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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Anyone know how to cut doors down? New carpets gone down today and they had to take all the doors off as the carpets are too thick.

I'm exhausted, been decorating the new flat the past 2 weeks and now making curtains. This has totally thrown me, I can barely move the doors, don't want to take too much off, can't lug them about to check. She's moving in next weekend so I don't have time to get a man in.

Hints and tips gratefully received.

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

Sand the bottom edge.

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

Plane or sand

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By *ogistical NightmaresCouple
over a year ago

Manchester Area

Hold one up in the door frame, see how much the hinges have moved up aginst the old position. Borrow an electric planer and plane off half that measurement

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

Might only need the hinges needing packing out slightly to lift them.

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By *enithWoman
over a year ago

closer than you think

hire a carpenter!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyone know how to cut doors down? "

yep...

mobile/landline... dial joiner... "come and cut my doors.!"

pay joiner

job done

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By *ctavius StuntMan
over a year ago

london

any decent carpet fitters should have a door trimmer which cuts the door where the door hangs, no need to take doors off at all. If you have closers fitted between door and frame they are now going to be very difficult to rehang.

What sort of doors are they, solid or hollow ? From the weight they sound like fircheck doors so plane or use a circular saw.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Depends, how many doors you hea, just sand the bottom og but not much

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

decent carpet fitters cut them down for u, dont touch the hinges take the door off and cut prob around half inch off the bottom, replace door maybe it will need a bit more or a bit less than half inch, depending how thick the carpet is so measure first u need a circular saw or electric planer

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

If you want to sand them you better start now else you won't be finished by next Xmas. You need a plane.

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

"any decent carpet fitters should have a door trimmer which cuts the door where the door hangs, no need to take doors off at all. If you have closers fitted between door and frame they are now going to be very difficult to rehang.

What sort of doors are they, solid or hollow ? From the weight they sound like fircheck doors so plane or use a circular saw."

great minds

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

i prob would get a man in, chances are ur not gonna have the rite tools, and could easily fuck em up. sanding no chance, manual plane not easy, prob no chance, unless ther solid doors hand saw circular saw fine blade electric planer depends on the door

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Plane a few mm off each door and refit, dead easy. I had to do it on all my doors when I re-carpeted last year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Buy some lifting hinges, easy to fit and no mess.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

There's 4 doors. Think they are hollow, I'm just a weakling lol. I have a circular saw and a jigsaw. Once used the circular saw to trim a door here and now there's an inch gap at the bottom.

But it's not my flat so I want to do it right.

Good idea about lining the hinges up. I have no-one to help me so I can't hold the door upright and peer at the bottom and measure it and draw on it.

The carpet fitters were no help.

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

"There's 4 doors. Think they are hollow, I'm just a weakling lol. I have a circular saw and a jigsaw. Once used the circular saw to trim a door here and now there's an inch gap at the bottom.

But it's not my flat so I want to do it right.

Good idea about lining the hinges up. I have no-one to help me so I can't hold the door upright and peer at the bottom and measure it and draw on it.

The carpet fitters were no help. "
are they off then thought they wer still hung if they are still hung get down place a ruler on the carpet against the door draw a line along it or mark either end add a few more mm on top removbe door cut down wth circlar saw

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

No they had to take them all off. They are leaning against my newly painted walls with bits of carpet padding them so they don't scrape. Back home now. Sewing reams of material making curtains.

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

I went with the lifting hinges when my carpet was fitted but considering my DIY attempts today ended with me dislodging the waste pipe of the bath and flooding the garage I'm not the best person to take advice from!!

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By *r mrs pCouple
over a year ago

taunton

"Anyone know how to cut doors down? New carpets gone down today and they had to take all the doors off as the carpets are too thick.

Hints and tips gratefully received. "

Hi, first thing to do is place the door in each opening to make sure they do need planing, might be it was just easier for carpet fitter to remove them to carpet.if they dont fit look to see how much higher the hinges on the door are compared to on the frame, this will be the amout you will need to take off bottom of door ( plus few mm for clearance ) simpleeessss not lol.

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By *coobyroo218Couple
over a year ago

Guernsey

Ok from reading your posts you do not have the tools or the know how to do the job properly or expertly.

You need to get a man in with the tools and know how to cut them down and re hang them for you.

Sanding them is of no use what's so ever they need to be planed or cut.

There will be plenty of guys in the yellow pages or ask neighbours for people they would recommend

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Ok from reading your posts you do not have the tools or the know how to do the job properly or expertly.

You need to get a man in with the tools and know how to cut them down and re hang them for you.

Sanding them is of no use what's so ever they need to be planed or cut.

There will be plenty of guys in the yellow pages or ask neighbours for people they would recommend"

Or a woman with the right tools and expertise.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get a piece of string that is the same length as the door and tack it to the bottom corner where the door meets the side with the hinges. Then attach a piece of chalk to the other end and starting from the line of the door draw an arc that depicts where the door will swing open. Then cut the carpet out. Job done.

