Install Prehung Doors Before Or After Flooring

Before the floors go in you can easily shim one end of the jamb to get the door exactly plumb.

Install prehung doors before or after flooring.

Before removing the old door have the new one on hand. Got laminate floors installed in july and then decided i wanted new interior doors. Install a new countertop sink and backsplash. Worst case a door could be installed with as little as 1 8 inch clearance side to side also check that the jamb depth equals the wall s thickness.

Demo out the sink and floor. On a professional job all the doors are hung first then cased. Then the flooring installers come in and do their thing. Install a new tub shower unit.

Spruce wrote i d vote for doors first it will make installation of the door easier by not having to worry about floor clearances once installed when you re doing the floor you then cut the jamb legs so that they just clear the flooring and any padding glue etc. By having all the doors and trim up first the painters can come in and spray everything out and get the first coat of color on the walls. The last thing i want is the flooring crew to undercut my jambs remove the doors from their hinges and risk dmaging them or adding an unexpected bump in the flooring which takes me coming back to pull the door. The clearance between the bottom of the door and the finish floor should be 3 8 inch or less.

John spier owner of spier construction a building and remodeling company on block island r i responds. The new door should be 1 2 inch less than the height of the rough opening and 3 4 inch less in width. Check that the door will swing in the right direction after it s installed. Also measure the jamb depth.

Demo out the tub shower unit. The floor coverers will pop the hinge pins and set the doors aside while installing th. Baseboard goes down then the 2nd coat of paint goes on. In my article hanging pre hung interior doors jul 16 i discussed the process i ve developed for installing interior doors in a fast and efficient manner.

Install a new floor. Hi apreston0 here is the order you should take in remodeling your bathroom. It s a good idea to measure the actual door too. Wheni install prehung doors the jambs and door are crefully fitted to the final rough opening which includes the finished floor.

That may be installed along with it. I love my doors which were installed today but since the floors were installed first i now have a gap or two where the new frame doesn t cover the flooring. Install a new vanity. Generally speaking door frames are installed and the doors are hung during the trim and finish phase before the flooring is installed but after the painting.

Install a new fixture. Remove the interior trim and measure the width and height of the frame. This is for timing. After floors this would be a huge pain to do since you would need to pull the door out and saw the jamb.