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Installing and Hanging Doors: For Pros by Pros
Trade Secrets and Methods for Installing and Hanging Doors Perfectly Every Time

Gary Katz

Precise techniques make a perfect fit

It is said that the mark of a good finish carpenter is the ability to hang a door so "a nickel just fits between the door and jamb." But even good carpenters often spend too much time and effort trimming a little here and a little there to make that nickel fit just right.

Getting a door to hang perfectly doesn't have to be such a time-consuming struggle, however, Installing and Hanging Doors offers proven production methods and custom techniques collected from other finish carpenters and from the author's own trial and error. Even if you've never hung a door before, Installing and Hanging Doors can make door hanging easy and enjoyable. And experienced carpenters will appreciate the depth of information provided in Installing and Hanging Doors, including:
  • choosing a door
  • hinges and hardware
  • installing door jambs
  • installing prefit doors
  • hanging doors from scratch
  • essentials of weatherstripping

About the For Pros by Pros series
To get the best results when building or remodeling, you need advice from the best professionals in the business. For Pros By Pros books bring together the expert designers, builders, and remodeling pros who have written for Fine Homebuilding magazine.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 CHOOSING A DOOR

Hollow-Core Doors
Solid-Core Hardboard Doors
Special-Order Doors
Stile-and-Rail Doors
Composite Doors

Chapter 2 CHOOSING HARDWARE
Hinges
Latches
Dead Bolts and Locksets
Astragals for Pairs of Doors

Chapter 3 DOOR JAMBS
Interior Jambs
Exterior Jambs

Chapter 4 PREFIT DOORS
Prehung Doors
Prefit Bifold Doors
Prefit Bipass Doors
Mirror Bipass Doors

Chapter 5 HANGING DOORS
Scribing a Door
Cutting the Top and Bottom
Preparing the Hinge Stile
Preparing the Lock Stile
Hanging the Door

Chapter 6 ADVANCED DOOR HANGING
Hanging a Pair of Doors
Installing Mortise Locks

Chapter 7 UNCOMMON DOORS & UNUSUAL HARDWARE
Sidelights and Latches
Arched Doors
Dutch Doors
Double-Acting Doors
Invisible Hinges
Site-Built Bifold Doors
Pocket Doors

Chapter 8 WEATHER-PROOFING FOR EXTERIOR DOORS
Sill Covers
Thresholds
Door Shoes
Permanent Installation
Weatherstripping the Jamb

Soft-cover, 8-1/2 x 10-7/8 in., 224 pages, with b/w photos and drawings - Published 2002

ISBN 978-1-56158-635-6

Installing and
Hanging Doors
For Pros By Pros


RC-T070710
$24.95

 

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Installing and
Hanging Doors
For Pros By Pros


RC-T070710
$24.95