Protecting finished surfaces during construction is a big deal, whether you’re a commercial contractor, residential builder, or a DIYer remodeling your home. Floor and wall protection options are everywhere, but what about door and door frame protection?
Protecting a Door from Damage
Replacing or repairing a door can hurt your wallet and your timeline. We’re here to offer a few tips and tricks we’ve picked up along the way to ensure your doors are protected during construction.
Remove the door.
It sounds obvious, but doors often get damaged simply because they’re in the way. Carrying paint equipment, ladders, or bulky items through door openings can easily cause dents or scratches.
If possible, remove the door from its hinges, cover it with plastic sheeting or a drop cloth, and store it safely until the project is complete.
Cover the door.
If removing the door isn’t an option, you can cover the door with builder’s paper to protect it from paint overspray and splatters. Need a more durable option? Go for thicker protection like Ram Board Home Edition.
The paper board surface protector conveniently comes in 36” – the average width of most doors. If you have a glass door, covering the window pane with a protective, self-adhering window film can protect it from overspray and scratches.
Protect the frame and threshold.
Whether the door is removed from the hinges or not, protecting the door frame is just as important. Swinging the ladder too wide results in a dent. Moving bulky items through the doorway scuffs the paint or scratches the finished wood. These damages rack up, and fixing them takes time and money.
Threshold Protection: Protect the threshold by covering it with a blue painter’s tape or UV-resistant tape. There are also fitted plastic threshold covers that protect metal door sills from scratches, spills, and more.
Door Frame Protection: You can use cardboard to cover the door jamb, but what if there was an easier way to protect door frames without the hassle of cutting cardboard and taping it in place?
Ram Board makes door frame protection simple. Our Ram Jamb door jamb protector is easy to use, easy to remove, and reusable. All you have to do is pop the door frame protector over the trim and slide it into place. When the project is complete, just take it off the frame and save it for your next project.
Why stop at door protection?
If you’re looking for tips and tricks for door frame protection, chances are you will need surface protection as well. Protect those surfaces with Ram Board. Our line of heavy-duty floor protection is flat-out tough. It lays out fast and flat, and is liquid resistant and breathable. Check out our temporary stair protection and other surface protection products to find the product that is right for you.