How To Make An Exterior Door Frame Smaller
It s important to make improvements that fit harmoniously with the size of the home s front windows and porch components however.
How to make an exterior door frame smaller. Pry off the door casing and the knob side and top jambs with a pry bar if you only need to fur out one side of the frame. If you re narrowing the frame by more than an inch remove the hinge side. This is the actual thickness of a 2x4. Measure the doorway where you ll be installing your door.
Find the height and width of your empty doorway by running a tape measure down one side then stretching it across the top. Cut the door header. If a door is not planned determine the size of the finished opening and add 5 8 of an inch for drywall at each side of the opening. Make sure you jot your measurements down.
Before you get to sawing gluing and sanding you ll need to know exactly how big your door needs to be. By increasing the size of the front door and adding special touches you can change a plain entry to one with pizzazz to spare. You will need to add 1 2 of plywood between the 2x4 s to get the right wall thickness of 3 1 2.