trimming masonite doors questions

bent · 2005-11-26T03:55:31+00:00

I have not received anything from yet regarding my message. Ifigured there would be some carpenters in here who might know how much I cantrim from these doors' four sides.I did not ask which type of paint should I buy to finish these: oil orlatex, or does it matter, because I will have white semi-gloss CIL oil forthe jambs, mouldings and casing already, but not any latex.There are two things I forgot to mention in the original message:Three of the four doors have between 5/16" and 5/8" interference throughoutthe doors swing path at the conrete floor, something not covered fully inthe question.Hopefully I can get HD to cut the side(s) on their panel saw. However oneemployee said they got crap for doing this - I didn't ask why. My localstore was very good at cutting all my jambs from a 4' x 8' sheet using myAutoCAD dimensioned drawing.Second, to avoid splintering I wonder if I should:A) put a strip of masking tape centered along the line of cutB) make a score with a knife along the cut lineC) both A & B aboveIf I were to score a line, even though I am confident that the panel sawand/or operator is good to 1/64" I believe that anywhere around 1mm or 2mmon the keep side from the cut line would accomplish the desired result. Am Icorrect?THE MESSAGE:I have roughed openings for four of your 6-panel (I believe they are"hollow", not by my choice) grain-simulated primed doors I plan to buy atHome Depot here in Toronto. Without any jambs or pre-mortising. One of fourdoors is bi-fold. I am planning on using ¾" jambs, thus leaving 30" widthsin all but the bi-fold (leaving 24" or 24-1/2").The basement concrete floor is completely unfinished and tiles are probablynext. Everything should be very level because I just made it. I do not knowexactly how much to deduct at the bottom. Maybe 1"? In the 76" high door,the top jamb will be attached directly under a metal I-beam, so there is noroom for height adjustment. There is very little room for height adjustmentin the other 3...

Nov 26, 2005 24 Replies

Rate this thread:

bent 20 years ago

And the last two are regular doors, and they come with 6-3/4" bottom rails, and 3-3/4" tops. So if I need to cut 6-1/2" total off one, (and 3-3/8" off the other), I'm thinking that if I cut half of 6-1/2", or 3-1/4", obviously I'd have almost no top rail left. But how much top to leave, out of 6-1/2"? There is approx. twice as much bottom as top - so maybe 33 and 66 percent, cut off the top, and bottom, respectively. That leaves (1) 3-3/8" x .333 = 1-1/8", so 2-5/8" top, and 4-1/2" bottom left, AND (2) 6-1/2" x .333 = 2-5/16", 1-7/16" top, and 2-7/16" bottom left.

I think this looks good on paper. Maybe I'll come back and try the first and second too.

Thanks

This is all in the basement.

Vote

Mike O. 20 years ago

Sounds goods to me.

Mike O.

Vote

bent 20 years ago

thanks for hanging in

Vote

millworkman 10 years ago

replying to bent, millworkman wrote: Home Depot does not cut doors in store. They can be special ordered to the customer's desired measurements and cut custom by the manufacturer.

Vote

millworkman 10 years ago

replying to bent, millworkman wrote: Also the block around the perimeter of all hollow core doors made by Masonite are all approximately 3/4". Don't cut anything more than 3/8" from any block/ Cut the entire block out and put it back in using wood glue and clamps to ensure the block sets back on the door properly without jeopardizing its structural integrity.

Vote

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required