Building An Exterior Door Frame From Scratch

Since the door opening must be bigger than the door in.

Building an exterior door frame from scratch.

Measure the height and width of the door using the tape measure. Mark the measurement on one 8 foot doorjamb board. Assemble a king and jack stud combination. Understanding the anatomy of a door.

Mark the measurement on the second 8 foot doorjamb board. Place the jack stud on top of the king stud and nail or screw the pieces together. Preparing your space and measuring. In this video i make a set of custom french doors for my shop.

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. Set them upright on each side of the door opening. How to build an interior door from scratch step 1.

The first step in making a door is taking measurements. 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. Cut one stud to the width of the.

Measure your door carefully and cut the opening to fit using a reciprocating saw. Measure from the floor or base of the frame to the top of the frame. Measure the left side of the door frame. Nail or screw on the vertical.

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. There are all different types of door ranging from slab doors to barn. So make sure you have a top notch miter saw to help you make perfect angled cuts. Measure the right side of the door frame with your tape measure.

If you have been watching you ll know that its taken me the better part of 2 months to get my. Use a circular saw to cut the appropriate length. Cut two studs to the height that you measured using the electric saw.