Replacing Exterior Door Jamb Hinge Side

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Replacing exterior door jamb hinge side.

Leave the hinges on the door. Complete the installation. While this job is not one for beginners most avid diyers could easily accomplish this if they tak. Measure and cut the replacement jamb to length.

1 mark lower 12 16 on door jamb with straight line using combination square and pencil. Remove the rotted jamb by tapping it away from the head jamb and cutting the nails. Use a scrap of the door jamb to scribe the threshold angle transfer the angle to the door stop on the replacement jamb and notch the jamb. Step 2 remove trim casing.

Insert the lockset tailpieces through the latch bolt and screw the handles together by tightening the retaining screws. 2 cut through marked line with oscillating multi tool. Remove the old door from the jamb. Measure from the threshold to the bottom of the door stop.

Leave the other side of the hinges on the door jamb as you will use this piece later. Bob shows you how to replace the hinge side of a door jamb. Set the door aside in a safe place and place the pins in a plastic bag so you don t have to worry about losing anything important. Remove the existing door by pulling out the hinge pins and lifting it off of the hinges.

Place the door with the exterior side down across two sawhorses.