Getting a door cut to size

Hello all,

I want to replace a door, but my frame is 800mm wide, and the standard door size is 820mm. So I need 10mm cut off each side of a standard size door. I've called 3 Bunnings, and they all said they can't do it.

With the right tools it's a very simple job, but I'm not sure where to go... Suggestions?

Cheers

 

PS - I'm 20km~ out of the CBD on Brisbane's north side

 

You have to choose the door carefully and make sure it has enough wood on the edge to take off 10mm each side and remain stable. Cheaper doors may only allow a smaller amount of trimming.

Check the manufacturer's recommendation.

 

Thanks Wylie. It's my PPOR, and I don't know any property managers because I don't have any investment properties (yet). But yeah, if people could give me some names of good handymen on Brisbane's north side, that would be great!

 

I'm thinking of something like this:
Hume Doors & Timber 2040 x 820 x 40mm Savoy Entrance Door With Frosted Glass

It has a 'timber veneer'. I'm pretty new to diy stuff so not sure what that even means tbh... Could you take 10mm off the sides of this door?

 

What is the width and height of the existing door, not the frame.

 

10 mins to setup a jig and then circular saw

 

Try home hardware, I know our local one cuts doors down.

 

Yep Mitre 10 or Home with a trade centre. They will even cut your timber so its not all torn, split and ripped unlike bunnings

 

Timber veneer is the finish not the underlying material.

It might pay to get a joiner to build you a door from solid timber.

 

Actually that's not entirely correct. For example, Hume doors in Vic specifically says only a few mm should be trimmed on their hollow core doors. You may be able to do it, but it might cause issues with the door later.

 

No need to build one, there are plenty of doors available even at Bunnings that can be trimmed as much as required. You can tell by looking at the width of the stiles (visible on the top and bottom edge of the door). Or ask the manufacturer.

Similarly, a glass and wood one, as pictured above, will be fine if the stiles are wide enough to be trimmed down.

 

Have you tried Hume Doors or Corinthian Door, they will make to size at a reasonable price? You could special order through Bunnings

 

I tend to think it would be a lot more cost effective to just purchase the right type of door and trim it.

 

Had some experience with this due to tenants kicking in the doors...........

If you only need 10mm off the door edge you can (carefully) use an electric planer to do the job accurately and easily.
Measure twice, cut once, or a few times....up to 1mm per cut.
See the link:
Corded Planers available from Bunnings Warehouse

It works out to 10mm off each side, or combinations to make the size.
The solid wood portion of the hollow core door edge is visible from the end.
Don't take 20mm off one side.....
Turn the door up on edge to have a flat planing surface.
Mark the depth of cut on the door to guide you.
Google some online videos of door trimming if you get stuck......

As other posters have said, a solid door will handle more trimming than a hollow core...but 10mm is not much.
Then you will have another handy tool to add to the home arsenal....

There are also some handy tools for cutting door locks and rebates that can help make the job accurate.
Painting is the longest part of the job!

Good luck.

 

It's to go from the kitchen to the laundry, which is a lean to type thing.

Robbcat, I had thought of using a planer, but seems like it would take a long time. I'm sure with with the right tools it'd take less then 10 minutes.

I rang around to some more (non Bunnings) hardware stores without luck. So I've just emailed a local handyman...