I am installing a door, which will be under the center beam of my house (in the basement). The wall will be under this beam, so the door will also be there. It is just under 82 inches high (floor to bottom of center beam). Looking at doors online, it looks like most doors have a rough opening of 82 inches. Is there a way to make this work, or where can I find slightly shorter doors online?
2007-03-13 00:03:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you should have no problem. most door slabs are 80" high. the top jamb and door clearance is about 3/4". so you should have 1 1/4" to play with.
cut the upper ears of the side jambs and set the top jamb tight or close to the beam and you should have at least 1" for the swing of the door to clear any floorcoverings or rugs. those ears are figured into rough in size so the unit will be about 1/2" under the opening size.
the bottom of a door can be trimed, if needed. just mark the required cut while door is in place, pull the hinge pins, lay door on flat surface. clamp a straight edge on door 1/16" "to the good" of your cut line and score along straight edge several times with a shape utility knife. adjust location of straght edge to serve as guide for your circular saw. using fine tooth blade [at least 2 or 3 teeth per inch] slowly cut along line. chamfer or round [about 1/16"] the cut on both sides and edges with a plane, file or sand paper. rehang door.
good luck and be safe
2007-03-13 00:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by buzzards27 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The rough opening is customarily 2" larger than the door in both directions. If your opening is just under 82" high, it may fit. Otherwise you may need to trim a little bit off the door jamb and the bottom of the door. This is done all the time and is not a problem. Be sure to paint the cut edge of the door to keep moisture out.
2007-03-13 01:48:18 · answer #2 · answered by Tech Dude 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
82inches is standard
2007-03-13 00:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by david j 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