I recently had to remove a door frame in order to get a new Jacuzzi
bath tub into place. I did something like you suggest. I tacked on one
long
diagonal brace at about 45 degree angle, high on one side, low on
the other. Thne I put one horizontal cross brace near the bottom.
Worked very well.

Another thing I did was to drill holes through the frame, all the way
into the
2x4s. The size was selected to give a snug fit for some big nails I
happened
to have... perhaps 1/8". I did this at 2 places along both sides and
2 in the
head piece at the top. To reinstall the frame I just jockeyed it
around till I could
slip all of the nails in, then did the permanent nailing. The big ones
were then
removed and the holes filled with FixAll or something. Worked great!

Ed


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Hello,
I am about to try and hang my first doors and have learned from
various
places, this group included, that it's more difficult than it looks.
Can't
say I'm surprised. Apparently a critical item is getting the jambs
perfectly spaced, plumb and square, again no big surprise. One
suggestion
I've read involved cutting a 1x2 brace of the final door width +
1.5in
(2xwidth of jamb stock) + say 1/8in for the hinge side gap and
tacking that
flush to the outside edges of the jamb assembly while shimming to
ensure
that the desired opening is maintained.

What also comes to mind (though I haven't read this anywhere) is to
cut 2
braces of say 10" in length and tacking these so as to brace the top
corners
in a 6/8/10 triangle thus ensuring the tops of the jamb assembly are
square.
Yes these would have to be mitered so no material overhung into the
shim
space but that's pretty simple to do. Anyone care to comment on
this?
Seems to me if you can get this braced assembly centered in the
opening and
shimmed plumb on both sides you are good to go.

Eagerly awaiting responses telling me how wrong I am. (actually
that's
true.. cause that's when I learn things)

ml