Door Jamb Too Wide

It s important to know what to do in less than ideal situations.

Door jamb too wide.

Tools used on this job. Not everything is perfect. 4 9 16 for 2x4 frame with drywall. However the original rough opening is between 32 1 2 and 32 3 4 wide leaving me a big gap between the old frame and new jambs.

Note the measurement and save it for later. Run them through again to remove additional material to achieve the jamb depth desired. Hold the tape measure up to the top of the door frame. Pry off the door casing and the knob side and top jambs with a pry bar if you only need to fur out one side of.

Keep in mind that if the door has 2x4 walls then the frame will be 4 1 2 11 4 cm. This is part of the issue with the ring doorbell 1 and 2 the 1 is slightly less wide at 2 4 6 17cm. Mark a pencil line along the side of the door stops that faces the door. Say your client orders solid masonite or otherwise prehung doors where the jamb is the standard 4 9 16.

With the jambs the new door is 31 3 8 wide. By less than an inch the jamb was too wide. To avoid that you might make your own split jamb door. The door frame here is less than 2 5cm less than the minimum width of the ring doorbell 2.

You will want to cut a 1 section out of the middle of the jambs with a table saw. The first option and the one i think most general contractors would go with was to do a little demo and widen the rough. Disassemble the jamb by carefully tapping apart and removing the nails staples screws at the corners. Run your jamb through a table saw splitting it underneath the stop location.

Take the door apart taking it off its hinges carefully separating the head from the side jambs. You ll need to know how wide your door frame is so the jamb fits in it. To measure the door jamb size you may need to remove any trim moulding or siding you have on the door. If the door is too short you ll need to lower the top jamb by an appropriate amount.

The hinge side stud is straight and plumb so i ll probably not have to shim that side by much if at all which will leave the bulk of the gap on the latch side. When you arrive onsite the house is plaster and lath making the jambs much wider than the opening. If you do not remove the trim measure from the inside edges of the trim or moulding make sure you are measuring from the visible edges of the jamb to get the correct size. Typical door jamb sizes are.

Combine the two halves of each jamb component using wood glue and clamps. As an amazon associate i make.