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

"Get a piece of string that is the same length as the door and tack it to the bottom corner where the door meets the side with the hinges. Then attach a piece of chalk to the other end and starting from the line of the door draw an arc that depicts where the door will swing open. Then cut the carpet out. Job done.

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was reading this thinking wtf and got to the end spat my drink out very funny lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A friend of mine did similar, he cut the underlay away then rolled the carpet down again. It worked, but looked funny.

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By *coobyroo218Couple
over a year ago

Guernsey

"Ok from reading your posts you do not have the tools or the know how to do the job properly or expertly.

You need to get a man in with the tools and know how to cut them down and re hang them for you.

Sanding them is of no use what's so ever they need to be planed or cut.

There will be plenty of guys in the yellow pages or ask neighbours for people they would recommend

Or a woman with the right tools and expertise."

Yes or this. Just one thing though looking for a woman chippy night take some time

not as popular as believed to be.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Ok from reading your posts you do not have the tools or the know how to do the job properly or expertly.

You need to get a man in with the tools and know how to cut them down and re hang them for you.

Sanding them is of no use what's so ever they need to be planed or cut.

There will be plenty of guys in the yellow pages or ask neighbours for people they would recommend

Or a woman with the right tools and expertise.

Yes or this. Just one thing though looking for a woman chippy night take some time

not as popular as believed to be."

I know one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sod that go open plan

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By *coobyroo218Couple
over a year ago

Guernsey

"Ok from reading your posts you do not have the tools or the know how to do the job properly or expertly.

You need to get a man in with the tools and know how to cut them down and re hang them for you.

Sanding them is of no use what's so ever they need to be planed or cut.

There will be plenty of guys in the yellow pages or ask neighbours for people they would recommend

Or a woman with the right tools and expertise.

Yes or this. Just one thing though looking for a woman chippy night take some time

not as popular as believed to be.

I know one."

I have worked with them as well but its k bit like the ratio of single women not here to the ratio of single women.

I did not mean my post to sound sexist in any way shape or form but you have admit women chippy are not exactly two a penny.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I have worked with them as well but its k bit like the ratio of single women not here to the ratio of single women.

I did not mean my post to sound sexist in any way shape or form but you have admit women chippy are not exactly two a penny. "

I realise that but it's 2013 and it's not that hard to use person, instead of man, for jobs that can be done by either.

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

was only cse the op used the phrase get a man in, im in the building trade and to be fair not many women, well none on site realy, of course they can do the job and if they wer around id hire them on my firm bt the term handy man etc will be hard to loose as the women just choose nt to do the trades

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"was only cse the op used the phrase get a man in, im in the building trade and to be fair not many women, well none on site realy, of course they can do the job and if they wer around id hire them on my firm bt the term handy man etc will be hard to loose as the women just choose nt to do the trades

I will use the term GALMI but whenever I say it the person who actually does the work is usually my sister.

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By *coobyroo218Couple
over a year ago

Guernsey

I will use the term GALMI but whenever I say it the person who actually does the work is usually my sister."

GALMI what dames that mean never heard it before?

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By *coobyroo218Couple
over a year ago

Guernsey

I will use the term GALMI but whenever I say it the person who actually does the work is usually my sister."

GALMI what dames that mean never heard it before?

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I will use the term GALMI but whenever I say it the person who actually does the work is usually my sister.

GALMI what dames that mean never heard it before?"

Get a little man in. It's handy on this site too.

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By *coobyroo218Couple
over a year ago

Guernsey

I will use the term GALMI but whenever I say it the person who actually does the work is usually my sister.

GALMI what dames that mean never heard it before?

Get a little man in. It's handy on this site too."

Ha ha like it. Like said never heard it before.

Just out of curiosity why a little man? Do you not like your men to be big and manly ha ha

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By *coobyroo218Couple
over a year ago

Guernsey

I will use the term GALMI but whenever I say it the person who actually does the work is usually my sister.

GALMI what dames that mean never heard it before?

Get a little man in. It's handy on this site too."

Ha ha like it. Like said never heard it before.

Just out of curiosity why a little man? Do you not like your men to be big and manly ha ha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyone know how to cut doors down?

yep...

mobile/landline... dial joiner... "come and cut my doors.!"

pay joiner

job done

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i did that once !!! the "tradesman" left a gap big enough to drive a bus under the door (not quite but you get the picture)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well for a start I wouldn't remove half an inch off the doors. Carpets settle they cleared before so doing this will only result in a half in gap under the door.

The first thing you need to do is check the doors are rehung incorrectly if they have been off. You DON'T want the doors perfectly horizontal with new carpets you want the bottom hinge approximately 2 mm out towards the swing. Then When the door is opened the door will rise slightly when opened. It will save you plaining the door down (you always do this or use a finer toothed handsaw)and when your carpets settle with pressure on the pile you can move a little way back in.

