As I mentioned before, the last part of our bathroom makeover was to put in a new door. I really don’t like the boring and dirty door that is there now.
We decided to go with a small upgrade to a 6-panel door, and eventually we’ll replace all of our boring doors with this look. It’s important to note (and something I hadn’t considered at first) that bedroom and bathroom doors should be solid wood, not the hollow core doors that are much cheaper.
With every door, you still have to notch out the area for the hinges, which I can honestly say I am not too skilled with a chisel. My father, somehow, managed to build entire pieces of furniture with a hammer and chisel, and I have no clue how he did it. Anyway, I opted to buy a solid door without the door knob holes drilled out, mainly because I wasn’t quite sure how everything was going to fit. I also picked up a new tool to help me make sure everything lines up perfectly, and that is DeWalt’s door installation kit.
For some of you, this might be overkill if you are doing one door, but like I said, we’re going to (eventually) do all of them, so I figured it would be worth the few extra dollars. The kit comes with an adjustable guide and two hole saws (one for the knob and one for the latch). It works fairly simple (except I had a hell of a time change bits), you just align the guide to fit your door at the position you want to cut the hole. Insert the hole saw bit onto your drill and go to town.
Once I got the door knob hole finished, I moved onto the latch hole on the side. Here is the part where I would love to show you how it all looks when it’s finished, but the battery died on my drill. A small note about that as well. I first got my drill when I was coming out of college, as a gift from my parents and my great Aunt. It has always treated me great, because I was always doing small jobs around whatever apartment I lived in, but now that I am doing a fair amount of heavy duty jobs, the 9 volt drill just isn’t cutting it. So, if you are going to take on larger projects, make sure you have the right tool for the job, or at least two charged batteries of a lesser tool lying around. Anyway, here is what the side hole looks like currently:
That’s as far as I got with the hole. I am hoping to finish it up tonight, so hopefully tomorrows post will be a nice before/after of the bathroom door, and maybe of the completed project. Here’s to hoping!
About Matt and MC
We just recently bought our first home, and we decided to share our story of our adventures with you. The ups and downs of home ownership, and all the fun we'll have in between. Ignore the typos and just have fun, that's what we're here for. 
