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Old 07-11-2011, 08:18 PM
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KittyKat;

I am late to your question but what you are asking for is what I do for a living.

Actually, I am a salesman for a millwork shop in Florida. I do supply door slabs that are ready to hang in the existing openings. What we do is take measurements of the hinge locations and the door lock locations and then machine the door to match.

It is not a hard process if you know what you are measuring for. I am hoping to do this same type of work when I move to The Villages in 2 years.

I would NOT recommend going to Lowes. You need to measure the actual width of your doors first. They could be full sized, i.e. 36" wide, or be undersized, 35 3/4" wide. And the heights can vary also from 80" tall or 79 1/2". I cannot tell you how many people have bought doors from Lowes or Home Depot and then bring them to me to "fix" the problem.

Email me if you want more information.