Project stories involving interior door installation, slab doors, prehung doors, solid-core doors, closet doors, French doors, pocket doors, barn doors, hidden doors, custom doors, casing, jamb adjustments, and hardware fitting.
This Milton second-floor project included approximately 600 square feet of vinyl flooring, 13 interior doors, customized jambs, eight window extensions, casing, baseboards and nine individually fitted bathroom beam covers.
This Burlington garage entry door replacement began with photos submitted through the Wood Job website. The project included replacing an older six-panel metal door with a flush fire-rated door, supplying the materials and cutting the raised concrete beneath the opening… Read More »Burlington Garage Entry Door Replacement: A Better Style and a Lower Threshold
This Hamilton basement project included eight custom-fitted interior doors, new jambs, Craftsman-style flat-stock casing, hardware, baseboards and trim around two built-in shelves.
This Port Credit home required more than standard door installation. Custom-width jambs were prepared for non-standard wall depths, along with four pocket doors, numerous interior doors and a small exterior PVC trim detail.
This Kitchener attic project included two interior doors, custom jamb work, four window extensions, casing, baseboards, shoe moulding and trim around complex shiplap corners.
A floor-to-ceiling mirrored sliding closet door dominated the entrance of this Milton home. Wood Job removed the old system, resized and reframed the opening, installed drywall, fitted a hinged panel door with casing, and completed the surrounding wall to match… Read More »Replacing a Mirrored Sliding Closet Door with a Hinged Door in Milton
Existing casing and baseboards do not automatically need to be removed when interior doors are replaced. Their condition, profile, dimensions and relationship with the new doors determine whether keeping them will save useful work or leave the renovation looking incomplete.
This Oakville custom home required every 96-inch, 1¾-inch-thick solid-core door to be resized because the framed openings were narrower than the supplied door package. The project also included custom jamb preparation, tall casing and carefully mortised European-style door hardware.
Standard interior doors can sometimes be trimmed, but the safe amount depends on the door’s construction, manufacturer instructions, panel layout and hardware position. Finish carpenter Jack Cenk Ozer explains why a door that can physically be cut may still look… Read More »Can a Standard Interior Door Be Cut Shorter or Narrower? What the Door Construction Allows
Can you continue living in your house while the interior doors are being replaced? Learn how floor-by-floor installation limits disruption, how quickly bedroom and bathroom doors are restored, where doors are prepared, and what homeowners should expect each day.