If your door frame is damaged and needs to be replaced or upgraded to something new, the best way is to replace it with a prehung door.
In this article on Antique Glass ltd, we want to show different steps of door frame replacement.
The prehung door just means that the door has been installed on the frame, which saves all the work of inserting the frame and the door into the hinge.
The door and frame are also pre-drilled and mortised to accommodate handles and knocks.
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If you have some carpentry experience, then you can solve this project yourself.
First, remove the existing door, trim strips, and frame. Then, install the pre-hung door and replace the decorative strip. The installation process for the inner and outer doors is the same, so no matter where the door is located. you can use basic tools to install a sturdy replacement in a few hours.

Step-by-step door frame replacement(pre-hung)

• Remove door, trim, and frame
• Cut along the gap between the wall and the trim
• Pry old trim away from the wall.
  Pry it firmly out of the wall by applying pressure down (toward the wall) to pull it towards you and away from the wall. Start at the top and move to the side. Continue to pry open the decorative strip until it is completely removed.
• Remove the door jamb.
• Place the new door and frame in the opening, then fix it in place

 When installing the prehung door, make sure that all packing materials (including tension straps) are in place until you move the door into place. In addition, fix the pre-hanging clip in place to prevent the accidental opening of the door during installation.

Tools you need to have for door frame replacement are:

• Hammer
• Level – 4 foot
• Drill/driver
• Tape measure
• Chisel – 3⁄4 inch
• Phillips screwdriver
• Utility knife
• Plumb bob

If the door was not pre-hung, can we install a door?

When buying doors, you will encounter two completely different types: pre-hanging doors and slab doors. When you plan to buy and install the door yourself, it makes a big difference.
At the beginning of the article we talked about how to door frames replacement. Now we want to tell you what steps to take if you have slab doors.
When saving money is a crucial issue, you may want to explore the possibility of installing slab doors, as they are usually much cheaper than prehung doors.
Installing internal slab doors (as opposed to prehung doors) is not difficult. Follow our step-by-step tutorial and learn how to make any room look new.

Slab doors provide you with much more design flexibility than pre-hung doors.

Step-by-step door frame replacement(Slab)

•  After measuring the old door, and remove the knob and any hardware, remove the old door.
•  Install the new indoor slab door dry and install it in the opening, and use gaskets to fix it in place if necessary. If the new door is not suitable, the old door can be used as a template to indicate where to trim the new door panel. Simply place the new door on a flat work surface, then place the old door on top of it and make sure to align the two doors in the same direction
• Trim the new door
• With Marking of hinges and door handles, score and notch the hinge perimeters.
• When notching is complete, attach the new hinges to the door.
• Attach the lockset
• Attach the hinges of frame

This is a moderately difficult job. You don’t need past experience, but if you want to complete the project quickly and easily, then hiring professionals is obviously your best choice.
The contractor or handyman will definitely serve you better. There will be fewer opportunities for errors and accidents. You don’t have to decide which type of door is best for your house. Because they are professionals, they are good at recommending or making decisions. Antique Glass ltd might be a good choice.
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