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.
The homeowner can choose the door and the supplier can confirm the product, but the installer should normally verify the final measurements. Learn how rough openings, jamb depth, twisted studs, flooring and factory preparation affect an interior door order.
Before ordering replacement interior doors, the installer should confirm more than the width and style. Door size, bevel, swing, jamb condition, hinges, hardware, flooring height and trimming limits can all affect whether the new doors fit and operate properly.
Replacing an interior door requires more than checking its width and height. Learn how to measure both sides of a bevelled slab, confirm hinge size and radius, record hardware locations and identify jamb or opening problems before ordering.
This large Toronto finish carpentry project included heavy 8-foot interior doors, casing, baseboards and cased openings throughout the home. Several rough openings had to be widened, and every door had to be resized because the finished flooring height had not… Read More »8-Foot Interior Doors, Custom Casing and Baseboards in a Toronto Home
Simon contacted Wood Job about two unfinished basement openings in his Burlington home: one for a washroom and another for a laundry and utility room. The openings were short, the framing was uneven, and the flooring transition also needed attention.… Read More »Basement Door Installation in Burlington for Two Non-Standard Openings
Managing your own renovation means coordinating every trade in the right order. This practical guide explains when to schedule rough-ins, inspections, drywall, flooring, doors, baseboards, shoe moulding, paint and final fixtures.
An interior designer reached out with a door inspiration photo that could not be sourced quickly for the project timeline. Instead of waiting weeks for a special-order door, Wood Job created the look on site using plain slab doors, applied… Read More »Designer-Inspired Custom Interior Doors in Vaughan
Basement doors often need to be cut shorter than standard interior doors. That can create a problem homeowners rarely think about before ordering: the door handle may no longer line up nicely with the lock rail or panel design. Door… Read More »Why Door Handle Height Can Look Wrong on Short Basement Doors
Basements often have small under-stair spaces, low openings, and awkward storage areas that standard doors do not fit well. These details need more than a quick door swap. Sometimes a plain slab door can be resized. Sometimes a simple MDF… Read More »Custom Basement Storage Doors for Under-Stair and Low Openings
An interior door that rubs, sticks, swings open or refuses to latch is usually telling you something about the opening. The problem may be in the hinges, jamb, strike plate, floor clearance, wall movement, old paint, or the door itself.… Read More »Why Your Interior Door Rubs, Sticks, Swings Open or Won’t Latch