Replacing old internal doors

[Nham]

We had several old doors in our home which needed to be replaced. Hoping to use recycled materials, we looked at FB marketplace and found some doors that were being given away. We also sourced two solid doors which were over 30 years old and decided to pick these up as well.

The doors were mostly sliding doors and didn’t have any hinge recesses. This worked out well as we could chisel out the new recesses. As most of the recycled doors already had handles, these were removed, and the cavity was then filled with putty, sanded down and painted over. We couldn’t find everything on FB, and the remaining doors were bought from Bunnings (Hume internal doors)

We never replaced or installed any doors before, the first door took longer than we thought, but it got easier as we did the others. It’s a good DIY job that everyone can do. Just give yourself some time and have fun. Here are the videos we watched before getting started. Another good video about how to fit door hinges. 

[EricL]

Hello @Nham

Those replacement doors look awesome. Thank you very much for posting photos of the steps you took to match the hinge fittings and door knob positions. Did you still sand the doors down before you painted them? How many doors did you replace in total? The final results look great and the vivid white colour looks very nice.

Again, thank you for sharing such a wonderful project.

Eric

[Nham]

Hi @EricL ,

Good to hear from you:-). We replaced seven doors in total, using four recycled doors and three from Bunnings. The solid door was easier to work with, and yes, we had to sand down the solid door.  The hollow door surface was a kind of print made from composite paper; looks nice, but nothing beats solid wood.

Stay well. 

Nham