current internal door size is 80inch x 32.5inch can only find 80x32 or 80x33 what is the best way to solve?

Question

require new knotty pine half glass doors also one door is 80x28,5inch

Answer 1

To the door know side, after removing the hardware and stop, add an appropriate size piece of lumber to the door jamb upright, after installing the smaller width door. a "2"/ "8" is usual, can't know why you have an extra half inch... I'm confused in further reading though. Is this like a French Door deal, but half doors? WITH one being smaller??? "2"/"6" isn't uncommon but the 1/2 inch is unusual.

If need be, you can certainly remove the current doors, measure the NEW for space (SMALLER) and add to the hinge side of the JAMB. Routing, or chiseling new hinge depressions.

Steven Wolf

added thought,,,with no real offense to TheLev... One might assume TRIMMING a door edge is OK, but I wouldn't for any difference in widths of 1/2 inch. In my logic it merely reduces and degrades any Framing in the substance of the door, and I assume you won't know the width of any framing that exists.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It might be a good idea to get the larger door, and then router off 1/4 inch each side, by using a piece of baton, clamped to the door, as a guide for the router. This would give a cleaner edge to your door, rather then using a plane. You'd just have to measure up very carefully the position of the baton, so that the cutting blade on the router just takes the right amount off. Hope this helps, Ash

Answer 4

What you've got there is a metric sized opening 2040 x 826 it is a bit more difficult to find doors in these sizes but they do exist try LPD doors

Any decent chippie would have spotted that straight away, I'll let the yanks off they don't have the european sizes over there but uk spec housing 70's- late 80's and a lot of new builds are full of them 626, 726, 826 & 926.

Also common in social housing as the 826 are classed as suitable for disabled access

Answer 5

current internal door size 80inch 325inch find 80x32 80x33 solve

Answer 6

Buy a 33" door but make sure its solid wood not the hollow construction type. take 1/4 of an inch either side with a plane. If you measure against your old door measure the width in 3 places (top,middle,bottom) as you will probably find 3 different measurements. trim down to the widest measure ment and fit from there. An electric plane is a quick and handy tool to use.

Answer 7

Go for the larger size its only 1/2" out, so take 1/4" off each side.
Regarding the pine door 28.5 that's another matter, if you have to take 31/2" off, it may be a bit too much. Look around for a smaller size, many companies supply with special order. B&Q carry them in stock. Good luck

Answer 8

DIY DOC knows what he is talking about. Just add a piece of wood to the non hinge side and chisel out a new hole for the strike plate. Don't try and mess with the hinges unless you are a carpenter. You should only plane the top or bottom of a door. Buy the smaller door!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

Buy the door slabs and then hang them yourself. I used to own an old house, and that was what we had to do. The lumber yard can probably explain how to do it better than I can on the net. You can use a power planer to remove the 1/4" off of each side, then drill for the lock sets or door latches, and set the door latches up for the shorter back sets (most lock sets come with the instructions to do this in the package).

Answer 10

Buy the oversize and take half the extra off each side so the door is still in proportion