Remove Basement Door Frame From First Floor
Ensure the cuts are square.
Remove basement door frame from first floor. Remember to allow overhead space for the door trim. If constructing a wall in a basement where the concrete floor is out of level because the wall may be too high or too low in spots when tipped. If you have low headroom you may need to cut your doors down or special order shorter ones. Cover floor for protection where needed.
To cut a metal threshold use tin snips and a saw equipped with a metal cutting blade to make the cuts. This rough opening allows adequate space for the door plus its 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. In a sandable floor no cover needed.
Dislodge the threshold pieces with a pry bar. Use a regular stud plus a trimmer on each side of the door. Be careful not to accidentally saw into your flooring. If the door frame is done first then does the tile installer just cut tile so that it fits snuggly against the bottom of the door frame or for a more seemless look does he rough cut and install it so that it 39 s just beneath the door frame and is there just a bit of a gap between the concrete floor and the door frame.
Growing up in the 60 s i had a friend with a great house. Step 3 build door frame. Frame the door openings 2 1 2 inches higher and 2 1 2 inches wider than the door you re installing. Remove these 2x4 inch boards by twisting them off their nails and pulling them down or up.
It s human nature to seek the easier softer way but it only makes common sense that you install floors first then have a skilled carpenter to put door frames on top of floor then trim around door last. Cut the old threshold with a back saw or a reciprocating saw. Exterior doors often have long screws that penetrate through the jamb and into the rough opening. Removing an interior door frame.
Instead of an inland in the center of the kitchen the lower cabinets where in a wide u shape with a set of wide open stairs in the center going down to the basement rec game room spare bedroom tv room and bathroom. Set the depth of the circular saw blade at 1 5 inches and carefully cut out the bottom plate.