Remove Basement Door Frame From First Floor

To cut a metal threshold use tin snips and a saw equipped with a metal cutting blade to make the cuts.

Remove basement door frame from first floor. Then remove the tape and examine the sheeting. Removing an interior door frame. Remove these 2x4 inch boards by twisting them off their nails and pulling them down or up. Begin by removing the existing threshold from your door.

If you have low headroom you may need to cut your doors down or special order shorter ones. Dislodge the threshold pieces with a pry bar. Cut the old threshold with a back saw or a reciprocating saw. Frame the door openings 2 1 2 inches higher and 2 1 2 inches wider than the door you re installing.

Cover floor for protection where needed. Use a regular stud plus a trimmer on each side of the door. Instead of an inland in the center of the kitchen the lower cabinets where in a wide u shape with a set of wide open stairs in the center going down to the basement rec game room spare bedroom tv room and bathroom. In a sandable floor no cover needed.

Use a wood chisel on the remaining piece of bottom plate and remove it from the door frame. Remove the screws holding the brass strike plate to the door frame as well as any other deadbolt or security lock plates on the frame. Remember to allow overhead space for the door trim. If the door frame is done first then does the tile installer just cut tile so that it fits snuggly against the bottom of the door frame or for a more seemless look does he rough cut and install it so that it 39 s just beneath the door frame and is there just a bit of a gap between the concrete floor and the door frame.

Set the depth of the circular saw blade at 1 5 inches and carefully cut out the bottom plate. Ensure the cuts are square. Step 3 build door frame. If constructing a wall in a basement where the concrete floor is out of level because the wall may be too high or too low in spots when tipped.

This rough opening allows adequate space for the door plus its frame. Exterior doors often have long screws that penetrate through the jamb and into the rough opening.