Mobile home exterior doors come in standard sizes, different from those in traditional homes. The most common dimensions include front entry doors (32 x 76″) and rear entry doors (32 x 72). The door frame or jamb must match the thickness of the door, which generally falls into three categories: lightweight (around 1 3/8 inches), average (between 1 5/8 inches and 1 3/4 inches), and heavyweight (greater than 2 inches).
Investing in a new mobile home door is one of the smartest and most affordable home improvement projects. With a multitude of designs and materials available, a door can act as a focal point. The most common current size for a mobile home exterior door is 32 x 76 inches, but older homes may have a smaller external door at 32 x 72 inches. The thickness of the wall of the home varies with date of manufacture, interior and exterior coverings, and the size of studs used in the wall construction.
To replace mobile home doors, it is important to measure the current door or frame, as the thickness of the wall varies with date of manufacture, interior and exterior coverings, and the size of studs used in the wall construction. A mobile home door typically measures 32 inches by 76 inches, but doors on manufactured homes built before 1980 may have a different size.
Mobile Home Outfitters offers fiberglass outswing doors with sliding, square, or slot windows, as well as solid aluminum outswing doors with a simple design, aluminum framing, and a sturdy build.
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This is an Updated video on how to measure a mobile home door. This will give you your ‘Rough Opening’ measurements.
How thick is steel on exterior door?
Hollow metal doors, also known as steel doors, are primarily used for commercial exterior doors, with a standard thickness of 1-3/4″. Residential grade hollow metal doors, on the other hand, are typically used in extreme light duty applications, such as residential or home doors, and are generally about 25 times more expensive than commercial grade hollow metal doors.
However, it is not recommended to use residential steel doors in commercial buildings due to their lower price and lack of security. Steel doors are designed for security purposes, and residential grade doors are not suitable for commercial applications with high foot traffic. Additionally, residential hollow metal doors are designed for extreme light duty applications, making them more susceptible to dents or punctures.
In conclusion, while residential steel doors may be cheaper, they are not suitable for commercial applications due to their lower price, lack of security, and lighter gauge steel construction.
What is the thickness of a mobile home exterior door?
The dimensions of the door are 75 units. The dimensions of the object are as follows: 62. 5 in length, 1. 75 in height, and 33 in width. The dimensions of the door are as follows: 5 in. in width, 74 in. in length, and 2 in. in nominal thickness (32 mm).
How thick are mobile home exterior walls?
The current International Residential Code (IRC) in the United States requires 2×6″ framing with ½” sheathing and ½” drywall on the exterior. In contrast, modular homes are subject to local building codes and are typically constructed with a standard exterior wall thickness of 6-1/2″.
What kind of door is on a mobile home?
Metal-framed outswing aluminum doors are a popular choice for mobile home doors due to their affordability and durability. These doors feature an insulating foam core and white aluminum skin, and are pre-hung on a metal frame with a nailing flange for installation. Aluminum is chosen for its resistance to rust and lightweight properties. Today, aluminum mobile home doors are designed with other materials for a more durable product. The company offers a variety of door styles, including 6-panel fiberglass doors, 9-lites, vent-lite, and full-lites.
Aluminum outswing doors come flush, but there are also options for windows, including 9-lites, sunburst, and obscured vertical sliders. Windows are pre-installed in most common sizes, but customers can also purchase them for installation. A “window cut-in” service is available for those who prefer not to do it themselves.
How to measure a mobile home exterior door?
To properly measure a mobile home door, follow these steps:
Measure the door jamb from the wood frame to the other edge of the jamb. If you have no door, measure from the wood frame to the other edge. If you have an old door, measure from the metal frame to the opposite side frame.
Measure frame-to-frame, not the door itself. The size of the opening the door will go in should be measured. Measure your door jamb or the exterior of the metal frame of the outswing door you are replacing.
Avoid measuring a manufactured home door by not just the door itself.
Can you put a prehung door in a mobile home?
