Installing Interior Door And Frame

Next consider the door frame.

Installing interior door and frame.

Tape your level to a straight 2x4 as shown. Next shim the center area of the jamb to straighten it and then nail it. Attach 6 door installation brackets to the outside of the door jamb the wood frame to which the door comes pre attached. Check the whole length with your straightedge.

Add door stops to the inside of the jamb to keep the door from swinging through it. Level it out against the door frame by placing shims behind it. Shim the bottom of the door frame about 4 in. If your doorframe is damaged you need a pre hung door which includes the frame and door.

After the frame is set i usually like to hang the door to check the fit and twea. Whichever type you use there are a variety of styles available to match your home decor. If your frame is in good shape a slab also called a blank door image to the right is fine. Installing the door frame that i made from the parts in the previous video.

Drive two nails through the frame through the shims and into the studs. Attach the remaining three brackets on the the other side of the jamb. Nail the door frame to studs drive 8 finishing nails through the frame through the shims and into the studs. Most security doors come in a prehung frame.

The new door should be 1 2 inch less than the height of the rough opening and 3 4 inch less in width. It s a good idea to measure the actual door too. Up from the floor on the hinge side making sure the hinge side is exactly plumb and then nail it. Also measure the jamb depth.

Attach the door installation brackets. Purchasing one does simplify and speed up installation but the term prehung is really a misnomer. To install the jamb the right way nail measured pieces of wood together to form the jamb s frame. A prehung door is a unit that comes with hardware and a frame ready to be installed into a doorway.

Remove the interior trim and measure the width and height of the frame. Schedule an in home measure and ask your authorized measure technician to look at the backset size so that you can be sure to choose the right deadbolt lock the most. Place a bracket behind each of the three hinges. These doors and jambs must still be carefully adjusted to account for shortcomings in the wall frame.