"Test group SBA" wrote in message
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I'm going to replace all 6 of my interior doors. I've replaced a door
once, and bought just a door (i.e. not pre-hung). It came out okay -
but just okay. I'm thinking that to do 6 doors I'd be better off
getting pre-hung. I'm not crazy about replacing casings for 6 doors,
but I also think my chances of getting all 6 to fit and close properly
aren't good. (I'm a decent carpenter but not a professional.) What's
the collective wisdom on this?


If you remove the casings, will you then have to redo the baseboards? Patch
and paint the walls?

I replaced my interior doors (from hollow luan to solid pine). I used slabs
as opposed to pre-hung. I think it is easier than pre-hung.

It is easy if you follow these steps to get consistent results:

Mount hinges to the door WITHOUT mortising them, and then hang the door to
get the height adjustment.

Then scribe around the hinges with a knife, chisel them out, and re-hang the
door with mortised hinges.

Then mark for fit along the edge. Invest the time to make a "saw board" and
bevel the door edge at 5 degrees (see link below). You can also handplane
with a bench plane.

Then and only then cut the door knob.

The worst mistake is to pencil around the hinges and bolt plate, and then
cut with a chisel. Looks like crap. Mount the hardware, Scribe the line
with a sharp Stanley knife, remove and chisel. This way there's no need for
a special jig/router to get a nice cut.


You also may need to add a middle hinge if going from hollow to solid.
Cut/chisel those into the jamb the same way.

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