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Cutting bottom of door trim.
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Then remove the door and use a straight edge and painter s tape to set up a perfectly controlled cut with a circular saw.
Cut the 45 degree angle on both sides from the short to short direction.
If your door is getting stuck or dragging against your flooring it s possible that your door is too big for your frame and needs to be trimmed down.
Measure up the right side of the door to the bottom of the 45 degree angle cut on the top trim.
Take your time and let the saw do the work.
Examine the bottom of.
Cut the bottom of the door using the circular saw equipped with a fine tooth blade.
At the bottom of the door i put a piece of tape on both the hinge side and the strike side the side with no hinges.
Forcing the saw can cause the door to splinter.
Finally i need a gauge block which i usually make from a piece of thin plywood.
They should be just outside of the scored cutting line.
The bottom side of the door won t splinter because the saw teeth cut up into the wood.
Make the cut slowly.
Measure across top of door and on the inside and add 3 8 inch to the measurement.
Hold the saw against the cutting guide and check the position of the blade s teeth.
Mark the door for the cut.
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Cut with the blade on the right 45 degree angle.