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First time I ever hung doors after starting out as self employed, I turned up at a revonation job to hang 8 doors. The doors were all pre finished going into old frames (pre finished doors are meant to go into new frames so no trimming is required) the finish on the doors was ebonised oak with a wax layer on top. As I arrived on site the builder who was running things took me to one side and basically said he was sorry, that he had tried to tell the clients that if they wanted those doors they'd need to replace the liners but they wouldn't listen, oh and that I should be careful as they were picky and each door cost £400. Once I started cutting down the doors I realised that the veneer was so thin that tear out was a real problem and that because of the contrast between the oak and the finish it could be seen from space! This meant I had to use a router to trim doors. Each door took me a day to hang in the end, luckily I wasn't on price and I had to pay for the first door I cut down to be replaced so only just came out of the whole experience ahead.