Securing the head.Once the frame was secured, it was time to set up the head jamb. The contractor set up a laser that we could aim at the parting strip on the top of the door. The instructions say to shim the head level, install the lags, and then remove the shims. It’s very ...
Then use tapered cedar shims on all 4 sides to center it in the opening. Then observe the gap around the perimeter of the door... it should be roughly 1/8" all the way around the sides and top. If it is, you can transfer the location of the hinges from the jamb to ...
door openings in buildings. One such door mounting apparatus can be seen in U.S. Pat. No. 6,231,034 which transports a door on a wheeled frame and positions the door for attaching the hinges. It is also common to use workpiece transports for attaching automobile parts during the ...