Install Prehung Doors Before Or After Flooring

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Install prehung doors before or after flooring.

On a professional job all the doors are hung first then cased. Got laminate floors installed in july and then decided i wanted new interior doors. In my article hanging pre hung interior doors jul 16 i discussed the process i ve developed for installing interior doors in a fast and efficient manner. Then the flooring installers come in and do their thing.

The last thing i want is the flooring crew to undercut my jambs remove the doors from their hinges and risk dmaging them or adding an unexpected bump in the flooring which takes me coming back to pull the door. Check that the door will swing in the right direction after it s installed. Remove the interior trim and measure the width and height of the frame. Also measure the jamb depth.

Install a new countertop sink and backsplash. Hi apreston0 here is the order you should take in remodeling your bathroom. Demo out the sink and floor. It s a good idea to measure the actual door too.

Install a new floor. John spier owner of spier construction a building and remodeling company on block island r i responds. Spruce wrote i d vote for doors first it will make installation of the door easier by not having to worry about floor clearances once installed when you re doing the floor you then cut the jamb legs so that they just clear the flooring and any padding glue etc. Demo out the tub shower unit.

Measure the old door. Wheni install prehung doors the jambs and door are crefully fitted to the final rough opening which includes the finished floor. Install a new tub shower unit. That may be installed along with it.

Before the floors go in you can easily shim one end of the jamb to get the door exactly plumb. Before removing the old door have the new one on hand. The floor coverers will pop the hinge pins and set the doors aside while installing th. The clearance between the bottom of the door and the finish floor should be 3 8 inch or less.

By having all the doors and trim up first the painters can come in and spray everything out and get the first coat of color on the walls. Install a new vanity. Generally speaking door frames are installed and the doors are hung during the trim and finish phase before the flooring is installed but after the painting. The new door should be 1 2 inch less than the height of the rough opening and 3 4 inch less in width.

Also maybe others are more careful but i found it s hard not to ding the floor a little bit when doing doors afterwards. Baseboard goes down then the 2nd coat of paint goes on. Worst case a door could be installed with as little as 1 8 inch clearance side to side also check that the jamb depth equals the wall s thickness. Install a new fixture.