The function of a door is to permit entry and exit for a room but it must additionally give protection from the elements when it is closed
. Steel doors are an excellent way of providing security from intruders and fires. Also you will not have to fret about it rotting or being eaten by insects. Here is how to install a steel door on your own.
Required Tools
Pry bar
Drill and bit set
Hammer
Screw driver
Required Materials
Steel frame and door
2 inch screws
Nails
Wall board
Wall board tape
Shims
2x4 stock
Plaster skim coating
Metal studs
Instructions
If you are changing out an existing door, the first step is to remove the existing molding. Use the pry bar to remove the molding from the wall until all the molding right around is down. Use the screw driver and screw out the hinge pins and remove the hinges and the door; use the drill or pry bar to remove the door frame, sills and jams. Of course if there was no door in the doorway, there is no need for this step.
Next comes the framing of the wall; ensure that the wall around the door is structural and set the frame in position. Nail a pair of 2x4 stocks together and put them inside the wall as a brace. Take out the studs on either side of the steel door frame and replace them with the metal ones and then screw the studs directly into the existing sill using the screws. Do the same to the header wall frame.
For the placing of the new steel door you will need the aid of another person. With the help of your companion place the door in front of the opening and then tilt it up and into place. Level the door with the shims and fit it into position; the door and frame might come with interior supports to keep the door straight and square.
Using the shims place the door in position between the jambs and level it by adjusting the shims on either side. Use the 2-inch screws to screw the lockset side of the frame to the metal stud, only screwing the screws in about halfway and then screw in the hinge side of the frame also halfway. Adjust the shims to make sure the door is still level and plumb and opens properly and then tighten the screws. When the door is firmly in place remove the 2x4 frame braces.
Your steel door is now installed and all that is left is to patch the wall around the door where needed and remove the old wallboards and nail the new wallboard in place against the door frame. Plaster and tape the boards and you are done.
Tip
The level and plumb readings may vary a bit when you screw the door and frame into the metal studs therefore watch for this and make corrections as needed as you go along.