If it were mine, I would have tried to cut them in place, for example, with an angle grinder using a diamond blade 115 mm or smaller.
Once you've made a groove in the tile, it's easy to cut the wood.
It requires that the tile is well-adhered, and since you write toilet, I presume it's not a wet room.
Well, this is a wet room so there is probably a rubber seal underneath, but even if it gets a bit damaged above the door, it likely won't matter, as the shower is in the other corner where there is also a vent.
So then it sounds like I should cut the holes.
It's worth knowing that there are 4 doors to be replaced, all located at the end of the hallway. Then there's also a front door and 2 openings, 1 to the living room and 1 to the kitchen. The 2 openings will still have the lower "standard height" for the house, with a difference of about 7.5 cm, but as mentioned, they are positioned in the other part of the hallway. What do you think about that? Is it okay to leave it like that?
If it were mine, I would try to cut them on the spot, for example, an angle grinder with a diamond wheel 115 mm or smaller. Once you've got a groove in the tile, it's easy to cut the wood.
Assuming the tiles are well set and you mention the toilet, so I presume it's not a wet room.
Yes, an angle grinder sounds like a plan, though it pulls a lot, but maybe it can be managed somehow with lots of plastic and stuff.
There is also a diamond blade for the Dremel/multi-tool. Depending on where the door is located, you can also install a lower door directly. I think I would have tried to cut the wall with a blade if it isn't very sturdy. There's a risk that when a jigsaw/sabre saw gets stuck, the wall moves, and the tiles crack. If it's a wooden wall, there's a high risk you won't be cutting into a stud.
Have now replaced 2 doors and just as larry78 writes, the walls vibrate terribly with a jigsaw and a reciprocating saw! That vibration will probably never be handled by the toilet wall without the tiles cracking unfortunately.
I have also noted that existing door frames are built into the wall as follows:
The frame is held in place with lots of small double staples that must first be removed before the frame can be taken off.
I have had to saw off the masonite to the same level as the stud. It's less fun to do this in the toilet where there are tiles.
One alternative is to take the frame and masonite only on the outside and then let the new frame stick out a little on the outside. You can then use some trim to make it look nice. This way you avoid sawing the tiles on the inside. However, we still need to cut off about 6-7 cm at the top.
You suggest using an angle grinder, what kind of disc should be used for this? Something that can cut both tiles and wood? Today I have 1 diamond disc for the large 230 mm machine and for the small 125 I only have discs for metal, i.e., ones that are not toothed and probably act more as grinding discs.
I have a multi-tool but the accessories I have are only for wood and metal. Also, my experience is that a multi-tool is for small simple jobs, in the long run, they take an incredibly long time and they vibrate a lot.
Those who built the bathroom actually did it right, i.e., they removed the chipboard (which we otherwise have in the walls) and installed OSB, gypsum, and vapor barrier. The tile didn't seem to be fully covered, but it held up to the vibrations from the multitool, which there were quite a few.
I had to saw off quite a lot, both wood and nails. When it came to the tile, the multitool wasn't very effective, so I used the large angle grinder, and then it was done in a couple of minutes. However, the house was filled with dust because someone forgot to plastic wrap the toilet not very fun.
I had to mount the door frame quite a bit out because the water-heated tiled floor was in the way, so there will be quite a few trims to cover up. That means I'll also have to put trims on the outside of the door, but hopefully, it will be fairly discreet.
One must say that a multitool is a really great tool when caution and tricky solutions are required.
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not very fun.