I need to install a screen door on a house built a few years ago. The exterior entry door is a stock, fiberglass clad, pre hung unit in a 2×4 wall. (might be a Stanley??)
The screen door is a standard width. However, the width of the space between the exterior casing and the door stop is narrower than the screen door. This would result in the door protruding beyond the exterior door casing.
Two options come to mind;
1) add another layer of casing, creating a deeper pocket for the screen door. This seems to be the ugly route.
2) Narrow the door stop to create a wider space for the door to sit in. This would make the surface of the installed screen door flush with the existing exterior casing. This would look better and leave the exterior casing intact. If this is the right road, what is the process of cutting down the stop? It does not appear to have been applied but rather to be part of the door profile (the sides and top).
Are there other options to be considered? What would be the best tool for this job? Is this job for a router and then some hand cleanup with a chisel at the corners?
Any help would be appreciated.
JP Dad
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Most door casing are separate from the door itself especially a Stanley door. Might be just painted over so it appears to be one.
I'd take a utility knife and gently cut into one side of the casing and then with a small flat bar try and pry it off..then rip it to size otherwise a router would be the route to go along side a straight edge.
Be straight......hmmmm
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andy
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Thanks Andy. I will give that a shot. Being able to pry that stop off the frame will simplify things quite a bit. I hope that is the case.
- Paul
Dad
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