The door should be set aside if it is in good condition and fits well in the door frame to be used as a template to cut the new door later. Then, remove the screws from the hinges and take them ...

Also insert shims into the gaps between the jambs and framing members and at the lockset and hinges every 12 inches around the jambs. Fill in any other gaps with loosely packed fiberglass insulation.

You can look at the door and frame and see wear spots from the two contacting each other. If the door binds on the strike jamb, look at the hinges. Open the door and pull up and down on the doorknob.

Bearing walls can be on the exterior of the house in the interior. In the last house I built for my family, I had an interior bearing wall with a door in it. Immediately above the door was a ...

The gaps between the outer edge of the door or window jambs and the rough framing should rarely, if ever, be more than a half-inch. Wood shims are used to make the door or window fit tightly in ...

When you frame a door, you must use the straightest pieces of framing lumber that you can find. What’s more, you frame the door with a continuous bottom plate, just as the wall has a continuous ...