Trimming Internal Oak Finished Doors

[Iain741]

Hi all,

I'm planning on fitting new internal oak doors throughout my house, as a time/effort saving (although more costly), I was going to get fully finished doors. How does that work if I'm needing to trim the doors, do i just treat the cuts ends alone? Or do you not trim fully finished doors?

This is the kind of idea I'm looking at and i know i'll need to trim both edges of both doors to fit -

Internal Oak Fully Finished Farley 1P 1L Lined Pair Door | Leader Online

Experience the blend of privacy and style with the Farley 1 Panel 1 Light Obscure Lined Glazed Pair Door in oak, complete with a matching door pair maker, for a sophisticated interior update.

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Also, another question about the "lipping", those start 18mm lipping. Would that be 18mm traimable on all edges?

Cheers

 

[aveatry]

Hi all,

I'm planning on fitting new internal oak doors throughout my house, as a time/effort saving (although more costly), I was going to get fully finished doors. How does that work if I'm needing to trim the doors, do i just treat the cuts ends alone? Or do you not trim fully finished doors?

This is the kind of idea I'm looking at and i know i'll need to trim both edges of both doors to fit -

Internal Oak Fully Finished Farley 1P 1L Lined Pair Door | Leader Online

Experience the blend of privacy and style with the Farley 1 Panel 1 Light Obscure Lined Glazed Pair Door in oak, complete with a matching door pair maker, for a sophisticated interior update.

www.leaderonline.com

Also, another question about the "lipping", those start 18mm lipping. Would that be 18mm traimable on all edges?

Cheers

No the 18mm lipping is the thickness of the oak on top of the chipboard or whatever the underlining carcass is made of so if you needed to cut off that much then you would see the insides. But its 18mm each side so you can do both. - That link you gave says 11mm by the way.
I had to cut a door down past the lip but it has not affected its performance and it has not fallen apart or anything. Its a hot water tank cupboard so didn’t matter about the look when it was opened.

 

[aveatry]

I did all the doors in my house and while I was at it I added oak veneer to all the door jambs. I used some hard floor wax oil reviver to finish the veneers

 

[aveatry]

Here is the door I had to cut beyond the lip - you can see the carcass timber and also the pegs/ holes. But If I was bothered then I could add the same veneer that I used for the jambs to cover it.

 

[Iain741]

Brilliant, thanks for the info mate!

Were yours pre-finished? I was hoping I could just trim where i need to then re-finish the cut ends.

 

[aveatry]

Brilliant, thanks for the info mate!

Were yours pre-finished? I was hoping I could just trim where i need to then re-finish the cut ends.

No mine were all un finished and I used carls hard wax restorer but you cannot get carls any more so I dont know what the equivalent is. It was a semi wax/ varnish, very thin put on with those flat paint pads and I did two coats with the final one buffed up with a cloth. .

This is it

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[aveatry]

I did mine over a period of a couple of years as and when I found the doors on sale and never paid more than £60 per door but they waere not fancy like yours - just 4 panel Victorian so plenty around.
Some were cheap because they had big scuffs on them which was fine as they were unfinished I could sand it out - others were crushed corners - again no matter as I was trimming them down to fit anyway.
I built 2 door holders out of wood so I could slot the door in and work on it cutting in hinges and door catches or trimming.
This drawing show what I mean the blue uprights were covered with that green laminate floor underlay foam and the door slid in as a tight fit, I made 2 so there was one each end.

 

[Iain741]

That's a good idea with the door holder, i might do the same as i'll have a few to do too!

Yes, i'll probably be doing the same, installing them over a lengthy time period. I just have one set that'll use the double glazed door like that, the rest will be plain cottage style, seems that you can pick them up relatively cheaply.

 

[aveatry]

That's a good idea with the door holder, i might do the same as i'll have a few to do too!

Yes, i'll probably be doing the same, installing them over a lengthy time period. I just have one set that'll use the double glazed door like that, the rest will be plain cottage style, seems that you can pick them up relatively cheaply.

You could get away with just one I suppose if you had wider upright posts or used ply so not "posts as such. But it was made out of spare bits I already had.
You need to protect the door though as it will scratch as you slide it in - maybe some carpet glued on