How to Hang Pre-hung Door - Part 8 of 15 - New Door Hardware Installed

By Gary Boutin

Door Tools

Supplies and Tools:
Claw hammer 
Cordless screwdriver with Phillip bit
Phillip tip
Wood chisel 1-inch

Mr. Victor Longpont hired my services to remove his garage door that had become damaged after a bad rain storm. The door had not been painted for over 30 years, the bottom of the door was damaged by a badly worn door sweep that allowed water into the bottom of the door.

This post shows the four steps on how to remove a damaged garage door.

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the door handle plate on the door jamb has been pre-drilled. Fig.2 shows the brass plate has been installed on the door jamb. A cordless screwdriver with a Phillip bit was used to drive in the wood screws into the plate. This door hardware was re-used and was still in good working order.

Fig.1 Door frame 
metal plate

Fig.2 Brass plate 
with one Phillip screw

Step 2: Fig.3 shows the Handyman is using a wood chisel to fit the dead bolt door jamb plate. Fig.4 shows the wood had been carved out. Fig.5 shows the plate ready for use and fig.2 a cordless screwdriver with a Phillip tip was used to drive the wood screws into the door jamb.

Fig.3 Using a wood chisel

Fig.4 Chiseling 
for brass plate

Fig.5 Brass plate

 Step 3: Next the door hardware is inserted into the door. Fig.6 shows the deadbolt bolt is in the door and fig.7 shows the handyman installation of the deadbolt into the door.

Fig.6 Deadbolt plate

Fig.7 Installing deadbolt

Step 4: Fig.8 and fig.9 shows the door handle and the deadbolt assembly.

Fig.8 Lock set finished

Fig.9 Job finished

How to Hang a Pre-hung Door:

Part 1 of 15 Introduction Why Replace This Garage Door

Part 2 of 15 Removing The Damaged Door

Part 3 of 15 Door Hardware Removed

Part 4 of 15 Door Threshold Removal

Part 5 of 15 Installing Door

Part 6 of 15 Recycled Metal Removed

Part 7 of 15 Caulking Outside Door Edges

Part 8 of 15 New Door Hardware Installed

Part 9 of 15 Caulking Door Screws Holes

Part 10 of 15 Inside Door Mud

Part 11 of 15 Inside Door Taping

Part 12 of 15 Inside Door Painted

Part 13 of 15 Applying Stucco To Door Edge

Part 14 of 15 Exterior Door Molding

Part 15 of 15 Old Door Cut to Trash

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