How To Shave Down A Door Width

Set the scribe tool to 1 8 inch.

How to shave down a door width. The scribe tool resembles a compass. Extreme how to editor matt weber demonstrates how to shorten a door to clear a new flooring installation. Trimming your internal door down to size the sides of the door usually shouldn t need a whole lot of wood removing and it s a reasonably simple job as long as you ve got a steady hand. Step 4 climb the ladder until your chest is to the top of the door.

Remove the door knob with a screwdriver. Plane the edges of the door by working your way from the outside edge toward the center. Place the chair against the wall so that it will be between the door and the wall when you open the door. You ll need to remove the door which you can do by removing the pin in the hinge if your door has a removable one or by unscrewing the hinge from the door.

Step 3 position the blade of a utility knife against the top of the door at the outer end of your painter s tape. Use the pencil to scribble random lines perpendicular across the vertical line. This will brace the door while giving you some space to work. Shave the door down slightly for a quick fix.

It has two small arms one with a pencil and one with a flat blade. Extend the pencil line so that it s at least 24 inches in length. One way is to plane the door which means you shave off part of the door so it doesn t rub or stick. The length of the shaved area is important to prevent shaving a dip or depression into the edge of the door.

Mark the measurements on the door to determine how much width must be trimmed from the door using a pencil. Place the door across two sawhorses. The blade should pass. Use a hand plane or a power plane to shave off equal amounts from each side using the pencil lines you marked earlier.