cutting down a door
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I'm not a pro but I would cut it by any means, leaving about 2 or 3mm over, and then finish it back with a plane.
Watch out though, you should really take even amounts off top and bottom to avoid weakening the joints - I think 2cm should be OK to take all off the bottom but you need to check.
Cheers,
P.J.
Watch out though, you should really take even amounts off top and bottom to avoid weakening the joints - I think 2cm should be OK to take all off the bottom but you need to check.
Cheers,
P.J.
generally the bottom stile of a door is wider than the top to allow for such an adjustment. i would use a circular saw and a straight edge clamped on. Make sure you leave the cut generous and then plane it to get it smooth and exactly level.
I trust when you say its a wooden door, you mean a solid one. If its an internal boarded door then you will have to top and bottom it as the battens inside are generally only 50mm thick
Thermo
I trust when you say its a wooden door, you mean a solid one. If its an internal boarded door then you will have to top and bottom it as the battens inside are generally only 50mm thick
Thermo
Thermo said:
That's exactly why I bought solid doors, 'cos I didn't know if I could get away with chopping the ends of hollow doors
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AS said:
yes thats assuming you are talking about simmilar sizes
but in general you check the frame for square [hold the door up against it]cos if you just measure top to bottom and cut and its out of square you finish up with further work and a triangular gap some where
would also avoid jigsaws on doors unless you know your jigsaw well and you know it dosnt wonder off line with a sharp blade
by this i mean you follow the line but the blade goes off to the side and at an angle
try it on a 45mm thick piece off wood first to see
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