After you have filed the door run a metal.
Cutting a metal clad door.
The interior of the door is made up of solid wood framing with fillers and some void space.
They are not solid metal.
It drug the floor at about 70 degrees from full open.
X 30 teeth ferrous and 5 3 8 in.
The type of blade that is chosen.
Steel used for a door is the same as steel used in any other application.
X 50 teeth non ferrous metal cutting circular saw blade set 2 pack model 48 40 4070 48 40 4075 46.
After the metal is cut it may be sharp so use work gloves and be careful.
When we moved in the front door wouldn t open all the way.
Cutting metal clad doors can be done with a metal blade on a circular saw.
The exterior metal cladding typically is only 1 16 inch thick.
If the edge of the door is clad in steel rather than consisting of wood cut this hole with a bi metal hole saw instead typically 7 8 inch or as specified by the manufacturer.
Also make sure to wear protective goggles as metal splinters might be able to get in your eyes when filing.
We purchased a house in 2011.
Enough to squeeze by it and you could force it all the way open but it was rubbing the floor pretty goo.
How to cut the top off a steel door.
Step 4 file the metal.