Building An Exterior Door Frame From Scratch

There are all different types of door ranging from slab doors to barn.

Building an exterior door frame from scratch.

These doors which come in a wide variety of designs need strong matching door frames. In this video i make a set of custom french doors for my shop. The gap between the door and the frame should be between 0 0625 and 0 125 inch for your door to close without binding. Mark the measurement on one 8 foot doorjamb board.

Cut the king stud to reach from the bottom plate to the top plate. Nail or screw on the vertical. Place the jack stud on top of the king stud and nail or screw the pieces together. Measure the left side of the door frame.

Remember building your door and door frame can save you. If you have been watching you ll know that its taken me the better part of 2 months to get my. 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. 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.

Here s what to do. So make sure you have a top notch miter saw to help you make perfect angled cuts. Measure your door carefully and cut the opening to fit using a reciprocating saw. With a framing square and pencil lay out the exact vertical measurements of the finished door and nail or screw the horizontal battens securely to each board.

Understanding the anatomy of a door. Measure the right side of the door frame with your tape measure. Set them upright on each side of the door opening. Measure from the floor or base of the frame to the top of the frame.

Since the door opening must be bigger than the door in. Measure the height and width of the door using the tape measure. Cut two studs to the height that you measured using the electric saw. Preparing your space and measuring.

Cut one stud to the width of the. Mark the measurement on the second 8 foot doorjamb board. Assemble a king and jack stud combination.