Remove Basement Door Frame From First Floor

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Remove basement door frame from first floor.

Cut the old threshold with a back saw or a reciprocating saw. Use a regular stud plus a trimmer on each side of the door. Cover floor for protection where needed. Begin by removing the existing threshold from your door.

Use a wood chisel on the remaining piece of bottom plate and remove it from the door frame. To cut a metal threshold use tin snips and a saw equipped with a metal cutting blade to make the cuts. If you have low headroom you may need to cut your doors down or special order shorter ones. Then remove the tape and examine the sheeting.

Remember to allow overhead space for the door trim. It s human nature to seek the easier softer way but it only makes common sense that you install floors first then have a skilled carpenter to put door frames on top of floor then trim around door last. Exterior doors often have long screws that penetrate through the jamb and into the rough opening. If the door frame is done first then does the tile installer just cut tile so that it fits snuggly against the bottom of the door frame or for a more seemless look does he rough cut and install it so that it 39 s just beneath the door frame and is there just a bit of a gap between the concrete floor and the door frame.

Removing an interior door frame. Dislodge the threshold pieces with a pry bar. Instead of an inland in the center of the kitchen the lower cabinets where in a wide u shape with a set of wide open stairs in the center going down to the basement rec game room spare bedroom tv room and bathroom. Remove the screws holding the brass strike plate to the door frame as well as any other deadbolt or security lock plates on the frame.

Set the depth of the circular saw blade at 1 5 inches and carefully cut out the bottom plate. Frame the door openings 2 1 2 inches higher and 2 1 2 inches wider than the door you re installing. In a sandable floor no cover needed. This rough opening allows adequate space for the door plus its frame.

Step 3 build door frame. Ensure the cuts are square.