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How can I finish the frame of a hidden door without using trim?
If you are willing to do some rework (or for those future people who haven't done any drywall yet), you can use J-trim, sometimes called U channel or J bead.
For example, here's the first link that I ...
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How can I finish the frame of a hidden door without using trim?
You can use a flat tear-away bead to provide a clean finish to the drywall edge around the door.
Before mud:
After mud:
Finished:
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How can I finish the frame of a hidden door without using trim?
starting with, you need new hidden hinges. Then you can fill the gaps between the door frame and the stucco wall.
To cover the gap and make the mud stick, use stucco mesh. It is slightly adhesive on ...
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I got an indoor door to the garage installed and there is a 1/2 inch gap between the threshold and the door left for a weather seal. Is this right?
Garage door is also a fire barriers.
Car exhaust barrier.
So you should install good seal.
1/2 inch is on high end, but you should be able to find a seal for it.
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Why won't my door's latch set open when rotated downward?
The handles are installed correctly. The issue is that your "tailpiece" was not installed correctly.
Check to verify that your lock's tailpiece was installed vertically.
If installed ...
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How to 'fix' a twisted hidden door?
Just dealt with the same issue. Added a swivel wheel at the bottom to keep the door from sagging/twisting and that tightened it up nicely. Not sure the swivel is necessary though as it hesitates a ...
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Why won't my door's latch set open when rotated downward?
Unfortunately your installer did not install it correctly.
You can reverse the handles following this simple instructions.
from: Honeywell Models 8734001, 8734101, 8734301, 8734401
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Why won't my door's latch set open when rotated downward?
This is more than just "what is intuitive". It is an important convenience issue if you are trying to enter if the door is unlocked but closed and you have your hands full - elbows work ...
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What would be a robust way to install the door stop
Our house has an outward-opening aluminum-and-glass "storm" door like this on the front door. Just like your door, ours has one sided handles (as opposed to door "knobs"). Our door ...
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Rekey smart lock for 2 keys
If you are referring to Weiser's "SmartKeyⓇ" technology, it can't be done.
These mechanisms are designed to be very easily rekeyable, but to accomplish this they had to use a non-...
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Easiest way to install a real door in this doorway
It is hard to tell exactly, but it looks as if there is a regular door frame there. It is covered in sloppy caulk that will have to be removed.
The following is assuming the door frame opening is ...
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Easiest way to install a real door in this doorway
It appears exceedingly likely that there was a normal door here before, so one can be there again.
Installing hinges and a door is a bit more skill required than installing a pre-hung door, which is ...
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There is a hole where the handle on my bifold doors goes. How do I fix it?
another option is to put a threaded insert into the door and then screw the handle to that.
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There is a hole where the handle on my bifold doors goes. How do I fix it?
I am thinking what you have is a hollow core door and the screw has pulled through the back side.
There will be no way to glue in a dowel, or make a plug.
What you need is a fender washer as presented ...
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There is a hole where the handle on my bifold doors goes. How do I fix it?
Normal approach is to drill all the way through (assuming it was a wood-screw type connection that went into wood) and use a machine screw from the other side instead. If it was a machine screw from ...
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There is a hole where the handle on my bifold doors goes. How do I fix it?
It sounds to me as though the handle kept coming loose. As it was used without being tightened, it enlarged the hole in the door and now the hole is too large for the screw head to hold the handle in ...
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Is it possible to replace Mortise Door Lock With Sash Lock with a thumbturn deadbolt?
What you've got there is an old-style bit-key mortise lock, which can probably be operated from either side of the door with the same key.
The bad news is that to install a more modern lock the door ...
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garage door opens all the way, then slides down a little
The only real explanation for the opener starting after stopping is a failure or slippage in the stop switch or internal movement. Slack in the chain, maladjusted springs, and other external sources ...
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garage door opens all the way, then slides down a little
Several things to check:
Is there slack in the chain or drive mechanism that is allowing the door to go down a bit when the motor stops?
Is the brake/clutch mechanism that keeps the drive mechanism ...
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garage door opens all the way, then slides down a little
You need to adjust (or have adjusted by someone else) your garage door so that it operates correctly by hand (detached from the opener.)
Openers are not meant to compensate for broken or maladjusted ...
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What kind of key for this old door (mortise lock)?
You can buy skeleton keys and sets of them, sometimes dozens in a set on Amazon. Some of the larger sets are ornamental only. If this is a privacy lock, which it probably is, almost any skeleton key ...
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What kind of key for this old door (mortise lock)?
This is a classic mortise lock (residing within a pocket cut into the door's edge) operated by a bit key. It may or may not have wards (requiring cut-outs in the bit), or levers (requiring much more ...
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What kind of key for this old door (mortise lock)?
To me that looks like what we in the UK would call a "mortise lock". In the UK we would expect it to normally contain a lever lock mechanism but if it's very old or very cheap it's possible ...
