4 measure the width of the interior pre hung door and add 3 inches to the measurement.
Add a door to a room.
Remove the plaster or drywall to this point and cut a straight line across the studs you want to save.
To preserve the cripple studs calculate where to cut them by adding the jamb height included in the packaging for pre hung doors and the header size calculated below plus inch wiggle room.
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The first step is to select the new door you plan.
It s not quite wide enough to frame in one side and make a pocket door but i would think if you trimmed the doorway it might work to use two 24 inch french doors.
Nail three pieces of 1 1 boards into the cased opening on the opposite side of the door swing to hide your gaps and keep the door from swinging too far inside the frame.
A pre hung door is a door that is attached to a frame by the manufacturer saving you the trouble of.