Installing a new door in your mobile home can be a simple and affordable project. Depending on your skills, budget, and the condition of your existing door frame, you can choose between a prehung door or a slab door. Prehung doors are the door itself, not the frame, and can be more affordable. However, installing a pre-hung door is usually easier, especially for beginners. This guide will guide you through every step, ensuring a beautiful new door and the pride of knowing you did it yourself.
What is the recommended door thickness?
Standard door width and length guide provides information on the types, heights, and styles of doors. The standard exterior door width for US homes is 36 inches, while sliding glass door sizes range from 80″ to 1 ¾”. The width of a door reflects only the door panel, not the frame surrounding it. Standard interior door width ranges between 28 and 32 inches, as set by the International Residential Code. Custom door sizes can vary significantly.
The standard door width for US homes is 36 inches, while the standard interior door width ranges between 28 and 32 inches. Understanding the size requirements is crucial for selecting the perfect entry door for your home.
How to measure door thickness?
The standard thickness of a door is 1 and 3/8 inches or 1 and 3/4 inches. Should further information be required regarding the nostalgic warehouse, our customer support team will be pleased to assist.
What size is my exterior door?
To measure the width of your exterior door, start on the outside of your home and measure from one side to the other across both door panels. Record the width, height of your double door, and the top of the door panel to the bottom on the door’s edge. If you’re interested in learning how to measure your front door, follow the step-by-step instructions. When replacing front entry doors, you can choose to keep the current configuration or completely change the door design.
If your home has a double door configuration, update your entryway with a single door panel with sidelights that fit your current opening. Record these measurements before proceeding with the entry door replacement process. If you’re a DIY pro, buy a new fiberglass front door online and have it shipped to your home.
Why do mobile homes have 2 front doors?
It is possible that two doors were installed with the intention of creating separate entrances to the residence. One of these entrances would lead to a formal area, while the other would be utilized for daily business purposes.
What is the normal thickness of an exterior door?
The entry door is 80 inches in height, 1 3/4 inches in thickness, and 36 inches in width. It is available in two additional sizes, 30 and 32 inches, respectively.
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Being a retired contractor/project manager I would like to pass on a trick. You dont need to leave the door in the frame to hang it. Get the hinge side plumb and the threshold level and then fit the rest of the frame to the door. I promise with practice its much easier then fighting that heavy door and frame all in at once. I also use 2 1/2 to 3 inch torx head screws to hold it in place under the weather strip and then one in each hinge..
My wife and me inherited my parents 1988. Well last weekend a young girl backed into the front corner of our mobile home, she just started learning. No insurance so I will have to fix it myself . Was hoping to get a idea of what its going to take to fix it by perusal you two . Guess all I can do is jump in and hope for the best 👌
WOW!! THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL DOOR EVEN IF YOU HAD TO RE-FRAME THE ENTRYWAY.BESIDES THE ROTTEN TERMITED WOOD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE AWESOME AND HARD WORK YOU TWO HAVE BEEN DOING ON YOUR HOME. YOU TWO ARE AMAZING AND YOU REMIND ME SO MUCH OF ME AND MY HUBBY HOW WE MAKE EACH OTHER LAUGH NO MATTER THE FRUSTRATIONS. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT article. XO
Yall are doing so much stuff just like me. I too build a second roof over an old trailer. I too put a res’ door in. I too hang my tarps from the second roof. I had 5 big water damage spots. 3 down 2 to go. I saw other new mobile home installs having 2 cinder block supports under the door. I followed suit.
Another great diy project done well. Entry door replacements are often times challenging due to rot of the opening or actual door frame as well as rot on the floor near the door as well. I’ve replaced several exterior doors and have never had one that didn’t have a problem along the way to fix. Good job and I can’t wait to see the finished entryway!