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Where can I get custom size closet doors, or how do I make one?
I have cut the bottom of a hollow door to find there wasn't enough bottom rail, leaving me with a door with an open bottom. I carefully ripped some pine to fit and glued it in to fill the gap. After a ...
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Where can I get custom size closet doors, or how do I make one?
If you buy from a real door shop (not a big box), they will be able to tell you how much wood is in the border. Usually, pay more means get more.
If it was me, I’d leave the top alone. (Aesthetics, ...
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Where can I get custom size closet doors, or how do I make one?
You can take exact measurements to your home store and they should be able to order them for you. I had custom panel bi-fold doors made to replace some old metal ones. I wanted solid doors to insulate ...
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Where can I get custom size closet doors, or how do I make one?
Hollow core doors have a solid wood border you can trim.
How much ? depends on manufacturer.
However you can find out how much is safe to cut off.
Use Stud finder to find out the dimensions of the ...
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Where can I get custom size closet doors, or how do I make one?
The size of the rails depend on manufacturer,
However you can reasonably cut 1/2 inch from the bottom and top of hollow doors.
A circular saw with a fresh,sharp, thin kerf blade will do the job.
Use a ...
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What should I consider in changing the swing of my door?
The latch edge of a door is beveled to allow it to clear the frame while closing tightly. Reversing the door in place would require changing its bevel, which will reduce it's size slightly, which may ...
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What are the pros/cons of installing floors before doors?
I’d agree with the above poster. I’ve been installing doors before flooring, for thirty years. Painting, that’s the biggest reason because after doors comes paint.. because who cares where the paint ...
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How to repair (or hide) chipped kitchen cabinets
You can use a product like Peel Bond, this will stop the flaking, essentially this acts like a glue and locks the substrate down.
Then you can use some wood filler or use bondo if you'd like, reshape ...
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How to repair (or hide) chipped kitchen cabinets
I say that it's feasible. Not everyone can afford new doors. Scrape away the flaking parts and sand, ensure area is dry. Use wood filler, build up gradually and then once completed and dry, sand to ...
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Bifold Doors for Bedroom
Bifold have a track at the top. If there's room for that it will work. You may need to shorten the doors if the top of the door frame is to low.
(I'm guessing you'll not be wanting a bifold with a ...
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Bifold Doors for Bedroom
You should be able to do this. You'll need to install a track/channel on the header and possibly one on or in the sill, depending on the door you buy, so the door can slide. You might have to remove ...
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Newly installed door frame a door. Since painting the door doesn't close. The door jamb is too close to the door on the hinge side
If wooden door frames, the jambs are usually just attached with small finishing nails.
They should be able to pull off easily starting at the bottom, and remounted leaving a tiny space between the ...
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How to fasten an automatic door closer to a hollow core door
Through bolts and maybe a backing plate.
The simple answer is that you need to spread the load, and you need to remove the load from the exterior door skin. Sleeve bolts are common in situations like ...
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How to fasten an automatic door closer to a hollow core door
Hollow core wood door are common.
They all have solid wood frame that is 3/4 inch thick.
You can mount your door closing device into it.
In places where you have holes into the hollow part, use nuts ...
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How to fasten an automatic door closer to a hollow core door
I'm concerned that you wrote that you attached to the "upper part" but discovered that it's hollow. The fact of being in the upper part should mean that you avoided the hollow part. ...
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How to fasten an automatic door closer to a hollow core door
The best answer is probably self-closing door hinges which can be purchased at almost any hardware store. There are also quite a few available online.
When purchasing you will want to measure your ...
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How to fasten an automatic door closer to a hollow core door
Use self-closing hinges that screw in place of one (or more) of the existing hinges. These will mount into the solid frame of the door where the manufacturer expects screws to be and designed the door ...
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How to remove stain from wooden door?
Since the door is intricately carved, you'll probably want a liquid or gell stripper. Most just brush on and than are wiped/lightly scraped off. Sanding also works but it's a very slow process unless ...
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How are these hinges attached into the metal door frame?
After a whole bunch of research, and some removal of doors I have an answer to my question
The doorframes are a Berkvens Berdo door mounting system. The white washers are integral to the doorframe, ...
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How to measure, order, install exterior door
In the past door and window bucks and frames were sometimes built on-site from dimensional lumber, secured into the concrete forms, and poured in place. I don't know how they were anchored into the ...
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How to measure, order, install exterior door
Sometimes the screws for the jamb are hidden behind the hinges, or double as hinge screws.
Sometimes screws are sunk and covered by filler before the jamb is painted.
If you are replacing the jamb ...
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How to measure, order, install exterior door
Check plumb of the sides to see if it’s way out, and measure the shortest width for your rough opening. (Outside of 2-by to outside of 2-by.) Take 1/2” off this for luck. Do this on the side not ...
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