Removing an Internal Doorframe

Removing an internal doorframe is a required task when you are removing a wall or doing some major remodeling. Even if you are replacing an existing door with a new one, if the new door is larger or of different dimensions, you may need to remove the doorframe to make the new door fit. This is a fairly easy job, and well within the abilities of any do-it-yourselfer with a few basic tools.

Utility knife
Claw hammer
Crowbar
Reciprocating saw

Instructions

- 1
  Remove the door from the doorframe by tapping the hinge pins up out of the hinges with a nail and a hammer, then separating the two halves of the hinges.
- 2
  Cut around the joint where the face trim meets the wall with a sharp utility knife. Some pieces of trim have caulking applied, others are painted and others are only connected to the wall with finish nails. Cut whatever caulking or paint connects the face trim to the ends of the baseboards where the two meet.
- 3
  Pry the face trim off of both sides of the door frame with a claw hammer or a small crowbar, revealing the gap between the door frame and the rough opening.
- 4
  Cut any nails that are connecting the doorframe to the rough opening by passing a reciprocating saw through the gap between the two and running it all the way around the door.
- 5
  Pull the doorframe out of the rough opening. If it won't move, look for nails that you may have missed with the reciprocating saw.

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