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#1 ·
this is my first whole house project, and we just got dried in. I'm planning the steps I need to accomplish before drywall, and I am not sure about the interior doors. Do they get framed in before drywall or after?

Brian
 
#5 · (Edited)
Install after drywall, but before the finished paint.

Doors and their corresponding trim work may also be installed after the primer is applied. (example: if the primer is sprayed onto the walls) Whatever the situation, doors should still be installed "before" the finished paint is applied.
Key point: When installing doors and their trim-work, as well as window trimwork, walls will get "dinged" or receive minor damage. Those damaged wall areas will need to be repaired with compound, and primed, before painting. That is a key reason why it is better to install doors before the finished paint work, so as to avoid having to re-paint walls multiple times.

Example:
 
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