Movable barriers at the entrance of buildings, rooms, cupboards, etc. which can be used to allow or deny access to the space beyond. Typically attached to surrounding structure using hinges, sliders, swivels, etc.
8
votes
2answers
16k views
How do I fix a door frame that my dog chewed?
My dog chewed the bottom part of the doorframe to my bedroom. I live in a rented apartment, so this is not OK.
Is there any way to fix it and make it look somewhat presentable (doesn't have to be ...
0
votes
0answers
24 views
My dog chewed on my bathro doorframe. I rent so this is a big problem [duplicate]
So I have two dogs one goes in the kennel because he can open the doors and the other cant so we always put him on the downstairs bathroom. He's never had an issue with chewing on wood.. Never, so ...
3
votes
1answer
37 views
Should door jamb be lifted off subfloor or touching?
Simple question: when installing a custom made door jamb, should it be sitting directly on top of the subfloor or be lifted up a little (like drywall is lifted 1/2", for example)?
2
votes
1answer
34 views
How should I install a door that is not pre-hung and has a custom jamb?
I have an antique restored interior door with a transom for which I have to make my own jamb due to the height of the side jambs (big boxes sell only 80" door jambs). Should I
A) assemble the jamb ...
2
votes
1answer
40 views
How to improve sound isolation of an interior door?
Interior doors of the type frequently used in rented housing (I'm speaking in particular of apartments) seem to be hollow and do not do a very good job of sound insulation. If for example a laundry ...
4
votes
1answer
51 views
Is it necessary to notch the side door jambs for setting the header piece?
I need to make my own door jambs from 1x lumber because I have a salvaged antique transom (the whole door is actually restored antique) and couldn't find pre-made ones at Lowes/HD that are long ...
2
votes
1answer
27 views
Why does recommended door rough opening height add 2-1/2" to door height?
I am skeptical about the recommended 2-1/2" addition to the door height for an interior door rough opening (assuming only subfloor). Consider the following estimated (meaning I am unsure if they are ...
3
votes
2answers
1k views
How do I fix an exterior door knob that will unlock but not turn?
My back door (which is only two years old) has a door knob that recently suddenly stopped turning. I can lock and unlock it, but it just won't turn. Here's a picture of the inside of the door knob:
...
3
votes
1answer
48 views
Does a door have to be hung on the edge of the jamb
My door jamb is around 140mm, does the door have to be hung on the edge of the jamb like all the other doors in the house, or can i hang it toward the center of the jamb by 70mm so it can clear a wash ...
1
vote
1answer
61 views
How do I attach a drywall corner bead to a wood door jamb?
I am installing a door into a wall and I do not want to have casing on the door. I want to install corner bead directly to the door jamb to create a "hidden door". It seems that typical corner bead is ...
0
votes
1answer
166 views
How can I repair leaky windows/doors?
I have a big window above the entrance double door. Whenever it rains against the window I find the leaks at the top of the window corner, at the bottom of the window and in my cold room which is ...
2
votes
1answer
43 views
Can I convert a basement window to a door?
We have a poured concrete basement, serving as the foundation of our home, which was built in 2008 in central Minnesota.
The basement has 3 vinyl windows, the sills of which are around 1' above ...
2
votes
1answer
89 views
How can I build a screen door?
I have a guesthouse with an unusual door, 32" x 76", and it needs a screen door.
Home Depot has tons of cheap-o screen doors that could be cut down to maybe 32" x 78" safely, but an additional two ...
1
vote
1answer
44 views
How do I seal around a door to make the opening more sound-proof?
I live in an apartment condo. The noise from the very loud neighbour comes through the door spaces. I wish to seal off all of her noise. My walls are brick and are good. But the door going out to ...
3
votes
2answers
464 views
Doorbell became very soft, battery replacement only necessary?
My doorbell ("speaker" portion pictured above) got very soft today. It
still chimes, but just barely.
I'm guessing it's battery-operated and the batteries are weak, but how
can I tell for ...
4
votes
2answers
234 views
How can I locate the doorbell transformer?
my doorbell stopped working and I tested it with a multimeter and found no current to the box. How do I locate the transformer to replace it?
