Examine the bottom.
Trim bottom of door with jigsaw.
If you ve just installed carpeting your doors will probably rub and bind which means that you have to trim off the bottoms.
Take your time and let the saw do the work.
Can i trim a door down with my jigsaw.
Jigsaw or circular saw would be the normal way of doing it.
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Make sure you measure at the outside ends of the door rather than in the middle in case the door is slightly warped.
It s capable of making straight cuts through a variety of thicknesses but its claim.
I m looking to trim off about 5mm from either sides as well as top and bottom of my 6panel internal bedroom door and i m wondering if a jigsaw would be okay.
The jigsaw won t be too bad but have an extra blade or two for that old solid wood door and make sure you have a blade long enough to cut through the whole thickness easily.
Change where you buy you re carpets never heard of anything so ridiculous.
Don t run off the end of the door with the planer.
Planer or sander would work but be slower and more likely to be a bit uneven.
Mark a pencil line along the bottom of the door with a block of wood 20mm thick with the door shut place the wood on the floor and slide along floor and mark the door with a pencil that now gives you a line to cut too which is parallel with the floor when the door is closed at 5mm use an electric plane to remove the.
I know a circular saw would be best but i don t have one.
Trimming a wood door with a circular saw without splintering the wood or damaging the finish is a challenge.
Forcing the saw can cause the door to splinter.
Just draw a line round the bottom of the door about.
You might be following the line on one side of the door but jigsaw blades bend so there s nothing to suggest it s cutting anywhere near straight on the other side.
That way it won t splinter the edge of the door.
Cut the bottom of the door using the circular saw equipped with a fine tooth blade.
The handsaw will be a ridiculous amount of work especially if it s an old solid wood door.
If so would you recommend a hardwood or softwood cutting jigsaw blade.
How to use a jigsaw to cut through an aluminum door.
A jigsaw is one of the most versatile cutting tools made.
Rip a piece of wood on the table saw according to your measurements and dry fit the piece into place to check for fit.
Plane down half then flip the door over and take the rest off from the other side.
The best way to cut off a door bottom.
Old wood gets hard and can wear out a jigsaw blade pretty fast.
