
This post was edited on 4/14/22 at 9:42 am
Posted on 4/14/22 at 9:09 pm to Drunken Crawfish
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I think I read in a recent thread that French Doors are going for like $13k right now with install? Is that true?
Last quote I got was $14K. I’m making do with my old door for the moment.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 3:25 pm to ELLSSUU
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Last quote I got was $14K. I’m making do with my old door for the moment.
thats like the budget for my outdoor kitchen
Posted on 4/21/22 at 8:43 pm to ELLSSUU
Posted on 4/21/22 at 9:51 pm to fwtex
Last year my door installer from Houston got me double french doors from door clearance center for $1600. Total with demo/install was $4400. I'm in SWLA
This post was edited on 4/22/22 at 8:39 am
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