Before starting an exterior door upgrade, it helps to understand how prehung doors are built and why many homeowners choose ...

October 31, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Installing a prehung door—that is, a door that is already hanging in its own frame—simplifies the installation ...

DEAR TIM: While on vacation, I plan to install a few new interior doors around my house. I’m using prehung doors. I’ve never hung a door before and could use some tips. I’m lost on what to do when ...

So I decided to install a door in my apartment. Not like, the old door is janky, I just need a new leaf to put on the old hinges in the old frame. And not like, cut the wall and frame the opening with ...

Question: I own a summer cabin that’s been in my family for generations. My wife and I decided to make it our full-time home. It needs lots of work, which I intend to do myself. One of the projects is ...

Q. I plan to install a few new interior doors around my house. I’m using pre-hung doors. I’ve never hung a door before and could use some tips. I’m lost on what to do when shimming a door. A. The ...

Dear James: The frame around my wood front door is in good condition, but the door itself is shot. To save a few bucks, is it possible to just replace the door and in the existing frame? -- Cammy G.

Yep. Prehung. The door is usually flat and square. I plumb and level the hinge side, attach one screw through the frame to temp secure it. I then do the latch site trying to make sure the top is level ...