hanging wooden doors - what equipment needed?

[Harry Davis]

We're changing all the internal doors in our house, from sapele veneer to solid wood. What kind of saw, plane, etc. do I need to do all the work myself?

Thanks in advance for any help with this!

Harry

[Graham.]

That's a skilled job, skills that I don't have, but if I did have them I feel I would know what tools to use.

[DerbyBorn]

Harry Davis wrote in news:XnsA08BC0ADFA2ABharrydavis@88.198.244.100:

I would call it one of those tedious jobs where I would get someone in to do it.Look at this as a price guide:

[The Natural Philosopher]

wedges and possibly car body filler, chisel, pencil and drill bits. If it doesn't fit electric planer. screwdriver and screws. Door furniture - latches and knobs/handles

Coffeee and patience and a hoover.

[Harry Davis]

The Natural Philosopher wrote in news:jtf85u$hg0$ [e-mail]:

Thanks for this! The key info here for me is the electric planer, which I'll check out.

Harry

[John Rumm]

Step by step details here:

a minimum you will want screwdriver, chisel, plane, and a drill with some large bits. There are a few other bits that can make life easier - but it depends a bit on the exact circumstances.

[John Rumm]

You could post a question here, and acquire the skills and knowledge you need... ;-)

[Phil L]

Flat drill bit and sharp wood chisel for the locks and hinges etc. leccy planer and drill, also leccy screwdriver. Pencil, tape measure, decent hand saw, and saw blocks or similar, hoover.

Tips: don't use the screws provided with the lockpacks, hinges etc, they're usually slotted and extremely s**te.

Measure twice, then mark, then measure again before cutting, drilling or planing anything.

Start on a door out of the way, preferably an upstairs one.

Don't try to drive home the fancy (polished brass, chrome etc) screws on the handles with a lecy driver as they're normally slotted and the handles

*will* get scratched

[Harry Davis]

John Rumm wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Thanks John - looks like just what I need - I will study it carefully, and also try to build up some skill with a plane on some junk pieces.

Thanks too to Phil.

Harry

[John Rumm]

In some cases you can do the bulk of the work with a circular saw (even putting a bevel on the edge), and just giving it a lick with a hand plane.

[stuart noble]

I call it one of those highly skilled jobs where I would get a man in.

[The Natural Philosopher]

steady hand and solid mounting - workmate is good to hold the door steady

[The Natural Philosopher]

I all it one of those simple jobs where only complete tossers who shouldn't be here at all would get a man in.

YMMV..

[ss]

I get a piece of cardboard say inch square, put a small hole in the center, with scissors cut a slit from any edge to the small hole. Insert screw and then use leccy screwdriver to get almost tight and finish off by hand. the cardboard will just rotate with the screw. This offers protection to the hardware as yes they do slip. It can save a lot of time if you are doing a few doors or if hardware has to go on and off a few times.

[Tim Downie]

Careful. They can be a bit "enthusiastic".

I find a bolster chisel placed under the door very handy. By stepping on the shaft of the chisel you can ease the door up into postion whilst your hands do fiddly things with screws.

I've done plenty of cheap sapele doors myself as odd jobs but I must admit that if I were replacing a large number of them in one go, I too would be tempted to get a man in.

Tim

Tim

[Dave Liquorice]

Presumably using the same hinges? Using different hinges may present a challenge with regards screw hole positions (too close to the old ones) and rebate sizes.

Getting the hinge rebates on the doors in the right place might be fun. Wedges and packing bits to support the door to exactly the right height so you can mark for the existing hinge positions a must.

[stuart noble]

Sounds like you have an inflated opinion of your abilities. I've known chippies get another chippy in just to hang doors. It's what they call a specialised job. No problem for you of course

[Percy]

On Mon, 9 Jul 2012, "Dave Liquorice" writ:

Assuming the original door fits the hole correctly, remove it and all the furniture. Lay the old door on top of the new door (hinge cut-outs against the new door) on a pair of saw horses. Clamp and mark the edges of the old door on the new door with a pencil. Trim the new door to size, put the doors together again and mark the hinge and lock positions on the new door using a square. A combination square will allow you to get the hinge cut-out correct.

Make sure the lock side of both doors are on the same side.

Once done, you can bevel the door.

Simples!

[Jonathan]

198.244.100:

slow job to get it right. He had a special frame for holding the door while he planed.

Jonathan

[The Natural Philosopher]

Well no it isn't. My chippies did about half the 20 odd doors here and I did the rest.

Frames are a bit more an issue, but again nothing to it once you work out what's important,.