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| Installing a Front Door |
| This DIY kit brought to you by ERA Real Estate shows you how to install an exterior door. |
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Materials: Prehung door
Level
Flatbar
Wood shims
Adhesive caulk and gun
Nail set
Hammer
Finishing nails - Begin by removing the existing exterior door and frame to expose the rough opening.
- Apply a generous amount of waterproof adhesive caulk to the wood flooring base about an inch inside the front and rear edges (figure A).
- Tilt the door toward you, place it in the opening and lock the door into position.
- Insert the wood shims under the threshold (figure B) until the door is level.
- From the inside, insert shims at the hinge and locks and check to make sure the door is plumb.
- From the outside, drive nails partially through the jamb and into the rough frame (figure C) at the shim locations.
- Check that the door opens and closes freely, then drive the nails all the way below the surface of the wood using a nail set.
- Strengthen the installation by driving a 3" screw into each of the door hinge openings (figure D).
- Finally, cut the shims, trim the frame with molding and install the lock as instructed by the manufacturer.
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