How To Remove A Bedroom Door Frame

Determine the size of the door opening.

How to remove a bedroom door frame. 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. Exterior doors often have long screws that penetrate through the jamb and into the rough opening. The size of the door opening will vary depending on the size of the door you plan to install. Measure the height of the opening and then measure the width at both the top and the bottom.

That way you can be sure the opening is wide enough. Make sure your door is going to fit into the opening. If the door sticks in the jamb remove or add shims on either side until the door shuts and closes smoothly. Measure your door carefully and cut the opening to fit using a reciprocating saw.

A typical door opening is 2 inches 5 1 cm wider than the door size being installed to allow for the thickness of the jamb material and shims to plumb the jamb. First remove the existing door trim and frame. 6 shoot 2 1 2 inch finish nails through the doorjamb into the stud framing at the top. Open the door and shim the bottom edge of the open door to keep the frame tight against the stops on the other side.

If your door frame is damaged the best thing to do is to replace it with a pre hung door which comes inside a pre built frame. If you re building a new partition wall that includes interior doors you ll need learn how to frame a door opening properly save yourself time and money by purchasing the prehung door you want to install before you begin framing. Push the door and frame into the opening. Check the rough opening.

The head and inside jambs are usually nailed together so it s easier to remove them from the opening at the same time. If you have a little carpentry experience this is likely a project you can tackle by yourself.