The purpose of a door is to allow entry and exit into an area but it ought to also provide protection from the elements when it is shut. Steel doors are a good method of providing security from intruders and fires. Moreover you will not have to worry about it rotting or being eaten by insects. Here is how to install a steel door on your own.

Required Tools

Pry bar

Drill and bit set

Hammer

Screw driver

Required Materials

Steel frame and door

2 inch screws

Nails

Wall board

Wall board tape

Shims

2×4 stock

Plaster skim coating

Metal studs

Instructions

If you are replacing an existing door, the first step is to take out the existing Cialis molding. Use the pry bar to remove the molding from the wall until all the molding right around is down. Take the screw driver and screw out the hinge pins and take out the hinges and the door; use the drill or pry bar to take out the door frame, sills and jams. Obviously if there was no door in the doorway, there is no need for this step.

Next comes the framing of the wall; ensure that the wall around the door is structural and set the frame Brand Levitra in position. Nail a pair of 2×4 stocks together and put them inside the wall as a brace. Remove the studs on either side of the steel door frame and replace them with the metal ones and then screw the studs directly into the existing sill using the screws. Do the same to the header wall frame.

For the placing of the new steel door you will need the help of another individual. With the assistance of your companion put the door in front of the opening and then tilt it up and into place. Level the door with the shims and set it into place; the door and frame may come with interior supports to keep the door straight and square.

Using the shims set the door in position between the jambs and level it by moving the shims on either side. Use the 2-inch screws to screw the lockset side of the frame to the metal stud, only screwing the screws in about halfway and then screw in the hinge side of the frame also halfway. Move the shims to make sure the door is still level and plumb and opens easily and then tighten the screws. When the door is securely in position take down the 2×4 frame braces.

Your steel door is now installed and all that remains is to patch the wall around the door where needed and take out the old wallboards and nail the new wallboard in place against the door frame. Plaster and tape the boards and you are done.

Tip

The level and plumb readings might change a bit while you screw the door and frame into the metal studs so watch for this and make alterations as needed as you go along.

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