New Doors. What's better?

Question

I'm going to replace all the interior doors in my house. Is it better to buy slabs and mortise/bore/hang them myself, or buy pre-hung doors?

Answer 1

It`s kind of a toss up Jim. I`m not going to set out to sway you one way or the other. Let`s look at the prehung venture. How old is your house? Are the walls a nominal thickness? Is you existing trim of aesthetic value? Throw a level on your wall, are they plumb? These are a few things to consider when going this route. As far as the slabs go, if all the doors you`re replacing operate adequately, this at times, can be a quicker and cheaper direction to turn. Especially if you`re handy and have all the tools.

Answer 2

If your current doors are hung with good reveal and fit you could go to the trouble of doing as you suggest. I wouldn't look forward to matching up the bore and mortises to the existing frames.
If you are doing a lot of doors I would recommend pre-hungs.

Answer 3

U-Channel prehung doors save time for installation, and are also easier than the prehung that comes with the casing separate. The U-channel are usually fingerjoint pine as opposed to MDF material for the other type. Unless you are a pro with an expensive jig.... there you go.

Answer 4

Depends on the age of your house and the dimensions of the door openings. Pre-hung doors come with their own moldings and door jambs and easily fit into existing openings that fall within the acceptable dimensions stated on them.

Answer 5

It would probably be easier to go with the pre-hung doors.

Answer 6

pre hung doors are just as good Q as doing it from scratch w/slabs.slabs cost less than pre hung,basic diff.