4
votes
1answer
87 views
What should I check when troubleshooting a doorbell?
Our doorbell stopped working a while ago and my wife finally bugged me enough to fix it.
First, I found a diagram on another site when I googled this. It is wired like the right box:
I started by ...
3
votes
1answer
101 views
How do I repair a warped sliding glass door track?
I was a landlord for the first time this past year, and I had a couple of surprises when I visited the place to say goodbye to my tenant. The largest being that the sliding glass door barely opened ...
20
votes
10answers
13k views
Doors are sticky and noisy when opened?
For some reason, the doors in our house make a very loud "unsticking" sound when you open them.
It's almost as if the paint isn't cured, since the sound seems to come from the contact area around the ...
1
vote
1answer
38 views
How do I stop the rubber sweep on my front door from squeaking as it moves against the floor?
The main door into my house has rubber at the base of it and it has started to squeak against the wooden floor when opened. How do I fix this problem?
2
votes
1answer
107 views
How to reattach front door rain deflector?
The rain deflector from the bottom of our front door recently fell off when I trod on it by mistake. The door and deflector are both wooden. The deflector was stuck on, not screwed. I'm not quite ...
4
votes
2answers
116 views
How to rescue exterior door paint job?
I have a couple of questions to ask here. Last week we had a new steel entry door installed. Over the weekend while I was out of town, my wife decided to paint it. She went to our local Lowe's and ...
4
votes
6answers
246 views
How do I prevent doors on a media cabinet from sagging?
A friend and I have just built a floor to ceiling media shelf unit for DVDs. It has 9 shelves and is about 3' wide. The frame around it is made up of 2"x8" boards and the shelves (except for one in ...
3
votes
2answers
99 views
How can I install modern locksets on these interior doors?
I've recently bought my first house which I'm very excited about, got into the decorating phase and decided to replace the door handles - some of which were damaged - with nice new ones. Being a ...
1
vote
1answer
60 views
What causes seasonal doors and how do you prevent it?
I understand that wood expands and contracts based on temperature, humidity, and other factors...
However in our house the doors are really subject to seasonal changes. For instance my bedroom door ...
3
votes
2answers
70 views
How can I have a light turn on when a pocket door is opened?
I'm building a new home with quite a few pocket doors and would like to know if there is a way for the pantry and utility room lights to come on when the pocket door slides open.
1
vote
0answers
58 views
How do I build an “internal frame” for a reclaimed wood door?
I heard that doors like the one below are made with an internal frame, and then it receives the faces of reclaimed wood.
How is the frame constructed and how are the wood boards fastened to the ...
0
votes
2answers
181 views
How can I make a copy of a door key without a matching blank?
We have an old numbered key, that looks like a regular key, but it seems it is numbered, so the locksmith refuses to copy it without our landlord coming with the original.
Our landlord would ...
2
votes
4answers
234 views
How do I slow down a pocket door when opening and closing?
I had a pocket door installed in 2009 and the pocket door slides way too fast when opening and closing. I can't work out how to slow it down.
3
votes
2answers
101 views
How can I replace the roller mechanism on this door?
I have a cupboard in my kitchen that has a roller front door. A few months ago the roller mechanism broke. I need an inexpensive solution for replacing it. I have looked around but can't find a ...
6
votes
2answers
292 views
How can I fix a screen door that sticks?
I have a sliding screen door that leads out to a porch/deck. The door continually sticks and is just doesn't slide open cleanly. Otherwise the screen and everything is fine. Is there something I ...
2
votes
3answers
150 views
Where to find very old door knob handle / deadbolt set?
I have a townhouse unit with a very old door knob / deadbolt set that I want to replace because the key doesn't fit well and you have to know how to "jiggle" it in order to get the door to unlock. ...
1
vote
1answer
118 views
What framing is needed for swinging closet doors?
How do you frame an existing, finished opening for double swinging closet doors to be installed?
2
votes
2answers
76 views
How do I prepare doors to be hung?
