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Originally Posted by philnpat

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!

Same here. My slab doors were just that. A slab.The slab had to be mortised for the hinges and the hole drilled for the knob and latch. I did my cuts for the hinge with a mallet and wood chisel. They came out great but it was time consuming. Way more than a half hour. There was a lot more to it than removing the screws on the door side, attaching the door and installing the knobs.
Installing prehung doors was much faster and easier.