View ChannelsFeatured: Finance
View ShowroomsFeatured: Radiantec - Radiant Solar Heating

BobVila.com

Home

Salvaged Door Installation

Bob and Ryley install a salvaged door on the new addition. Because the door has no casings they can go ahead and attach it to the frame. Ryley first shims the frame so the edges are plumb. He points out the lead shield that he has added to the concrete threshold as a moisture and insect barrier. Bob and Ryley then put the door in the opening, hoisting the bottom side in first. Bob shows us the temporary casing pieces of wood that Ryley has put on the door to act as casing so they can easily mount the door flush with the OSB wall. Bob and Ryley adjust the door and nail it in through more shims with ten-penny finish nails. Next Ryley adds a spline against the door where the siding will hit the casing to act as a moisture shield. He then applies the cedar casing to the door with the rough side out and will add window flashing at the top.

Get Adobe Flash Player to see this content.

Chapters from this episode

Salvaged Door Installation Now Playing

Salvaged Door Installation

Tour of the Ainsworth Lumber Mill Now Playing

Tour of the Ainsworth Lumber Mill

Installing Insulspan Structural Insulated Panels Now Playing

Installing Insulspan Structural Insulated Panels

Clip Transcript For:

Salvaged Door Installation

computer-generated transcript - may not be 100% accurate

" But what that would have you done preliminary to putting the door in here about how to half a dozen different ways to hang in and off right because this is an all salvageable saw and it doesn't have any casings and we're just gonna apply it right to a brain which turns out to be really nice and plumb Savard put the shims. On the frame. I know they're nice and -- but do you need shims even if the that the frame panel itself is perfectly plumb yeah I should add shims and -- because it it just a little bit that's right that's our chances to make it correct exactly. And I noticed you've added. Led down here. At the bottom right this is this alleged jail or prevent any moisture from coming up through the concrete and let's it's also good insect barrier right although of course we treated here for thirty termites. OK are we ready to -- in this react. And -- topic first run out of fiberglass. Now at the door has come prehung from the lumberyard it would had casing on it right and -- just applied these pieces of the top and on the sides here that. As they were casing so that'll help us position it right where should go flush with. The OSB can you put that behind upon this course that there was room. And it went about a quarter inch. And you just putting and we ten penny finish nails that's. Can only do the same thing in the middle have. And the now Ryley what purpose does mr. Robinson -- on conveniences where the -- The siding at the casing afterward that the casing all right prevent any moisture from getting in between those two entering. Right again water -- Now organ. Applied a casing which is made out of cedar with a suitcase and reviews and it rather than put the dressed -- so the side out we're gonna put the rough side right rough side out an area that is historic or. OK now do you need some more felt paper up there. And I -- I don't -- it and wears these in place for put a window flashing across the hot and in the felt papal coat. All that window actually cripple that very nice."

[-]

More Videos »Related Videos

Nailing Technique

There's more to nailing than just ready-aim-swing. Face nailing is what we all learn how to do first. Drive the nail straight through one piece into the other. This is the quickest and easiest way but not really the strongest. For added strength try toe-nailing. Drive a pair of nails at opposing forty-five degree angles. This is the method carpenters use to frame a house.

Deck Nails

Take extra care when nailing your deck. Instead of driving the nails completely in with a hammer. Use a nail set to finish off the job and avoid damaging the wood. Also, use 16 penny common nails as spacers and pull the boards tight to correct any natural curve they might have.

Deck Building

Here are some basic things to remember when building your own deck. Attach the joist hangers 16 inches apart on center to the side rails. Assemble all floor joists and side rails before nailing. Then, nail all at once, using galvanizd nails. Overhang the first floor board by half an inch using galvanized finish nails. If you have an enclosed deck or a screened porch you can use tongue and groove flooring.

Window Trim

Here's how to install window casings. After the window stool and apron are in place, start with the top casing and nail with brads. Glue the joints of the side casings and tack nail the miters. Pipe clamp the molding to get a tight fit (on the joints). Finish nailing the casing with brads to the premarked reveal line. Then use finish nails to secure the casing to the studs.