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How To Remove A Door Frame

  
  
  

door frameIf you are planning on replacing a door with a pre-hung door (meaning the door and it's frame together), you're going to have to do some cutting. This isn't major surgery, but it's a job of finesse.

You are going to need to first pry off the trim molding around the perimeter of the door. Use a utility knife and cut through the caulking. If you plan on reusing the trim, be very gentle with it as you don't want to break it. The trim will be held in place with nails. Goose the trim up carefully with either a standard screwdriver or a putty knife. Start at the bottom and gradually move up until the entire piece of trim is free. Do this for all of the trim on both sides of the door.

With the trim removed, you will probably be able to see daylight between the door jambs and the door framing, with the wood shims nailed in place. Use a reciprocating saw with a demolition blade in it and run the blade around the perimeter of the door in between the door jamb and the house framing. The demolition blade will cut though the nails and shims without any trouble. Once the old door and frame has been removed, it's time for the new door installation.

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