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Hanging a Wood Door in the Basement

Ryley works with door hanger, Steve parks to hang a wood door in the basement of the Blitz-Build Habitat project in Yonkers.

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Hanging a Wood Door in the Basement

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" This door is not a typical split -- to. Steve can you tell us what this dogfight maneuver inside -- we got there was raw blanket was we -- thin coat of polyurethane. Sanded between coats are now has three coats of polyurethane on its -- got a really good -- on -- just -- prevent any moisture from getting enough especially the edge and top where the veneer is exposed right OK. We then routed the east side of the door and the jamb stock which came in pieces. And assembled to the size of the door OK. And I now you also already checked this jam here but plump for Islam which is the hinge side of the dog. So if that's sides on the rest of the doors plumb so the next thing you would do -- this. Attach the hinge side to the plum jam. And then I can work the rest of the casing to the opening if it is not -- OK I was given attract. -- that okay. Now they -- attack the top. Okay. Bowling flush to the front days. And on the side off the door so we can check it's slang fear that it doesn't mind. OK we've got the clearance if you don't know that the jackets clumsily to make -- Now with some chairs we can follow along the damn. LA -- oppose this Chandler says that it doesn't overall the jamb. And room and no one shingle coming in from each side. OK then we can check the real. OK that's got to come in -- about a three sixteenths of an inch. Not enough. -- a -- here. Yeah in the bone metal. Some chance just to keep it from bouncing high and ballot. Nail three points. Or hold in place. Okay -- that are built. It. Top in the middle is good the bottoms Vatican and some. -- OK now there's not only in this suburb Merrill's -- casing goes on. Then next casing which has been back primed again. Just keep it from moving so much with the different moisture. I like to look at the casing that. -- first. -- Which when daylight in this smaller pentagon for the inside and on the longer nails. For in the left jacks cut. And it's to all help hold the casing in place. -- Now the court -- for real there's a little more forgiving them trying to go flush with BS's door. And it's -- stand and acquires female who. We'll. And it. OK but yeah. It also allows for clearance to the hinge. Now. -- and truly secure the door. With a large in males in the outside of the casing. No matter what -- from. Starting again. In them down. And then that the world that are read -- just. You can also attaching really -- first allows users. Perhaps taken some of that valley of the -- Are bringing them together. Talent across the 45. Okay we'll keep them flush. Let that Ballard's great but it there's something missing Manhattan -- What better to bore arms site in case this had to be adjusted for height. Right so now when -- when we put in the and I've said in in the -- latch mechanism is not going to be any problem of not lining up current -- on site this way. Alex writes -- good job thank you."

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