Monday, May 9, 2016

Week 23 April 3 - 9


Week 23 is a very photo intensive week. Here we're applying caulking after flashing the bottom and sides of the door rough opening. The flashing and caulking will prevent water from seeping it's way into the shed.


Here I am squaring the jamb of the door with the pads on the outside of the shed. This will help us bring the door into alignment with the exterior siding and trim.


Here the door is almost finished being hung. Firstly, this door was a prehung door, which means it comes in it's own casement with jambs and all. The entire door assembly is put into the door rough opening. One screw is removed from one of the door hinges and a 3" screw is driven into the door rough opening through the door assembly. This pins the door in place and allows us to twist and move the door as we need (to get it plumb and square) without it falling on us. The jambs are shimmed out, depending on how much the door needs to be pushed, and in what direction.


Hung door.


Here we've installed a kickboard. This helps minimize wear and tear, and also helps with water shedding.


Side trim is going in place over the kickboard.


Next I began work on the door hardware. The lock is put in place first and then the door knobs are attached from either side. These are then screwed in place on the door and the whole thing is assembled, except for the striker plate in the door jamb.























Finished hung door, with hardware installed and a header.

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