On 2/29/2016 4:43 PM, John wrote:
On 2/28/2016 11:12 PM, Don Y wrote:
Exterior door measures 35.5" wide. I assume this is a nominal 36"
door? Or, a ******* size acquired by developer when the home
was built?

(A neighbor's door is 31.5" wide which I would assume qualifies as
a 32" door]

Both are correct for the given situation.

If you are actually considering a new door the best idea is to have the place
that you intend to purchase the door have their guy come out and measure. Most
will charge for this but if you make the door purchase with them they will
deduct that charge from the purchase price and order (or take from stock if you
are lucky) a door to suit your needs. A mistake in measurement by you *will* be
expensive. If they make a measuring mistake then the onus on them.

Hiring it out will get pricey. The buck will have to be replaced (to
use a COTS door) *or*, a custom door ordered, *or* a custom jamb, etc.

In either case, we're looking at a fair bit of labor (time) and
folks tend not to like to work for free (or, for the sale of the door)

If you just want to take a flyer and 'do-it-yourself' then also consider door
height, left or right swing, hinge size and location and boring the door for
lockset and dead bolt yourself or having that done for you.

I'd originally considered just replacing with a prehung -- to eliminate
all the "fitting". But, the RO isn't wide enough to "simply" do so.

The next alternative was to leave the frame in place and swap the slab
out. This would require drilling the door to fit MY frame (so, I
don't save much on labor -- except I no longer have to remove the frame!)

But, the 35.5" confounds on that score -- unless I start inspecting
individual prehung offerings hoping to find a 35.5" door that I can
REMOVE from its frame and coerce into *my* frame! Then, I've got a
35.5" door drilled for *it's* prehung frame that I have to HOPE I can
fit to my EXISTING frame.

(too many things have to fall into place for this to be a joyous outcome)