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Any handy man or carpenter can do this. Interior doors for bedrooms are easy to install, why not save some money and DIY? Unless you want moldings and are very particular then hire someone.
A level, a hammer and a box of nails is all you need. You can pick up pre-hung doors very inexpensively at Home Depot or Lowe's. Check out You Tube for "how to install a pre-hung door in 15 minutes" (or something like that). Great video showing how easy it is. I installed 14 interior doors with that method - easy, quick and came out great.
Moulding is just as simple. HD/Lowe's carry "pre-mitered" molding sets as well as the door moulding sets with rosettes. Both are simple to install. (You can go with other moulding, I am just pointed out the simplest method).
If that doesn't work for you, try a lumberyard. They can sell you the doors, deliver them to your home and recommend contractors who install.
Any handy man or carpenter can do this. Interior doors for bedrooms are easy to install, why not save some money and DIY? Unless you want moldings and are very particular then hire someone.
It's very common to replace just the slabs (doors only) leaving the jambs and moldings in place. The doors must be cut to precision for the existing opening and then mortised and bored. Not for the DIY except for the forum "easy" "simple" people.
It's very common to replace just the slabs (doors only) leaving the jambs and moldings in place. The doors must be cut to precision for the existing opening and then mortised and bored. Not for the DIY except for the forum "easy" "simple" people.
Sure. Hadn't looked at it that way. I read that they were going to leave them unfinished, moldingwise. Generally an upgrade on doors will go hand in hand with a molding upgrade.
ok, I'm not doing it myself but it looks like a just need to buy doors and find a guy to install. I thought I'd need a door company to deal with who specializes with the entire project. I didn't want to get cheapo doors at home depot but i'll take a look.
ok, I'm not doing it myself but it looks like a just need to buy doors and find a guy to install. I thought I'd need a door company to deal with who specializes with the entire project. I didn't want to get cheapo doors at home depot but i'll take a look.
thanks
Nothing wrong with the Home Depot or lowes doors. They have composite and solid wood options. These are often the same brands as a lumberyard.
When looking at EXTERIOR doors you are generally better off with the quality and selection of brands at a door/window store. There isn't such a quality variation on interior.
As I noted previously, check a lumberyard. They can very likely recommend someone to install. While HD offers installation services on many items, my personal suggestion would be to look elsewhere for those services.
Check the pricing for the big box store vs the local guy. You might be surprised. Factor in delivery. The lumberyard will deliver to your home. With the big box store you are on your own. Even with a pickup truck, pre hung doors are a real pain in the butt to transport.
I replaced a dozen or so steel frame doors with solid core composite about a year ago. Due to the steel frame, our rough opening wouldn't work with the standard sizes at Home Depot. I found a supply store on Rt 110 in Amityville (forgot the name... Between the SS Pkwy and Sunrise). They were able to provide all my doors in a custom size to fit my rough openings. The cost (custom size) wasn't much more than the standard HD doors of the same exacts construction/quality. Having them all delivered to my driveway was a major benefit.
The people at this store were also able to connect me with some good workers for other projects that I didn't want to do myself.
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