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Fri, Feb 22, 13 at 10:01
| When should you paint the doors...before or after they are hung? TIA! |
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- Posted by millworkman (millwork4u@gmail.com) on Fri, Feb 22, 13 at 10:22
| Interior or exterior? Are you purchasing prehung or slabs and site hung? Or do you mean before or after the doors are installed in the openings? |
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| I know stain is a bit different, but in one house the painters stained prior to hanging. The next house stain and final coat came after hanging. These were wood interior doors. |
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| On my remodel, we had prehung doors. One contractor (phase 1 of remodel) painted them before they were nailed into place. The new contractor (phase 2 of remodel) hung/nailed in place all doors before painting. I think it is preference. |
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| Interior MDF prehung for new construction. We are painting ourselves and our builder wants to hang them first, but I was thinking it would be better to paint first. |
This post was edited by kberrie1 on Fri, Feb 22, 13 at 11:14
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- Posted by millworkman (millwork4u@gmail.com) on Fri, Feb 22, 13 at 11:32
| In my opinion put the first coat on before hanging them, this way you can be certain that the tops, bottoms and behind the hinges have a coat of paint on them. Then once they are in place and the bulk of the construction is done put the finish coat on. |
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| Mine were sprayed before they were hung then painted again after they were hung. |
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