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Originally Posted by l2ridehd
I disagree with a few of you. Buy the slab doors, remove the screws from the hinge on the door side and mount the new door. Remove and re-install the door knobs. Maybe 30 minutes a door. To do the whole door frame takes longer. I agree it can be done either way, but a decent hady man can do the door slabs faster. And if you buy pre-finished doors, maybe no painting depending on how your doors are currently.
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The slab doors that I purchased from Home Depot for our home up north needed the hinge side to be routed to accomodate the hinges. Also, a hole was needed to be drilled to accomodate the lockset. The door was primed but needed to be painted. The door then had to be fitted which meant that it had to be power planed to get it to fit properly. I did a total of 21 doors!...they look great but...this is what retirement is all about???!!!
l2ridehd suggested buying slab doors which makes a lot of sense. You can find them at HD or Loews that have been routed for the hinges and the hole drilled for the lockset. (I couldn't find slabs locally that were compatible with my existing doors.) I'd suggest buying only
one at first to see if the routing for the hinges is the same dimension of your existing doors and the lockset is the right dimension....try it yourself...you might like it!