Building An Exterior Door Frame From Scratch

Measure your door carefully and cut the opening to fit using a reciprocating saw.

Building an exterior door frame from scratch.

How to build an interior door from scratch step 1. The gap between the door and the frame should be between 0 0625 and 0 125 inch for your door to close without binding. Understanding the anatomy of a door. Assemble a king and jack stud combination.

Preparing your space and measuring. Here s what to do. Since the door opening must be bigger than the door in. The first step in making a door is taking measurements.

Set them upright on each side of the door opening. Mark the measurement on the second 8 foot doorjamb board. Make the opening the width of the door plus 2 inches 5 1 cm and if additional studs are needed a space for these as. In this video i make a set of custom french doors for my shop.

Use a circular saw to cut the appropriate length. Measure the height and width of the door using the tape measure. Measure the left side of the door frame. Nail or screw on the vertical.

Remember building your door and door frame can save you. Measure from the floor or base of the frame to the top of the frame. So make sure you have a top notch miter saw to help you make perfect angled cuts. Cut the king stud to reach from the bottom plate to the top plate.

Cut the jack stud to the height of the rough opening minus 1 1 2 inches to allow for the thickness of the bottom plate. Place the jack stud on top of the king stud and nail or screw the pieces together. Cut one stud to the width of the. Mark the measurement on one 8 foot doorjamb board.

These doors which come in a wide variety of designs need strong matching door frames. If you have been watching you ll know that its taken me the better part of 2 months to get my. Measure the right side of the door frame with your tape measure.