How to Install a Door Jam
Have you tried opening a door only to have it drag along the carpet forcing you to lean your body into it and give it a couple of shots with your shoulder in order to get it open far enough to get through? The problem may be that the door jam was improperly installed. Installing a door jam correctly is vital to ensuring the proper operation of the door. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Check the opening to make sure it is large enough for the door to fit. Make sure that both sides of the doorway are of equal length.
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Use the level to check the hinge side of the doorway for plumb. If it is not plumb, use as many of the shim shingles as necessary to plumb the hinge side.
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Cut the jam legs for length so that they will fit in the opening. Make sure you take into account the width of the top jam.
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Nail the hinge side of the jam to the stud that you checked for plumb.
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Place shingle shims to align the opposite jam leg adding them as frequently as necessary.
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Finish installing the door jam by hammering the side and top door jams in place using the 10d nails. Drive in two nails at every spot where the shingle shims were inserted.
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Tips & Warnings
Most door openings are made to be slightly wider than necessary to ensure the door can be hung. When installing a door jam, you will most likely have to use shim shingles at the top, middle and bottom or the jam legs even if the sides are plumb.
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Comments
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shell01
Aug 20, 2008
I am desperately in need of help asap. Painting some rooms in our home to ready for sale, I found three door jams that are pulling away from the wood trim. One of the doors the drywall is exposed at the bottom. The other door jam is on our 2nd floor and at the bottom; the 3rd one is on the first floor at the top, right below the same room. No cracks on the walls. What can we do to repair or who should I call?
