Friday, May 10, 2013

How to Hang Pre-hung Door - Part 12 of 15 - Inside Door Painted

Fig.1 Door to be painted
By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Paint brush
Paint Tray
Semi-gloss paint

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 to painting the inside of the wall and around the door edges.

Step 1: Above fig.1 shows the area around the door that needs to be painted. 
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the right part of the door is painted. White semi-gloss paint was used to get a clean cut look.
Fig.2 Painted with 
semi-gloss paint
Step 3: Fig.3 shows the left side of the door completely painted.
Fig.3 Paint the edges too

Step 4: Fig.4 shows the door and the edges are finished. Now it is time to to repair the outside and finished this job.
Fig.4 Door 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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    How to Hang Pre-hung Door - Part 11 of 15 - Inside Door Taping

    Fig.1 Taping tools
    By Gary Boutin

    Supplies and Tools:
    Razor knife with lots of extra blades
    Corner bead with paper edge (2) 
    Aviation snipers
    Mud knife

    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 six steps to apply interior taping to the door edge. Interior tapping will protect the edges of the walls. 

    Step 1: Fig.1 shows the tools needed to get the job done. Aviation snip to cut the corner bead, wall tape to apply to the wall edges, mud for the wall, razor knife to cut the paper tape edges.
    Step 2: Fig.2 shows the corner bead with paper edges has been applied to the left side of the door. Fig.3 shows the right side corner bead is being fitted on the wall edges.
    Fig.2 Applying on the hinge 
    side joint compound 
    paper tape
    Fig.3 Paper applied 
    on the right side
    Step 3: Fig.4 shows the aviation snips cutting the paper edge and the metal middle of the corner bead. Fig.5 shows the corner bead has been cut and needs to be fitted to the door.
    Fig.4 Using metal shears 
    cut the corner paper tape
    Fig.5 Ready for the
    joint compound
    Step 4: Fig.6 shows that the hinge needs to be cut of if placing the corner bead near the door. Fig.7 shows the right side top door frame has been fitted with corner bead.
    Fig.6 Cut around 
    the door hinge
    Fig.7 Right side of the door

    Step 5: Fig.8 shows the extra paper is being cut off the corner bead.
    Fig.8 Trimming excess paper

    Step 6: Fig.9 shows shows the final step to apply wall mud to the edges of the paper.  Once the mud has dried sand the wall to a smooth surface. This door is not going to have texture added to the wall edges. The area is now ready to be painted.
    Fig.9 Smoothing the wall 
    with wall knife

    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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    Tuesday, May 7, 2013

    How to Hang Pre-hung Door - Part 10 of 15 - Inside Door Mud

    Fig.1 Joint compound
    By Gary Boutin

    Supplies and Tools:
    Cordless screwdriver with Phillip bit
    Mud knives
    Mud also called joint compound
    Wall tape

    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 six steps to applying joint compound inside the door jamb. 

    Step 1: Fig.1 shows that the joint compound was removed from a new container and applied to the open gaps in the doorway.  
    Step 2: Fig.2 shows the a mud knife was used to apply the mud and make an edge for the corner bead.
    Fig.2 Tape and joint compound
    Step 3: Fig.3 shows the application of mud all around the door and flatten the mud as much as possible.  
    Fig.3 Taping top
    Step 4: Fig.4 shows a gap between the door jamb and the sheetrock. This side is not as bad as the hinge side.
    Fig.4 Taping 
    around lock plate
    Step 5: Fig.5 and fig.6 shows that mud was applied on the top right of the door. Fig.6 shows a larger perspective of the work done inside the door jamb.
    Fig.5 Taping 
    around door edges
    Fig.6 Above electrical alarm
    Step 6: Fig.7 shows the door jamb is smooth all ready to apply the corner bead to the door jamb edges and fig.8 shows that this part of the job is finished.
    Fig.7
    Fig.8 Tape 
    behind door hinges

    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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