Cutting A Metal Door Frame

Trimming the door may require reducing the door s width a job you can do yourself and therefore save the money it would take to hire a professional.

Cutting a metal door frame.

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. The exterior metal cladding typically is only 1 16 inch thick. The interior of the door is made up of solid wood framing with fillers and some void space.

See more in the website article. They are not solid metal. To make the door header cut 2x4s to the width of the original opening. Cutting metal clad doors can be done with a metal blade on a circular saw.

Cut 2x4s to the height of the door plus 1 1 2 inches 5 1 cm to allow room for the top of the frame and allowance for leveling the jamb. If you ll be drilling a lot of holes or need to drill through hard abrasive metals like stainless steel or cast iron spend a couple bucks more for black oxide or a cobalt steel drill bit for metal. Installing a door may seem like a straightforward process but if the door does not fit precisely into the door frame then a little extra work may be involved. Once your door has been cut you will need to smooth the bottom of the metal door with a file.

Also make sure to wear protective goggles as metal splinters might be able to get in your eyes when filing. Cutting a screen door frame to length does not require complicated tools. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Hot metal chips will fly.

Cut metal with your circular saw. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. To make the studs measure the height of the door to be installed. After the metal is cut it may be sharp so use work gloves and be careful.

The least expensive twist bits are made of high speed steel hss and these basic bits are just fine for most metal drilling tasks. Step 4 file the metal. Frames can be cut using just a hacksaw with a metal cutting blade.