Outswing door, cut stucco back?

I have an inswinging door in the rear of my home. It is not a pre-hung. I am going to switch it to an outswinging door due to the problem of water going down the door and seeping into the house at the threshold.

My problem is that I took it off the hinges to check the fit from the outside, but it does not clear both sides of the door frame. Almost like the door frame is slightly angled inward on the outside. The stucco stops on each side are flush with the door frame.

I have thought about shaving a little bit off the backside of the door. The door is metal with exposed wood sandwiched on each side that protrudes slightly from the metal panels (about 1/8". I was thinking about just cutting the exposed wood down flush with the metal panels. Then I would have to grind away sections of the metal for the hinges to fit flush. I would also have to cut/grind sections from the stucco for the hinges and strike plate to fit since the stucco is flush with the door frame. This my be difficult and look kind of funny.

I guess my other option is to cut back the stucco, but I am not sure how to do this. How do I reinstall stucco stops around the door frame once I cut it back?

What is my best option here? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Post edited by: mstruttm, at: 2007/12/12 23:01

Hey Mstruttm, i would go for the door frame cutting back. It should be quite easy to reinstall the stucco once part of the frame has been taken out.

Thanks for the help. I was thinking about cutting the stucco back a few inches and installing some exterior moulding. Then patch the stucco up to the moulding and caulk. Does this sound like a good idea?

Yes, it does. I think that would work out fine