Boy, does this site look different. Even had to find myself a new screen name. Here’s the question. Customer bought exterior Stanley metal clad door. Standard size. Opening not standard. Tried Stanley web site but they are “under construction”. If door was wood I would cut to fit. Seems to have metal edge rolled so even if I could figure a way to cut it it might be too weak. Any door specialists out there? Tricks I could use before telling her to take it back to HD? About 3″ too long. Thanks, Tyr.
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Too tall or too wide?
Too tall..find the other thread and cut it off...
Too wide......get the right size.
Jeff
Buck Construction Pittsburgh,PA
Fine Carpentery.....While U Waite
I guess it's been awhile since you checked in. Taunton went to prospero about a year ago.
First thing she needs to know is that as soon as you modify the door the warrantee is kaput.
There is a another thread about short doors under the headinbg of replacing a window with a door. Personally, I'm agin it. Make a door to fit or rebuild the jamb and openning.
Why do customers dfo this to us?
Excellence is its own reward!
tell your customer to return the doors. steel doors like that are no good. they dent very easily you cant trim them very well if you try to install a peephole you cant tighten them up because the door is full of foam and it just collapses i once made the mistake of trying to install a mail slot i ended up ruining the door and had to buy another one. tell her to look at the fibre glass doors for exterior but be carfull you cant trim much of the sides .
Take the door back and order a new one at the proper height. They have a fee for a cut down door, but you will retain the factory warranty, and the cost should be off-set by the labor saved during installation. Haven't read the other thread, but I can tell you from my own experience, no matter how careful you are, you (and probably your customer) will regret the final results. The last one I ordered cost an extra $35 for the cut.
JohnJohn Svenson, Builder, Remodeler, NE Ohio (Formerly posted as JRS)
Have to agree with everyone else.
I had to have a door custom made because the customer needed 7½" jamb and a 5'10" height, in steel.
Spoke to a custom manufacturere locally. It cost me an extra $60.00 for the height and got the correct jamb. All in steel.
Don't futz with it.
Quality repairs for your home.
Aaron the Handyman
Vancouver, Canada