Front door

Shirley Dunlap
by Shirley Dunlap
I was given an exterior door 35 3/4" by 79 3/16". The old door is 36"x 80". Is there any way to make it fit.
  4 answers
  • Adrianne C Adrianne C on Apr 04, 2014
    Yes, the door frame will have to be adjusted either on the top, or the bottom. Sometimes a new threshold will do, and shimmed out 1/4".
  • Reba Bumgarner-Diviney Reba Bumgarner-Diviney on Apr 04, 2014
    Add to the frame would help
  • You might be able to add some weatherstripping and change out the stops on the door. You are not looking at a huge gap and the threshhold may be able to be adjusted to take up the 7/16" on the bottom.
  • Jan Shore Jan Shore on Apr 07, 2014
    I believe that another critical point is where the hardware is on the new door as it compares to the old door. The hinges and the door catch etc, may be slightly off.