Every year you are at your new location where you are moving your home buy a 50 lb of K31 or Rebel fescue grass seed and seed to a 100 lb to the acre every spring. You can drive anything over it once it gets established on the wettest days. The Rebel Fescue is a thin bladed Fescue which is very popular in the Midwest. It stands drouth and stays greener longer or probably green year round where you are at. My yard is all Rebel Fescue and looks like bluegrass. Buy a section of harrow and raise as high as you can get it then weld it into that position then drag it backwards to make one heck of a reseeding drag.
My ex was installing the door into our mobile home and a few friends stopped over, next thing you know he left with them and I had a big opening, had to lean the door up in the there until he came home many many hours later, couldn’t go to bed, couldn’t lock the door, he was too inebriated to finish of course, so many bugs got in . Just one of the dumb moves that made me decide NO more! And I had a 2 year old running around !
Great article just what I was looking for I’m doing a remodel on an 83 mobile home I hate these undersized doors and tubs that they have in these old mobiles gonna put one in myself actually two of them anyway I see that the best way to start is to do all the work from the inside and then cut the metal skin outside afterwards👍
Love Samgela!!! We are building a house that is totally handicapped accessible… using all 36″ interior and exterior doors and 4’ hallways, walk in showers and right height toilets … we are just now in our early 60’s but want to be able to stay in our house for as long as possible!!! BTW we picked the exact same door you did except in black and added sidelights !!! I’m living my door !!!! You guys are awesome, wish we were neighbors… we live in Oklahoma!!
Great vid! I wished you showed more of the sealing around the jam part with the tape/flashing. I’m about to replace my jam and storm door. I’m also interested with all your other vids as I will be going through most of the same thing, so keep them coming! I’m really considering, eventually, renovating (widening, lengthening) each section of trailer one at a time…chopping off one end, renovate, etc
Since I am about to install an entire new wall, with a new nine-light 36″ door where a 32″ door was, I sure do appreciate this article! I am running into some issues in the project though — not the least of which is the electric wiring that runs over the top of the door. Apparently the door was replaced once already, because the wires are spliced. Any suggestions would be very welcome. I’m working alone.
You were SO right to go for a 36 inch entry door! I live in an old place, and I have one entry that is 36 inches, the other is 30. Obviously EVERYTHING (so far, stove, refrigerator, washer, drier, sofa, recliner) have had to be hauled around to the wider door to get it into the house. Doable, but a nuisance. No plans, however, to replace that beautiful wood, with eight small glass panes, 30 inch door. I love that old door that came out of a 1917 building so for now it stays! Anyway, as to your new door, I love it. Good choice.
My husband & I are looking to replace our back door as someone put a regular inside door for a back door. Between the rain ruining it & our son’s 2 potbelly pigs eating it we need a new door. We have a 2004 Palm Harbor doublewide parked out on our acre in Arizona desert. We’ve been.lookong @ the same door. Once we can find someone to come put the new door in as my husband & I are bodies can’t do this anymore. Hey, We’ve been together 43yrs & home 24/7 since 2000 so things can get sticky doing things. Laugh at something dumb we do LOL
I’m impressed by the way you two work together. My wife and I are like two tigers in the same cage. After nearly starting World War 3 by trying jointly to do a job, it was decided, by whom I wonder, that men’s work should be left to me. We are still together after 34 years so it was a good decision. Well done you two. The door looks quite posh!
We are remodeling our second mobile home. Your 54 inch tub article is what lured me in. I am about to undergo, laminate flooring for the whole mobile, kitchen, and the small bathroom. Next year will be another bathroom and interior/exterior doors and some windows. We are spreading ours out over a 3 year plan around 5-7500 each year. We paid 4 k for this one with a electrical short I was able to fix day 1. It should be able to double my profits in the end if and when we sell. for mine, the siding to mae will make or break the end result. We kinda want to get ours to a point where it’s worth selling or worth moving to land. Paid 4k for it, Hoping to get near 40k in the end if we sell. Mind you mobile home values are through the roof in my area right now. I could aim high and have a good chance of satisfactory sale on my end. I want land so bad.
