Install Interior Door

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva shows a homeowner the proper way to install a pre hung interior door for a closet.

Install interior door. Attack the backplates and doorknobs. A pre hung door along with an ez hang installation kit makes this project a breeze. Some blank doors have a specific swing direction.

Then attach 6 installation brackets along the outside of the door jamb placing a bracket behind each of the 3 hinges. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. Next attach 3 brackets to the other side of the door jamb.

Installing the door frame that i made from the parts in the previous video. There were two problems. How to install an interior door.

Screw the remaining halves of the hinges to the door jamb. See below for a shopping. So it s one project homeowners shy away from.

Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. Residential door replacement has always been messy complicated expensive and time consuming. When i purchased my split level home a few months ago i knew i wanted the lower level to become my workshop.

To install an interior door start by drawing a plumb line down the wall that s 1 2 inch from the opening of the doorway on the hinge side. Once the door is hung screw the hinge leaf to the door edge. Make sure not to screw the knobs on too tightly.