Fitting A Door Frame To The Wall

Cut the door header.

Fitting a door frame to the wall.

Robin s back with another carpentry tutorial. Make sure the facing edges of the casing line up with the. Use chalk to mark the areas where you want to cut through the brick. If you are going to install a door into the frame take into account the exact dimensions of the door when you make your measurements on the wall.

Watch our step by step video showing how to fit an internal door frame with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence. This is the actual thickness of a 2x4. You ll need to know how wide your door frame is so the jamb fits in it. Tap in the fixers and drive home the screws taking care not to distort the frame by driving them in too hard.

You will need to add 1 2 of plywood between the 2x4 s to get the right wall thickness of 3 1 2. When fitting a door frame to stud work walls i drill and countersink 8 10 holes in each leg in pairs 100mm down from the top the same up from the bottom and then equally spaced in between. Break out the tape measure. If your door sticks make a mark on the edges where it s not closing flush.

Determine how tall and how wide you want the doorway to be. Secure the frame to the brick opening using our 8mm x 80mm frame fixers. Drill holes directly through the frame and into the wall. Secure the casing to the rough frame once the door is set and opens properly with 3 inch screws driven with a screw gun through the shims.

This is the first part of a series of three and it s how to fit interior doors part one is the door lining. By screwing the frame in place you can adjust it by winding the screws in out later and wedging behind it. Note the measurement and save it for later. Keep in mind that if the door has 2x4 walls then the frame will be 4 1 2 11 4 cm.

Measure the width of the door frame. You ll need to take the door back down and shave some material off using a hand plane until the door opens and closes freely. Hold the tape measure up to the top of the door frame.