Changing out interior doors in house. All of them. Going from brown crap to white 6 panel. I have two hinges on each door. Would like to buy new door with predrilled knob hole, cut it down ...
6
votes
1answer
158 views
Can I safely make a door frame taller?
The 3 door frames on my second floor are 6 ft tall. Myself, being a hair over 6 ft tall, often hit my head. Our ceilings are also 7 ft tall, and we have sloped ceilings upstairs, so it already feels ...
4
votes
1answer
1k views
How can double swinging closet doors be installed?
I have a coat closet that long ago had double sliding doors and now has no doors at all. I would like it to have double swinging doors, like french doors but without glass. I found a couple of ...
1
vote
2answers
179 views
What could be causing my solid stained doors to make cracking noises?
I have new solid interior stained doors and they all keep making cracking sounds when they are closed and left open, even though no one is touching them. Can you please tell me what it is? I am sound ...
2
votes
1answer
86 views
What is causing my front door to sweat?
The front door of my house (which is rarely ever used) sweats so badly during the winter. At first I thought it was just the glass, but after a closer look it appears that the rescued areas are also ...
2
votes
2answers
60 views
What do I need to do to finish this outside-door install properly?
A new steel door was installed to our unfinished garage but I am not satisfied with how it currently looks. The previous door had trim covering the gap between the siding and the door, as well as the ...
1
vote
1answer
108 views
How do I replace the front door on a stucco house?
I'm going to be taking out the various floors that have been laid in our house down to the sub floor so wood flooring can be laid. But in doing so the floor will be about 1 inch lower than what it ...
3
votes
1answer
131 views
Do you really *have* to mortise for hinges and other door hardware?
I am wondering if it's entirely necessary to mortise a door and jamb for hinges and other miscellaneous door hardware. The only thing I can think of is that, in addition to being screwed in, the ...
0
votes
3answers
208 views
Does such a door knob/handle exist that has the latch bolt installed on the outside of the door?
I am building a custom, soundproof door out of two layers of 3/4" MDF. It's not as rigid as I'd like it to be and has a bit of bow to it which will eventually compromise the neoprene seal that I will ...
2
votes
3answers
144 views
How to narrow a closet door opening?
I have a closet opening that has never had a door on it (has had a curtan on a rod for 30+ years). I'd like to install a bi-fold or similar closet door. The problem is that the door opening is 44 ...
15
votes
2answers
4k views
How do I rehang a wooden door with worn screw holes?
I have a wood door in one of my rooms where the top screws no longer hold the hinge to the wall because the screw holes have worn loose. I have tried slightly larger screws and filling with wood ...
1
vote
4answers
131 views
How can I rehang heavy fire doors?
I need to re-hang a sagging door (actually several). I've seen this question and answer, but wonder if my situation doesn't call for something a bit different. My issues: 1) its a heavy fire-door ...
0
votes
2answers
90 views
How should I re-fit a coat hook onto a door?
We had a coat hook screwed onto the solid part of a bedroom door and it served well for about 10 years, but it has now fallen off and the screws won't re-secure. I have considered filling the holes ...
9
votes
5answers
1k views
Is it safe to remove/trim jack studs to make a door opening wider?
We purchased a very expensive (at least for us 5,000+) entry door pair as replacement for an existing single door and sidelights. Today when the door contractor came to install the doors the opening ...
1
vote
0answers
53 views
What type of hinges do i need for this cupboard?
We are tiling our bathroom and want to tile the built in cupboard, which has 2 doors inset into a wooden frame. So that we don't need to leave a wide gap between the tiles at the edge of the door and ...
4
votes
3answers
1k views
Should I paint door hinges?
Is it better to paint door hinges when painting a door and frame or should I remove them so they keep a metal look?
I've hung a new door with new hinges and am about to paint. Most of the doors I see ...
26
votes
5answers
13k views
How do I drill a 2⅛ inch door knob hole over an existing 1½ inch hole?
I need to replace the door knob for this interior door:
The door knobs I've found at the stores require a 2⅛ inch hole. Mine is only 1½:
Did door knobs used to be smaller? Is there some place ...
