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.
Cutting a metal clad door.
Enough to squeeze by it and you could force it all the way open but it was rubbing the floor pretty goo.
They are not solid metal.
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 the top off a steel door depends on one thing.
The exterior metal cladding typically is only 1 16 inch thick.
We purchased a house in 2011.
Step 4 file the metal.
Also make sure to wear protective goggles as metal splinters might be able to get in your eyes when filing.
It drug the floor at about 70 degrees from full open.
How to cut and resize a steel clad entry 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.
X 30 teeth ferrous and 5 3 8 in.
After the metal is cut it may be sharp so use work gloves and be careful.
Cutting metal clad doors can be done with a metal blade on a circular saw.
When we moved in the front door wouldn t open all the way.