That was really fun to watch, and as I sat there I kept looking at the main entry door on our mobile home, realizing that the previous owner must have done something similar. The big difference is that there had not been a door there at all, and he completely rebuilt that whole wall of the house. I’m appreciating the work he did a lot more as I see you laboring away. Thanks for sharing this.
Absolutely enjoy your remodel projects! I too live in a mobile home we have done a lot of remodeling ourselves. It’s crazy how poorly they are made and how they can get away with it! I do have a question for y’all when you replaced the plugs or light switches in your home where they attached to a 2X4 or in the Sheetrock, wallpaper wall? Because ours are starting to pull from the wall Sheetrock.
I started perusal SamCraft vids on YouTube. I too am a woodworker and have purchased a Shapeoko Pro XXL and loving it. Sam had mentioned in passing about this website and how it was taking up his time. I see why and how this is. However, I am enjoying perusal your family work your land and renovate your home. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of it all.
Why do you say the door was made for 2 x 6 Walls? THe standard stock doors are designed for 2×4 walls. Did you order a deeper jamb? Buy it by mitake? Get a heck of a deal? orgive me if I missed the answers – I was sent a link to this article and it is all I saw about this exterior door instaall. Also, at one point one of you said “it’s white” as if that was a feature. It is PRIMED white, but likely says you are to paint it ASAP after installation with an exterior grade paint.
I love that new door!!! And, it has a window! Golly, I remember the first time we bought a pre-hung exterior door. I thought “oh, goody! Old one out new one in”. Ahhhhh, not so fast cuz, you see, older homes are not level. It turned out alright in the end but not without a lot of shims. It was a job!! I was kinda worried when I saw all that rain you had. I thought for sure you’d have to board it up for the night (like we would…you know…to keep the critters out, like bear, cougar and, yep, skunks. They come up on the front porch at night to drink from my fountain…..the beggers!) But, you carried on in all that weather and the door is in!!! Yay!
I am a retired GC in residential construction of custom homes. I love seeing people go out of their comfort zone and take on projects they have never done. That is how I got started, KUDOS to you both great job and I know from experience that Mobile homes are a whole different ballgame. You did a great job and look forward to more articles. God bless
You kids did a good job with that door, and i like all of your vids that I have seen so far! Thought you were very young to be whistling “Rain drops keep falling on my head”, I was just shy of 7 years old when I first heard it on Armed Forces Radio Network, living with my Dad when he was stationed in Germany!
I loved this article so much, I did the exact same thing even same door on nearly identical model/age home after perusal it. I wish I could post a picture in the comments. I recently purchased a 21 lot MHP in Sumter SC. Every home needs this kind of love, I have my work cut out for me the next 2 years… Thank you for documenting the playbook (also great job on article production too).
“Winging it. Volume 12, page 37″…..that”s the same book i’ve been reading for decades!😂 But now, have turned to page 37 and will be doing this same job this Saturday…and yep, calling for rain🤦 Thanks for sharing and I’m just gonna GO FOR IT!! (today is Feb. 1st, 2023) and taking FOREVER for this remodel of ours. We work on it as the money, mood, grandkids activities, holidays and a little laziness allows us!😂 Not a primary home but will be when we finish. And have learned “Nothing is ever easy”!! Especially a mobile home remodel!!🤦😂🤣
That stud doesmt fit close to door Opening, due to roof sag from NOT having a PROPER Header over Door. You should be inatalling a PROPER Header made of two 2 X 6’s on edge with 1/2 incch plywood betwen them supported by Jack Studs. Also for added Security 3 inch screws on striker plates into Jack & Kimg Studs as well as one or two in each hinge.
You two are like my wife and I. Love it. Nice door and install. Just curious why you purchased a door for a 2×6 wall? And, did you get the door w the PVC brick molding? I like using GRK 3.5in trim head screws for fastening the brick molding to the structure. I also install them through the case hiding them under the weather strip. I use 3in #8 GRK screws to secure the hinges through the case as well, at least one per hinge. Hope it’s still working for you.
