Rot-Proof Door Jambs
Door frames with a composite or fiberglass lower jamb section that can't wick water, so the bottom never rots.
Doors
Hanging, adjusting, and fixing doors: hinges, latches, rubbing and sticking.
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Hang a Pre-Hung Door
Setting a factory-hung door plumb with an even reveal — the standard prehung sequence, the split-jamb variant, and the long-screw trick that stops heavy doors sagging.
Frame a Door Opening
Header, jacks, kings, and cripples — and the door-plus-two math that sizes the rough opening.
Foil-Tape Strike Transfer
Taking an impression of a deadbolt in foil tape so the strike mortise is cut to where the bolt actually lands.
Taper a Site-Built Threshold
Screwing an angled sled to a blank so a thickness planer cuts the taper instead of a table saw.
Bend a Hinge to Fix a Rubbing Door
Pulling the top hinge pin, shimming the door into position, and bending the door-side knuckles so it stays there.
Hand-Cut Hinge Mortise
Knife lines, relief nicks, and a protected border that keep the chisel honest while cutting a hinge gain without a router.
Extract Broken Screws From Wood
Coring out a snapped or seized screw with a plug cutter and plugging the hole for a fresh anchor.
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