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started by Lockhart Sigmon on 09 Jan 14
started by Lockhart Sigmon on 09 Jan 14
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Hanging a door these days is easier than its ever been. In the days before prehung doors, it took more tools and information than it does today to hang a door.
Imagine having to do each of the mortising, drilling, rabbeting on-site and getting a door slab, an unassembled door jamb, handles and door hardware.
No longer do you want a range of instruments like a drill, a lure for hinges, attacks, and bolt plate. No jig for drilling the backset for the bolt and doorknob.
In these times all you have to is really a difficult and hammer cut claws or some shims and an end nail gun.
The first thing you have to do is check the beginning you'll be hanging the door set for the appropriate size. It ought to be 2' bigger than the door size. Although it's a rough starting it must be reasonably plumb and square.
If the opening was presented by another person, you may want to break out your framing square and level and check always this. Drywallers often believe the rough opening was intended for them and will allow the drywall encounter the opening. If this is the case use a drywall found or sawzall to cut it straight back.
Once all the vitals have now been checked your prepared to hold a door. Prehung doors come assembled a pair other ways. They may be acquired with trim already mitered and nailed onto one-side and without trim. When there is no cut fitted, I like to put it on before I put the home in the beginning. Fox Overhead Door is a fine library for more concerning the purpose of it. The trim is installed o-n the side. This grand the link essay has a pile of commanding lessons for the reason for it.
Most doors open in to a place and against a wall. Attempt to put the door in the heart of the opening, when putting the door in-to the opening. The door jamb should really be able to move to the right and left in the beginning. The distance between the door and jamb on the hinge area is usually about an 1/8' of an inch. This dictates the gap or space you ought to have all around the home. Move the doorway jamb for the left or right until you've that same house at the very top. Afterward you nail the trim on the underside hinge and the top hinge side side. Then nail the attack side on the top making certain you still have an equal place. Nail off the rest of the side with a few more nails. The Two fingernails already within the top are all I often put in. Now nail the rest of the attack side beginning at the top and working your way down, whilst the top keeping the same room and hinge side.
It's time for you to shim the door jamb, once the door is nailed into the opening on the inside. First, pull the door closed to make sure it gets the door stop equally about the strike area. Until it strikes also if it is striking just at the top pull the side toward you. If it hits only in the bottom, drive the hinge side jamb away from you till it hits consistently.
Once you get the jamb aligned put shims between the stud and jamb opening, being careful never to bow the jamb into the opening. If need be make use of a straight edge to keep it straight. I set shims behind every hinge and the strike and also at the top and bottom of the strike area. These shims are nailed by me in with two claws, one o-n each side of the end.
The next step will be to apply the door casing to the outside the door. Once this is done, your ready for the entranceway hardware. If everything went right, the bolt should engage the strike plate and the doorway should fit snuggly from the stops.
(c) 2005 Mike Merisko www.sawkerfs.com.