Cutting A Metal Clad Door

The exterior metal cladding typically is only 1 16 inch thick.

Cutting a metal clad door.

X 50 teeth non ferrous metal cutting circular saw blade set 2 pack model 48 40 4070 48 40 4075 46. After you have filed the door run a metal. We purchased a house in 2011. Cutting the top off a steel door depends on one thing.

When we moved in the front door wouldn t open all the way. Step 4 file the metal. Enough to squeeze by it and you could force it all the way open but it was rubbing the floor pretty goo. 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.

It drug the floor at about 70 degrees from full open. After the metal is cut it may be sharp so use work gloves and be careful. They are not solid metal. Once your door has been cut you will need to smooth the bottom of the metal door with a file.

Also make sure to wear protective goggles as metal splinters might be able to get in your eyes when filing. How to cut and resize a steel clad entry door. The interior of the door is made up of solid wood framing with fillers and some void space. Steel used for a door is the same as steel used in any other application.

Cutting metal clad doors can be done with a metal blade on a circular saw.