Thanks so much for sharing your amazing work. I really enjoy perusal you two talking. You two have a really strong chemistry as a couple. ❤️ By the way, my husband & I wish there would not be a problem with rewiring the electrical right next to our standard door. Our double wide mobile home in AR would be more lovely with that door replaced. We live on the chicken farm, so it’s hard to get the labor work, & we can’t do it ourselves. 😅
I own a 1974 mobile home. My handyman is just completing a remodel of the west end of my home. Because I live in a very hot area I had him fasten 1×2’s to the existing 2×4 framing to make 2×6 walls. The added wall insulation IMMEDIATELY cooled the interior temperature of the home. An amazing difference!
You guys are so great! Love you both and your energy! I have had break-ins which has made a bad situation worse as far as the door frame. Pretty sure my door and looks the same as far as the wood. And I’ve always known you can use at home doing with the little bit of adjusting. Thank you guys a lot. Especially for the explanation of king stud and jack!!!! Definitely have a new fan!!
I’m doing this exact same thing tomorrow.. we have a 32×73 and are putting in a 36×80.. I was a bit concerned about the space available above the door to put in a header, because I doubt there is a header there now, but my home has the same peaked ceilings as your so I’d imagine the wall height is the same… wish me luck! Especially need luck getting it in before I have to work tomorrow afternoon. Jobs always take 3 times longer than I expect them to.
I’ve been remodeling my ’72 trailer for almost a year now and you’re articles have been very helpful… I get to see how it’s built and what to expect… I spray a 50/50 bleach and water on the mold and dark spots after that dries I go around with bug killer and then let that air out .. I have plastic up to keep the fumes dust and mess out of the back rooms where I’m living until I can finish the front 3/4s and leapfrog around… Everyday I do something doesn’t look like it sometimes or it looks worse at times… I’m not in the best of shape from not working or have deep pockets… So for anyone out there just know if you watch a bunch of articles about whatever your doing and give it a try at some point it will get easier and at the end you will know what you got…. My condemned $8000 trailer with no hot water… Ants everywhere leaking roof and windows moldy celing a patchwork floor and no appliances… Well now it’s coming together nicely thank you for your inspiration and positive vibes to just keep at it
First time viewer from central Georgia. Where are you located? The views were lovely. Thanks for such a thorough job of explaining the steps you had to take to change out your mobile home front door and replacing walls and subfloor, too. Guess as DIYers you have experience. I enjoyed your relationship with each other and smiles. And you even planned ahead about the several rain storms you had to work through!! Looking forward to perusal more of your renovations.
I have a 1990 Norris single wide trailer. We have 3 light switches, 1 for the outside light the other works the ceiling fan and the 3rd has been took out and just wired together . So do you have 3 switches and what do they go to? I also have the same smoke detector wiring too so that’s why I’m asking. Previous owner also had replaced a 120v outlet with a 240v outlet and kept all the other receptacles. So I’m just kind of worried what else they messed up on!!
Very nice. I done the same thing on my mobile home. Put a 36×80 on the front and 32×80 on the back both with half windows. I love my new doors. I didn’t have as much clearance as yours so I didn’t have to add a new header. The door went all the way to the top. And the cost you was talking about was true. Much cheaper to go with residential doors. I had to replace mine because cops kicked in the previous owners lol
I love this kinda stuff. I used it do this stuff all the time. Loved taking something less than desirable and making it look nice. Nothing like that kick. My second husband and I flipped a couple houses when we first got together. Hard work, but such satisfaction. We remodeled his house, sold it, then a our first house and house we live in now. I’m 72 now, so time to turn in the hammer, unfortunately. Lots of kinda arguing, but not bad. You guys are doing great.
