How To Frame For Exterior Door at Exterior

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Install a new exterior door and frame Siouxland Homes
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Drive screws, toenailed at an angle, through the cripples and into the top of the header. Install two more at a width that’s the new door’s width plus five inches. A minimum depth of 1/2 is recommended.

Install a new exterior door and frame Siouxland Homes

Place the jack stud on top of the king stud and. Square all the new framing members, and fasten the jacks to the king studs using 3 inch screws, driven at about 12 inch intervals. Add a couple of angled nails above the first nails that you installed to make sure the bottom end is tight. Cut the header to fit between the king studs.