Most homeowners are installing a new door to replace an old door that’s been damaged or cut short to fit existing flooring—a simple enough fix if you take the time to measure. If the door is short ...

Q. I want to save some money on an upcoming project. It seems to me that I could successfully hang interior prehung doors if I had some guidance. Surely it can’t be that hard to do. Of course I want ...

Question: While on vacation, I plan to install a few new interior doors around my house. I’m using pre-hung doors. I’ve never hung a door before and could use some tips. I’m lost on what to do when ...

Before starting an exterior door upgrade, it helps to understand how prehung doors are built and why many homeowners choose ...

Question: My husband and I want to have new doors installed for the bedrooms, bathrooms and closets of our 50-plus-year-old Montecito home, and we just read an advertised special sale at a big box ...

Q. I need to install some doors at my house. I've never done it before. A friend told me to make the rough opening for the door and frame larger than the actual door frame dimensions. This seems odd ...

Q: We have an upstairs bedroom that leads into a Jack-and-Jill bathroom. The entry into this bathroom has a swinging door that should have been a sliding pocket door. We would like to install a ...

Question: I need to install doors at my house. But I’ve never done it. A friend told me to make the rough opening for the door and frame larger than the actual door-frame dimensions. This seems odd to ...