How to install interior door?

[sunni]

Hi --

My once "perfect" son turned into a teenager. sigh. He put his fist through his bedroom door and the door not only has a hole in it (luckily seen only by those inside his bedroom) but also was pushed hard enough that it went through the wood door stops on the jambs and won't close properly.

The home is a 1980 manufactured home, single wide, Rex Cozy.

I've been trying to learn how to fix it myself. In the interim, the screws in the door hinges are no longer staying in their holes.

I did one temp repair to buy me some time. I put wood toothpicks in the door hinge holes on the jambs and used a product called "tighten" for screws.

But even with hours of patience and care, the job I did was not successful. The screws in the upper hinge holes on the jamb have enlarged. A better description is that they have horizontally widened.

Right now the door is propped in place. I removed upper screws and lower ones and reinserted more toothpicks.

I thought it might be better to put in a pre-hung door, such as those I saw at Home depot yesterday. But it doesn't seem like my door area has a frame to remove ?

So, I am wondering which way to go, pre-hung or not.

I also have been looking for detailed instructions on how to hang a door. Lining up the hinges on the jamb is a whole lot trickier than it appears.

I'm also doing this alone.

Help?

[rmurray]

I moved one of your posts to the repair forum..You might want to check for replies their as well...