How To Install Interior Door Frame

Nail the trim to the jamb and studs.

How to install interior door frame. You can use your old door as a template to install the new one. If your doorframe is damaged you need a pre hung door which includes the frame and door. Purchase a door to fit the rough opening in the wall.

Removing the old door. Push the door and frame into the opening. Dry fit the new door next dry fit the new interior slab door in the opening using shims to hold it in place if needed.

Open the door and shim the bottom edge of the open door to keep the frame tight against the stops on the other side. Marking and trimming. Doors and door openings are generally standard.

Cut the header to fit between the king studs. Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line. Install or replace interior doors interior door types.

Check the rough opening make sure your door is going to fit into the opening. See below for a shopping. Before removing the old door.

Install a cripple stud between the header and the top plate halfway between the king studs. Start getting things straightened out. To remove the old door start by backing the screws out of each hinge on the door slab with a screwdriver or drilling and pulling it away from the door frame.