Installing An Interior Door Frame

To install a door jamb start by measuring the door frame and cutting the wood to size.

Installing an interior door frame. Some blank doors have a specific swing direction. Next add glue to the end of 1 of your longer pieces of wood and attach a shorter piece to it. I didn t need to do this because my door and frame was a tight fit.

Measure the height of the opening and then measure the width at both the top and the bottom. After the frame is set i usually like to hang the door to check the fit and twea. The door frame should be slightly smaller than the opening it fits to allow for adjustments.

Open the door and shim the bottom edge of the open door to keep the frame tight against the stops on the other side. The steps below describe installation of a blank door. The strike side the side with the lockset of these doors has a beveled edge so the door can swing freely.

Shim between the side jambs and the studs to fill in the spaces between them. Use finish nails and nail through the casing and shims and into the framing of the wall itself. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva shows a homeowner the proper way to install a pre hung interior door for a closet.

Attach the door frame to the door opening. Slip shims under the side jamb until the head jamb is level. Use shims to close gaps and level the door if necessary.

Check the rough opening. Move the door frame into the opening. Make sure your door is going to fit into the opening.