Cutting A Steel Door To Fit

The interior of the door is made up of solid wood framing with fillers and some void space.

Cutting a steel door to fit.

Cutting metal clad doors can be done with a metal blade on a circular saw. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. So make sure you re accurate and take your time. The best ways to shorten a door after laying carpet.

The easiest way to do do this if the old door was a good fit is to lay the new door on top of the old door so the edges are flush. So generally the best way to cut the door to fit your space is to work with the bottom first. Always double even triple check your measurements. Steel used for a door is the same as steel used in any other application.

Hot metal chips will fly. They are not solid metal. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.

Installing a door may seem like a straightforward process but if the door does not fit precisely into the door frame then a little extra work may be involved. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. Once you start cutting any door there s no turning back. The type of blade that is chosen.

Mark out your hinges on the door. Following your door s instructions use a pencil and a straight edge to lay out all of the cut lines on the door. You can cut the top of the door to make it shorter but then you will have to reposition the hinges to move the door up on the jamb. The exterior metal cladding typically is only 1 16 inch thick.

Trimming the door may require reducing the door s width a job you can do yourself and therefore save the money it would take to hire a professional. Using a table saw with a fine blade is one method of getting your outside metal door cut to size. Cut metal with your circular saw. Cutting the top off a steel door depends on one thing.