As someone who owned and lived in a mobile home for probably 10 years, as things would break and I would need to replace them or upgrade them I learned on the very first thing to never get the mobile home version. It’s cheaper materials and craftsmanship-wise but costs sometimes more than double of the normal stuff. I want to Lowes or home Depot for everything I had to do there. It just floored me that mobile homes have that cheap reputation but everything you have to do in a mobile home the mobile home products cost more. What the heck is that about????
We have a Modular home, and other than the siding is a tiny bit better, There is not much difference between a modular home and a Mobile home. So I might be able to upgrade our kitchen door to a 36″ wide opening. Many thanks! One observation, that the new door is a lot heavier than what was there, make sure that the king/jack stud on the hinge side of the door is as solid as it would be in a sticks and bricks house. Perhaps putting in a few braces over to the next wall stud would do the job. That king stud is supporting a lot of weight when the door swings open.
I used to live in TN and I remember the rain storms and humidity so well. Now I live in Idaho where the humidity gets as low as 17 percent and the summer heat goes up to 115 degrees. I love Idaho but I’ve always loved TN too. My parents lived there for about 30 years. It’s always been home to me. I love what you guys are doing!
In our 1st mobile home, we replaced the front door with a pre-hung steel door. In our 2nd one we replaced the front and back doors with the same thing. We ordered it to fit our opening so it was just a matter of taking the old doors and frames out and putting the new door in. We’ve been in our house now for almost 19 years and plan to do the same thing. Hindsight being 20/20, if we could go back and do it all again, we’d have stayed in our 2nd one and just moved it to property.
You guys just answered my question at the end of the article about the width of the mobile home compared to the width of a regular door. We want to change the doors on our country home which is a mobile home and we were worried about the width. I have hired out a bit of the work but I am always disappointed with the work being done and would rather tackle this by myself. We don’t know many people where our vacation home is located and have had some sub-par contractors over the last couple of years. Love your articles!
Great article. The only thing I would have done is to install a premade PVC door pan under the door which will keep any water from seeping into the home under the bottom and lower sides of the door. You can also fold and install an aluminum of galvanized pan yourself. The door pan will enure no water even when the caulking fails, and it will fail eventually due to slamming the door, etc.
My mom needed a new door on her Parker. I’m lazy, so I bought a door blank, sanded, eurathaned it without a stain (beyootifull) and then cut off some here n there to make it fit in a centered fashion. Although, We did tear into the floor a bit to lower the threshold to flush for less trip hazard. Clearly I had help with that part.
Thank you for this article! I am renovating a 1989 double and I KNOW I have rot around the the doors! I’ll also be replacing them with standard size doors, so this is very helpful! Also, I saw that pocket door and got so excited! I LOVE pocket doors. All my interiors are being converted. I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t do it. 😁
Love the new door. But it is for a house and not a mobile home. The rain hits the door and runs down and into the house, not outside unless you did the door pan. That means you need a storm door to keep the rain off the door. That door seals on the inside where trailer door seal on the outside, but it is a better looking door. Just needs to be protected.
I like the fact you guys aren’t afraid to tackle DIY projects! Everybody loves demolition day but when it comes to putting everything back together everyone magically disappears! We went from taking down wall paper in our dining room to a complete kitchen remodel, wall removal, beam installation and new floor in the whole house! just finishing up after 2 years of being torn apart! Did all the work myself using YouTube. Luckily I love to do woodwork and enjoy working by myself. Thanks again for the welcome break of perusal someone else wander the uncertain path that is DIY!
Hi Sam and Angelia, I enjoy perusal your article so much, but i get confused on the order of how the articles run. I can’t find the one for the living room. When you put the door in. Did you finish the room? Also the kitchen and dining room. You did a great job on the boys room & dining room.please jelp me out. Keep up the good work.
No wonder there is so many trailer homes that turn to junk when a wind storm hits the neighbourhood. They put everything together with bandages and bubblegum at the factory. True male never read the instructions before you start the job. But, you do grab them occasionally during the install. I know ” JUST LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MAN’S OPINION”