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

depends how thick the carpet is, dont it, has she had new under lay? thers loads of factors thats why i said measure it, and if u gt it rite u dont have to wear the carpet in, as it will clear from the start

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As mentioned further up sanding won't do it, and imho I would not plane it as that is for the edges and would splinter the door as u came over the end of the door!

use the circular saw but set the depth of the blade to just come through the door, and if u have a side fence with the saw, use that for a straight cut, if it needs a straight cut that is.

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

"As mentioned further up sanding won't do it, and imho I would not plane it as that is for the edges and would splinter the door as u came over the end of the door!

use the circular saw but set the depth of the blade to just come through the door, and if u have a side fence with the saw, use that for a straight cut, if it needs a straight cut that is. "

fine blade to if u have one ithink all u need to know hs been posted now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't do what my mate did.

He had a new carpet fitted too and needed to cut a bit off the bottom of the door, so he took the door off and took it outside to cut it. He cut a bit off and took it back in to refit it.

The silly fooker cut the top of the door instead of the bottom, so he thought he'd just move the hinges. This bit went ok, then he found out the door catch wouldn't line up so he had to adjust that too. In doing so though he hit his chisel a bit too hard and split the door frame.

So .... if you're not sure get someone in, but don't ask my mate Bob

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I said get a man in. We don't have any female joiner types round here. Wasn't being sexist.

I've decided I'm going to use all your fantastic advice (thank you everyone!) and have a look at the doors. If it's looking dodgy/ too much like hard work, I'll look up someone in the yellow pages.

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can hire a door trimmer from Speedy or Brandons that will trim the door in situ without having to take it off.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i didn't have a plane so thought i would use a jigsaw ...... have a lovely wonky curve at the bottom now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i didn't have a plane so thought i would use a jigsaw ...... have a lovely wonky curve at the bottom now

Lol sometimes that's what it needs

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By *ctavius StuntMan
over a year ago

london

"i didn't have a plane so thought i would use a jigsaw ...... have a lovely wonky curve at the bottom now

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you may be able to cover that with a brush strip which will also improve insulation.

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

"i didn't have a plane so thought i would use a jigsaw ...... have a lovely wonky curve at the bottom now

you may be able to cover that with a brush strip which will also improve insulation.

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on carpet wth an internal door mmmmm could work

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

lean the door you want to cut down against the wall so the hinges are next to the holes they came from jack the door up slightly with something thin like 2p coins so there is a little gap between the door and the floor measure how much the hinge has moved up from the original holes and cut that amount from the bottom of the door.

have you considered rising butt hinges that lift the door as it opens

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thank you everyone, your advice helped loads. I decided it was too hard for just me so I got a mate to help last night. Luckily he had an electric planer wotsit or we'd still be there now!

It took ages and made a right mess but we managed. Think my vac may explode from the sawdust oops. Just glad it's all done.

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By *r mrs pCouple
over a year ago

taunton

"Thank you everyone, your advice helped loads. I decided it was too hard for just me so I got a mate to help last night. Luckily he had an electric planer wotsit or we'd still be there now!

It took ages and made a right mess but we managed. Think my vac may explode from the sawdust oops. Just glad it's all done.

Hope you rewarded him.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Using a fine toothed saw - take approx half and inch (10mm) off the bottom of each door - measure and draw a line in pencil to help you guide the saw - it should take you no more than 10 mins per door. Once finished, lightly sanpaper the rough edges before re-hanging using existing hinges and screws into the old holes - job done!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Thank you everyone, your advice helped loads. I decided it was too hard for just me so I got a mate to help last night. Luckily he had an electric planer wotsit or we'd still be there now!

It took ages and made a right mess but we managed. Think my vac may explode from the sawdust oops. Just glad it's all done.

Hope you rewarded him.

Umm yeah I got him a load of beer.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

"Thank you everyone, your advice helped loads. I decided it was too hard for just me so I got a mate to help last night. Luckily he had an electric planer wotsit or we'd still be there now!

It took ages and made a right mess but we managed. Think my vac may explode from the sawdust oops. Just glad it's all done.

Hope you rewarded him.

Umm yeah I got him a load of beer.

No Pringles ? Tight wad

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Thank you everyone, your advice helped loads. I decided it was too hard for just me so I got a mate to help last night. Luckily he had an electric planer wotsit or we'd still be there now!

It took ages and made a right mess but we managed. Think my vac may explode from the sawdust oops. Just glad it's all done.

Hope you rewarded him.

Umm yeah I got him a load of beer.

No Pringles ? Tight wad

If I have Pringles no-one else is getting their hands on them!!

I gave him a glass of water.

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

oooo lucky him

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