Exterior steel Door is too narrow

agreed with the pre-hung, but it is not an option in my house. the old trim is thick and huge with monster nails.. it would be destroyed trying to take it off.

thx wing-nut. i guess i was just worried that the metal door knob tab would not latch properly due to the gap and that the air seal would be poor. but you think it will be fine?

hmm... now i'm cnofused

if i put the hinges on the door and then install the hinges to the frame in the exact same spot as original door.. then the other side of the door, where the latching tab is, would have a gap of 1/8" + whatever was originall there (1/16" by the looks of it). the gap exists only on one side of the door when installed in this way. there should be some gap so the door can close, but is 3/16" too much?

sounds like this is NOT ok .. but the solution is to just shim out the hinges a bit? ??

Knucklez

sounds good wingnut, thanks for the advice!