Friday, July 20, 2007An Opening That Is Too Small... From experience when making a double wood doors -- heres what we can tell you -- The rough openings for double wood doors are sometimes too tight. After setting the upper shim on the second side of the opening, plumb down from the shim to make sure there's adequate clearance. If not, you'll have to widen the opening.
Try bumping the errant stud with a sledgehammer and trimming the plate if you can move it enough. If that fails, you'll have to gnaw on the stud with a hatchet or a power plane, but be sure to drive common nails well below the surface so they don't nick your cutting tools. Another alternative is to substitute some 5/4 stock for the 2X4 jack studs...
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