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Let's say I want to replace the old screen door at my place. Do I measure the actual door or the trim around it or add/subtract something from the trim to account for what's under the trim? Any info for a DIY? | ||
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Spread the Disease |
I think it depends upon what your are replacing it with. You could get just a door or a kit that includes a frame. I would measure the opening with the trim and compare that to the opening specs for the item you are looking to purchase. That's what I did before I installed a glass storm door in my front door opening. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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Not really from Vienna |
Wood screen door? I measure the opening and buy that size. Because of the amateur carpenters that have worked on this house, I nearly always have to smallify the new door a bit with a saw before I paint and install it. | |||
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My crews install quite a few Larson and Andersen storm and screen doors. This is a pretty good how to guide for a DIYer https://www.larsondoors.com/st...doors-how-to-measure You're basically measuring the brickmold/frame opening that the z-bar mounts to. There's a narrow range that each door size will accommodate. | |||
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Certified All Positions |
Measure the exact size of the hole, being the area where the frame will attach. Don't add or subtract anything. They'll have a chart with the size range each door will fit in. Arc. ______________________________ "Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM "You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP | |||
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| W07VH5 |
Perfect. Thank you! | |||
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