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Home > Search for DIY Projects by Trade Type > DIY Projects related to Doors and Windows > Complete Guide to Doors and Door Related DIY Projects

Complete Guide to Doors and Door Related DIY Projects

This page includes links to all of our Door DIY how to projects. In this section you will find guides on how to install doors and door liners, how to fit locks and letter boxes, what different types of door there are and also how to fix to different doors including hollow doors. Browse through the below list and click on your chosen link to view the project information.

  • Fitting a Cat Flap

    Cat-flap installation - How to fit a cat flap - Find out all you need to know in order to fit a cat flap into a wooden or upvc door


  • How to Fit a Security Chain

    Door chains - How to fit a door chain to your front door - How to fit a security chain to a door. Information on fitting security devices to the front door to make your home more secure


  • Information about Fire Doors and Fire Door Closers

    Doors - fire doors and door closers - Learn about fire doors, the rules and regulations that govern fitting and what hinges, door liners, door closers and handles can be used


  • Door Number

    Doors - fitting door numbers - How to fit door numbers to a door. Learn how to screw or stick the number or numbers to your door and ensure they are central and level


  • Fixing to Hollow Doors

    Doors - fixing to hollow doors - How to fix to hollow doors. Two methods of fixing to a hollow door using specialist fixings and construction adhesive


  • Door Liners and Door Frames

    Doors - How to fit a door frame or door liner - How to fit a door frame and how to make a frame to fit an internal doorway using a door liner set and how to ensure it is square


  • Hanging a Door

    Doors - How to hang a door - DIY guide to hanging a door including fitting a door into a frame and fitting door hinges. Includes standard size chart for internal doors


  • Interior Doors Explained

    Doors - interior doors - DIY guide explaining the types of internal doors, the common sizes, how to measure your door and also what door liners and door sets are


  • How to Fit a Door Knocker

    fitting a Door knocker - In this tutorial project you will learn about fitting a door knocker to a door, whether its wooden, PVC, aluminium or composite


  • How to Fit a Letterbox

    Letter box fitting - Learn all you need to know about how to fit a letterbox into a door, either wooden or PVCu and ensure it's straight and level


  • Changing Locks

    Locks - changing a lock barrel - How to change a lock or night latch cylinder barrel. How to fit a lock by changing the barrel of a night latch or Yale lock


  • How to Fit a Barrel Bolt or Sliding Bolt to a Door in Your Home for Extra Security

    Security - fitting a barrel or sliding bolt - How to fit a barrel bolt or sliding bolt to a door and ensure that it fits and locks correctly with no binding or stiffness


  • Fitting a cylinder night latch

    Security - fitting a cylinder night latch - Learn how to fit a night latch or Yale cylinder lock in to a door including what parts make up the latch and what tools you will need


  • Fitting a Mortice or Mortice Latch

    Security - mortice latch fitting - Learn how to fit a mortice latch or tubular latch to an internal door including fitting door handles and also the latch keep to the door frame


  • Slidrobes

    Wardrobe sliding doors - Learn how to build a wardrobe with sliding doors and help to create both more room space and storage space


  • Fitting a Weatherboard

    Weatherboard - how to fit - Step by step instruction on how to fit a weatherboard to an external door to prevent rain and water leaking into your property


There are many types of door. Internal doors differ wildly from external doors and in each one of these categories there are literally hundreds to choose from. Hardwood doors, softwood doors, composite doors, plastic or uPVC doors, panel doors, flush doors, fire doors, glass doors, French doors, stable doors, patio doors the list is endless !

Glass panelled wooden door

Glass panelled wooden door

Nevertheless we have tried to cover each one of these types of door in some way, on our pages.

  • How to hang a door
  • How to paint a door
  • How to fit a letter box
  • How to fit door numbers
  • How to fit Yale locks and other night latches
  • How to fit security locks
  • How to fit dead locks
  • How to fit bolts and door latches
  • How to fix to hollow doors
  • How to adjust kitchen cupboard doors
  • How to fit door closers
  • How to fit sliding wardrobe doors
  • How to wax doors and how to remove wax before painting

And a whole lot more. Our forum also contains many pages about doors and their component parts as well as all the door furniture and hardware possible.

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