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Default Building an exterrior door.
On 5/2/2014 8:41 AM, wrote:
My wife is wanting a stained front door. How hard would it be to
build a nice wood front door as well as a new front jam/casing? How
would youhang a door in a casing you made yourself?

'Pends on what you've got for gear and what level of experience and
adeptness you have in w-working. That you ask _probably_ means you're
short on both, I guess...

Here's a way w/o a $300 set of shaper cutters/router bits...

http://www.cjohnhebert.com/Catesdoor.htm

Here's the background sheet Freud publishes w/ their router bit sets...

http://www.ptreeusa.com/PDF/EDMS-Instructions.pdf

As for hanging, you build a jamb just like a real one and hang it the
same way a prehung is hung with exception you're the one doing the "pre"
part, too...

Don't forget the sill as well, storm seals, and all the associated to
have a tight-fitting, weather tight and energy efficient installation.
Needless to say, if you don't know construction details on such, you're
basically in over your head or have a lot of learning to do before you
even start.

As another said, visit the box stores w/ your missus first and perhaps
sticker shock will relieve you of duty. If that doesn't do it, go to
the Peachtree or other outlet in your fair city...

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