fitting wooden back door?

Question

is there any advice u can give me on fittin back door needs locks and hole cuttin any info welcome to make it easyer thanks

Answer 1

right ,first things first ,if tis is ur first time hanging a door, make sure you have got a spare afternoon!! take your time, make sure u have all the tools u need, pencil , tape measure, drill, cordless driver, 19mm&25mm flat drill bit , set of chisels, smoothing plane and a hammer.
if the door is being fitted to a frame which has a door in it already ,your job is much easier,, first of all get your new door to fit in the frame allowing a gap of 3-5mm around all edges for expansion, (if u need to cut the door to fit remember the golden rule ,, measure twice ,cut once!!!

with the door in the frame, mark hinge positions on door and take out, then take hinge plate and draw round outside of hinge then notch this out with chissels,,,make sure both hinges are in to same depth or door wont swing properley, then attach door to frame and check that it closes with nice expansion gap.

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Answer 2

Some very good answers already to this question. From experience, the most important single thing to do is not to throw away the old door. If the old door was a good fit, then use it as a template for the new door. This saves hours of measuring and re-measuring.

But if the old door was kicked in, why don't you do what my cousin in Rusholme (charming part of Manchester) did after the house was burgled? Fit a steel door. At the very least, if you can't afford a steel door which is really a professional job, make sure you have mortice bolts/ hinge bolts and kick proof protection on a very solid door. And if you haven't bought your door yet, don't get one with glass - too easy to break into.

If you decide it's too much for you to do yourself - no shame in that, it's not a novice job, be very careful who you get to do the door. I've seen some terrible work done by so-called professionals. Go by recommendation, not from a little advert in the newsagents' window. Good luck!

Answer 3

If u r hanging the door, i would get some1 in 2 do it for u it is not a job 4 a novice. But if u want 2 give it a go try this.
1, Set your door in2 the frame and put a 2 pence piece on top of it this will give u your space at the top.
2, If it is a frame that has already had a back door in it use the hinge cuts on the frame to mark on2 ur door.
3, Cut out for the hinges on ur door, screw the hinges 2 it then hang 2 the frame.
4, You will need a couple of spade bits to drill out for handles and lock just pick ur height and drill.

If none of this helps fone a joiner and he will hang it, it wont cost any more than £30. Hope this has helped.

Answer 4

There are sophisticated ways of cutting the recess for the lock, and for the hinges, involving templates and routers, but if you are using hand tools, you will need a good, sharp chisel and a hammer (or, better still, a wooden or rubber mallet) to tap it with. A drill with a large bit will help to remove much of the wood from the lock recess. You then have to measure up where everything went on the old door, and reproduce it all on the new one. If you have no woodworking experience, get a book, and be careful, because chisels are SHARP. Better still, seek help from a pal who has done a bit of woodwork - it's easy for a beginner to make a pig's ear of the job.

Answer 5

Any door handle that you buy will have a template that will give you the dimensions for the holes. Determine the height of the handle. Make sure that it wont interfere with the handle of the other door. The template may show mm, but fractional drills work just as well. I bought a jig from my Do-it-Yourself Home Repair/ Tanning Salon/ Eye Care Center. It Is Slick!! It comes with everything that you need. Just screw it to the edge of the door, at the appropiate height and drill the holes. I paid $20 for it, but it paid for itself with the time that I saved. Hope this was helpful!!

Answer 6

No doubt, you will fit a Mortice lock. Will you use the door as an entrance door from outside??? If you are never going to use it as an 'Entrance' door, never going to lock from the outside then dont cut the keyhole...security.
Fit the door Top/ bottom then hang it. Get somone to push the door closed, mark down the locking side where you need to trim it.
If you are expecting the door to be draught-proof cos its new...forget it! the best type of draught excluders to fit are the 'rubber leaf' type that fit onto the surface of the stop bead, NEVER use foam strip...pain in the butt.

Answer 7

before the doors are fitted i would take them out and put a boot lintol in. then wall bricks straight off the lintol outside without the problem of the top plate of the rsj. for the inside get some driwall adhesive and stick plasterboard to wall and reveal of lintol. if you leave the rsj's in you can still make the inside up ok but the outside (especially if your house is brick) will look a mess. I'd swop in now before you go any further it will look a lot better in the end.

Answer 8

Most door handles that you buy these days come with a template for cutting the holes you need. You'll need a hole saw attachment to your drill, but they are inexpensive and can be found at most hardware/home improvement stores.

Answer 9

My back door has been kicked in...