Doors and door hardware are a very important part of the design and security of any home. For many generations the main material for door production was wood, however today doors are available in a variety of styles and materials in order to serve modern purposes. Please follow the links below to find more information about different styles and types of doors and hardware these are the most common types of doors: hinged, double or twin hinged, bifold, sliding and pocket doors.Door Styles are specific names mainly based on door appearance rather than on functionality. The most common styles are: Flush, Paneled, French and Louvered. Check the links below to view available designs:Interior Doors: Masonite | Jeld Wen DoorsMasonite | Jeld Wen Doors | Anderson DoorsThe role of correct installation is crucial for proper door performance. Please check the links below for installation instructions:There is a huge variety of hardware and accessories available in different colors. The main items in door hardware are: Locks, Handles, Hinges, Door closers, Door stops.
Please check the links below for main door hardware manufacturers websites:Schlage | HLC Incorporated works very closely with our quality door vendors to offer you the best, most cost effective and high performance doors available. We offer an array of doors including entry, interior, patio, french, custom and more. Contact the professional staff at Hudson Street Design to help you select the best doors for your project. Andersen Windows, Inc. is a part of Andersen Corporation; the largest window and door manufacturer in North America. The flagship Andersen® brand is the most recognized and most used brand in the window and patio door industry. We believe doors are an integral - but often overlooked - element of smart home design. We also believe customers deserve what they want, when they want it. Because of these beliefs, we: Are passionate about designing doors that maximize architectural impact Lead through design innovation, manufacturing flexibility and attention to detail
Build the highest quality doors that are true to architecturally-correct stile and rail construction Provide some of the shortest lead times in the industry (about two weeks for our MDF doors)Select hardware products according to their attributes such as door panel height, locking point style, handle style and finish. Our online catalog makes selecting and configuring hardware simple and easy.Installing a pre-hung door is much simpler than purchasing the raw materials and building a door from scratch. Pre-hung doors come already fastened to the door frame, and you can order them to size. Pre-hung doors also eliminate the time-consuming process of routing a space for the door hinge and doorknob hardware (like the faceplates), and the holes are already cut for the latch and doorknob. With a pre-hung door, you can install a typical interior door in about 15 minutes, and this article will provide pictures and text to walk you through each step. Pro-Follow Update: If you keep up with our Pro-Follows, you’ll recognize these pictures are from the basement remodel with contractor Joe Bianco.
As you can see, the painters have been through, and now it’s time to install doors and baseboard. If you’d like to read about the work that has already taken place, here’s what we’ve covered so far: Become and email or RSS subscriber to stay current on the basement remodel and all of our Pro-Follow series. Later this week, I’ll be sharing another Pro-Follow for installing wainscoting in a kitchen. It’s important you have all the necessary information before you purchase a pre-hung door. Here are the dimensions and information you’ll need. During Day 1, the framers built door openings, and the size of the door was written as “feet/inches.” For example, a 4/0 door (read: “four zero”) indicates a 4′, 0″ door, and a 2/6 door indicates a 2′, 6″ door. In addition, the framers further extend the opening by 2″ (1″ on each side) for hanging and shimming the door. So a 4/0 door opening will actually measure 48″+2″ = 50″ across. Pro-Tip: Door trim increases the overall width, and a 4/0 pre-hung door will measure about 55″ across after installation.
Door height follows the same nomenclature as door width. All the doors in this basement are 6/8 (80″) tall which is a standard height. The framers add 2-1/2″ to the height so a 6/8 door will actually sit in an 82-1/2″ opening, and this allows the door to clear the flooring. The jamb width is the same as the wall thickness, and this basement, like many other interiors, features 2×4 framing with 1/2″ drywall. To calculate the typical door jamb width, add 3-1/2″ (actual width of a 2×4) + 1/2″ + 1/2″ = 4-1/2″. Exceptions to this include doorways to unfinished spaces like the HVAC closet which only have drywall on one side. Right or Left-Handed Doors Doors are either right-handed or left-handed, and this needs to be specified when you purchase. Pro-Tip: The easiest way to determine door-handedness is to place your backside to the door hinge. If the door opens left, it’s a left-handed door and vice-versa. Here are the tools you’ll need: These are the materials you’ll need:
Joe and his crew had some 1/2″ drywall left over, and they used pieces to act as spacers. They placed a small square on the left and right side to keep the door off the concrete. Pre-hung doors come with double-headed nails to hold the door in place. Depending on the door style (single, double-door, etc.) you may have nails in both sides and the top. Braces and staples keep the inside and outside door trim in place, and sometimes the staples are embedded in the wood. Thoroughly examine the door and remove all staples and braces. The inside and outside trim will separate with some gentle “encouragement.” At this point, the frame will not support much weight so work carefully. Pro-tip: If you’re installing a double-door, there will be a bottom brace securing the underside of the doors. Leave this brace until after nailing the trim (Step 6). Slide the door in place on top of the spacers and snug against the walls. Use a 4′ level to plumb the hinge side of the door.
Make this as exact as possible otherwise the door will be unbalanced. Finish nail the face of the trim every 18″ or so. Before nailing the knob-side trim, double-check the door reveal. If the factory built the door square, you shouldn’t have to make adjustments. There will be a space between the door jamb and the door framing. Insert two shim (pointed in opposite directions) to tightly fill that gap. Place three pairs of shims, evenly spaced on both sides of the door. Be sure that one pair of shims sits behind the top-most hinge. Editors note: You may see alternate instructions that indicate shims should be placed before the door. While a valid option, the method described here is faster. Since the door is already level, all you need to do is fill a gap (rather than check for plumb, adjust shims, then recheck). Fit the second piece of trim tight against the wall on the opposite side of the doorway. Nail the face of the trim just like before, then nail into the door jamb and through the shims.