Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Who installs new interior doors?
Our 2007 Amarillo does not have 6-panel interior doors. We want to replace just the doors (not the frames) and can order the doors at Lowe's but who do we call to install the doors?
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Won't Lowes do it?
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I wasn't sure if we should trust their installers. The rep for the contractor who installed the doors had told us we couldn't change just the doors, they would have to change the whole pre-hung unit and I don't think that is correct so I didn't want to use them. We haven't actually gone to Lowe's; my brother works there and told us we could order them there.
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KittyKat, I think you'll find that many doors will come "pre-hung", meaning they're already mounted to a door frame with hinges in place. It's obviously the way to go in a new-build situation. But I'd suspect that some contractors would rather do the same on a retro-fit - just pull out the entire old door set-up (perhaps saving the trim for reuse) and pop in the new.
Not saying at all that what you're wanting to have done isn't viable - you'll just need to find someone willing to go that route. Bill |
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Replaced doors at house in RI. Bought six panel door slabs. Local handyman installed. Not a big deal.
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Agree, it's not a big deal for a handy person. My husband replaced the slab interior doors in our 25-year old condo with six-panel doors and without disturbing the door frames.
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u need to call paul kasperek, one great handy man and currently working in the villages,
his # 352-3609739 |
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I highly recommend Bernie of B&B III Home Services. Bernie installed our attic stairs,attic flooring, and a keyless garage entry. He is very professional, did an excellent job for a fair price. He advertises on TOTV, check the advertisers on the left side of the page.
Bernine can be contacted at 352 561 4449.
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With a slab door you have to mortise the door for the hinges. This shouldn't be a big deal for a carpenter, good handyman or a real woodworker. I'm none of these. There are jigs available for this job and the cut is made with a router. I had none of these luxuries and probably wouldn't have known how to use them if I did. I used a wood chisel and cut out a little at a time until I had everything right. The job came out nice but it took awhile. Slab doors are pretty routine for a pro but it still takes considerably longer than hanging a pre-hung door.
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Thanks for all the advice and recommendations, guys!
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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. |
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Yikes!
Mark & I have been corresponding by email. For 9 doors he said his shop in Destin would charge around $50/door. He suggested I get an estimate from Ro-Mac Lumber. A guy came last Thurs & I called today to get the quote: $948.51!!! That's about $75/door for labor. Guess I'll be calling the guys that were suggested in this thread.
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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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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! |
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Installing prehung doors was much faster and easier.
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New York State, Alabama, South Carolina, Texas, Italy. Last edited by bluedog103; 07-26-2011 at 08:23 PM. Reason: correction |
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