Install Interior Door Jamb

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Install interior door jamb. If your door got kicked in due to a break in the most important thing is feeling secure again. Hopefully your not here because it happened to you. Using a mortising template route matching mortises for the hinges on the door and jamb. Installing the door frame that i made from the parts in the previous video.

On the hinge side place it about 1 dime thickness away from the door and maintain that space on the hinge side door stop. A solid door jamb is important if you want your door to open and close properly. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva shows a homeowner the proper way to install a pre hung interior door for a closet. See how to install a single interior door jamb width 4 9 16 different width jamb exterior door see how to install a single exterior door jamb width 4 9 16 jamb width 6 9 16 double door see how to install a double french.

Next add glue to the end of 1 of your longer pieces of wood and attach a shorter piece to it. On the latch jamb side of the top jamb the door stop rests flush against the door. Begin with the mortises on the door then the mortises on the jamb. Install door stop molding across the top jamb so the door will rest against it when closed.

After the frame is set i usually like to hang the door to check the fit and twea. Then use a nail gun to secure the 2 pieces. To install a door jamb start by measuring the door frame and cutting the wood to size. Installing a new door jamb by yourself.