Cutting A Steel Door To Fit

A storm door is a secondary door located outside the main exterior door.

Cutting a steel door to fit.

In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. The type of blade that is chosen. When cutting the width of the door cut it on the hinge side.

Cut metal with your circular saw. The interior of the door is made up of solid wood framing with fillers and some void space. Installing a door may seem like a straightforward process but if the door does not fit precisely into the door frame then a little extra work may be involved. Steel used for a door is the same as steel used in any other application.

Storm doors usually have windows so that you can still see outside after opening the main door. They are not solid metal. Trimming the door may require reducing the door s width a job you can do yourself and therefore save the money it would take to hire a professional. You can cut the top of the door to make it shorter but then you will have to reposition the hinges to move the door up on the jamb.

Hot metal chips will fly. So generally the best way to cut the door to fit your space is to work with the bottom first. The best ways to shorten a door after laying carpet. Cutting metal clad doors can be done with a metal blade on a circular saw.

If you cut material away from the doorknob side it will change the backset the distance from the doorknob to the edge. When doors are installed to fit hardwood tile linoleum or any other flat floor covering clearance height from the bottom may be 1 2 inch or. The exterior metal cladding typically is only 1 16 inch thick. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.

Using a table saw with a fine blade is one method of getting your outside metal door cut to size. It provides additional protection in the event of bad weather. Cutting the top off a steel door depends on one thing.