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hugo7
Now the weather is improving and the snagging list is low I need to turn my attention to renovating these 1930s(?) pine internal doors we picked up.

Need to add/remove these amounts

from these

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Questions
1. Is there anything that'll catch me out?
2. Can I just use any old softwood from wickes for where I need to add >1cm, and does the grain need to match? I know it won't be as solid as the old pine, but for a couple of ~1cm strips stuck on the top and bottom I would have thought it would be OK.
3. Anything I should buy to make fitting the doors easier?
4. I'm assuming that using the hinges on my current door is the way to go to reduce effort.l (hinges pictured in attachments)
5. Any door handle recos? I have absolutely no idea what type I'd like.

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si_mon628 in reply to @hugo7

In answer to question 3 - a bag of packers and a winbag will make your life a lot easier when positioning, adjusting and finally hanging the doors.

And then that bag of packers will last you the rest of your life for other odd jobs.

Qu. 1) - don't cut off more than ~15mm on any one edge, as you can start cutting into the joints of the rails & stiles. I can't see your full table of numbers but it looks like you're only shaving edges, not taking hunks off. And divide the total amount to remove by two, and take it off both sides, to reduce them evenly.

Also never assume that your doorframes and floor are square - they probably aren't.

2) I'd think softwood would be fine, seeing as they're pine doors. Matching the grain - depends if they'll be painted or not. If you're leaving them bare/oiled/varnished (definitely give them some kind of finish) it will be very hard to get it bang on, but once you've glued the new stuff on and planed it down etc, you could give it a light stain so that colour differences in the two timbers don't attract attention.

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