Pre-Hanging
Not only do we manufacture the highest quality door slabs, we also offer optional pre-hanging of the doors. A pre-hung door consists of a door hung on hinges and assembled in a wood frame (the frame is also called the door “jamb”), with a door stop. Factory pre-hanging ensures that hinge pockets are mortised square and precise, and that hinges are always flush on the door and frame. The jambs are pre-primed in the factory (matching the primed doors). The jambs and stop are finished separately, providing for on-site adjustment of the stop without touch-up of the prime coat.



Hinges are included in the price of pre-hanging and are available in a selection of color choices. Boring and latch/dead bolt mortising are also provided at no additional cost with factory pre-hanging. This prepares the door for hardware installation. A choice of single or double bore options are available in different “backset” positions (the placement of the handle or lockset from the door edge). Factory pre-hanging also ensures that the “reveal” (the small gap between the door and the jamb when the door is closed) is always correct. A pre-hung door is ready to install in the door opening, with no on-site assembly required. This reduces construction time and scheduling, and lowers project cost.



- Jamb Species and Types
- Available Hinge Colors
- Jamb Widths
- Handing and Swing
- Bore Position (for Hardware)
- Crating and Shipping Pre-Hung Doors
Jamb Species and Types
Jamb Species
If optional pre-hanging is selected, we offer finger-joint Pine wood jambs.
Jamb Types
Our door jambs are flat jambs with an adjustable stop. Our jambs have eased (rounded) edges on the facing side of the jamb.


We also offer kerfed flat jambs with an adjustable stop (at a small additional charge). Kerfed flat jambs are slotted on the edge for wrapping the drywall corner bead (rounded or square drywall corners) into the jamb. Kerfed flat jambs provide for a clean opening, with drywall connecting directly to the door frame, and no case mouldings.


Available Hinge Colors
Door hinges are square corner 4” ball-bearing hinges. Nine different hinge colors are available, at no additional cost.









Jamb Widths
To choose the right jamb width for your pre-hung door, you must determine the thickness of the wall where your door will be placed. Wall thickness includes the wall stud plus the sheetrock thickness. Normally, either 2×4 or 2×6 studs are used for wall framing. Sheetrock is usually either 1/2” thick or 5/8” thick. Determine your wall stud and sheetrock thickness and then use the charts below to select the proper jamb width to match your application.
Flat (non-kerfed) door jambs are available in the following widths, to match the following wall stud and sheetrock thicknesses:
Finger-joint Pine Flat Jamb
Stud, Sheetrock Thickness | Jamb Width |
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2×4 Stud, 1/2” Sheetrock | 4-5/8” Wide |
2×4 Stud, 5/8” Sheetrock | 4-7/8” Wide |
2×6 Stud, 1/2” Sheetrock | 6-5/8” Wide |
2×6 Stud, 5/8” Sheetrock | 6-7/8” Wide |
Kerfed flat jambs are available in the following widths, to match the following wall stud and sheetrock thicknesses (Note: Kerfed flat jambs are more narrow than regular flat jambs, to allow for wrapping the drywall corner bead into the jamb):
Finger-joint Pine Kerfed Flat Jamb
Stud, Sheetrock Thickness | Jamb Width |
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2×4 Stud, 1/2” Sheetrock | 3-1/2” Wide |
2×4 Stud, 5/8” Sheetrock | 3-1/2” Wide |
2×6 Stud, 1/2” Sheetrock | 5-1/2” Wide |
2×6 Stud, 5/8” Sheetrock | 5-1/2” Wide |
Handing and Swing
Handing and Swing refers to the side of the door that is hinged, and the way the door swings inside or outside of the room. Consider the way you would like your door to open when making this choice.
A simple way to understand handing is to stand in the doorway with your back against the jamb of the door where you want the hinges to be placed. From this position, if you want the door to open to your left, it is a left-hand door. From this position, if you want the door to open to your right, it is a right-hand door.
Next, determine if you want the door to swing inside or outside the room. Inside is an “inswing” door, and outside is an “outswing” door. Review the illustrations below to identify the way you would like your door to be handed and swing (Note: These illustrations apply to single doors).




For double doors, one door is designated as “active” (operating knob or handle to open the door), and the other door is designated as “inactive” (still opens and closes, but no working knob or handle). The inactive door includes an attached “T-astragal” with flush bolt (top flush bolt only) to secure the door in the closed position. Review the illustrations below to select which side of your double door you would like active, and its handing and swing (inside or outside of the room).




In addition to these handing and swing options, we also offer double doors with a “Ball Catch” or a “Bypass” configuration. These double door options are most frequently used on closet door applications. For example, Ball Catches are typically used with “dummy” (non-active) handle sets, on outswing closet doors. Ball Catch hardware is included at no additional charge on double Ball Catch doors, and track hardware is provided at no additional charge on double Bypass doors. We do not bore for the dummy handle sets on these options. Review the illustrations below to select one of these double door applications.


Bore Position (for Hardware)
When you order a pre-hung door, we can bore your new door for a handle or lockset, at no extra charge. This prepares the door for hardware installation. We offer both single bore and double bore options. Our bores include mortising the edge of the door for the latch (latch and dead bolt for double bore) and mortising the “strike” on the jamb leg (where the latch inserts, or latch and deadbolt for double bore).
The first bore is always 36” from the bottom of the door, and the bore hole diameter is always 2-1/8”. For double bore options, the distance between the two bore holes is always 5-1/2” center to center (from the center of the diameter of one bore to the center of the diameter of the other bore). If these bore positions and dimensions do not match your desired hardware, please contact us to order custom specifications. Alternatively, you may select the “No Bore” option, and have your new door bored for hardware by your installer.
Available Backsets
Available “backsets” (the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the bore diameter) are:
2-3/8”
2-3/4”
Review the following illustrations to select the bore and backset you desire for your new door.
Single Bore Backset Options and Specifications



Double Bore Backset Options and Specifications



Crating and Shipping Pre-Hung Doors
All orders are shipped direct to the home or jobsite in sturdy crating. Single door units are shipped pre-hung (as applicable), ready to install. Pre-hung double doors are shipped “Knocked Down” (or KD) and must be re-assembled prior to installation. Freight and crate charges are calculated based upon volume (door count), and are assessed at the time of check out.