How to Install a Front Door

Installing a new front door to your home can change the appearance of your house and can also save you money by eliminating any draft that your old door use to have. You can install a new door yourself in just a matter of time.

Things you will need:

• Screwdriver


• Interior trim 


• Exterior trim


• Insulation


• Front door


• Level


• Tape measure


• Tenpenny finishing nails


• Hammer


• Thin wood scraps


• Prying bar


• Pencil


• Paper

1. Measure the opening of your door with the tape measure. Record the measurement.


2. Measure your current front door with your tape measure. Record the measurement.


3. Take the measurements you recorded to a home improvement store and select the new door and purchase it.


4. Tap out the pins of the old door to remove it and slip if off its hinges.


5. Use your pry bar and remove the old door molding.


6. Remove the hinges from the doorjamb by taking the screws off each one. 


7. Take the new door and make sure the door will fit in the space provided.


8. Place the bottom of the door in place.


9. Place the top of the door in place. Put small pieces of the scrap wood between the wall and the frame.  Use your level to make sure the door is correctly attached.


10. Secure the door in place using the tenpenny finishing nails through the doorframe and the scrap wood pieces. 


11. Apply the exterior trim to the door.


12. Put insulation between the jamb of the door and the wall.


13. Apply the interior trim the door.


14. Replace the hardware on the door. You can use the hardware from the old door or you can purchase new hardware for the door.