How to build a door frame

You will need

  • Door
  • Parallel Studs
  • Doorpost
  • Level
  • Wooden Shoes
  • Interior Mouldings
  • Hinges
  • Gear Knob / ring

Instructions

  1. Measure your door. Please note the size before starting. Then add an inch or two on each side.
  2. Place two parallel nails in a wide space, and cut them up and add a cross bar to join them at the top end. Then, add a door jamb, a panel on the side of the hinge on the door to your art. With a few additional modifications have your input.
  3. Mark where the hinges go. Brand also where will the gear knob / ring on the other side of the entrance.
  4. Adjusts to probe. Use a level to check if the input is probed. If not, you use wood shims to place it correctly.
  5. Add trim inside the door frame. Get free edges so that the door to swing inward or outward.
  6. Hold the hinges on the right side of the frame and sets the target. Adjusts to probe again, if necessary.
  7. Engages the gear knob / ring. Make sure it is placed at the correct height, so that the shrink-ring snaps into the door frame (attached to frame) to close the door. Alternatively, if you have a latch mechanism, make sure that the door is not so dragging or hanging diagonal on the hinges.

Tips and Warnings

  • There are several ways to adjust a door so that it is leveled correctly. A common way is to get thin material between the door jamb and the door frame to be located in the correct position.