Scott:
When putting it all back together, I suggest using finish screws instead of
nails. Some of the wood you would be nailing to is certainly a bit drier than
when it was first assembled, and I believe the small-head finish screws can hold
much tighter in such a situation. Also, unless you use a pneumatic nailer, the
force of nailing could serve to complicate your squareness challenges.
Screws have worked well for me when I'm replacing pieces of otherwise finished
work.
Jim
Scott Hall wrote:
> and the last question (for now) about the new house:
>
> the front door is this beautiful leaded-center-light jobby that we (she)
> want(s) to keep. but sometime in its history someone has kicked the door
> open so that the jamb is destroyed. the door itself is fine, but
> the metal plates (the, uh...thingies into which the latches go. you know,
> they screw into the door frame) are gone and the wood of the jamb (the,
> uh, part that holds the dubiously named metal plates above) is split from
> top to bottom.
>
> obviously this needs to be replaced.
>
> however, I recently replaced the front door in the old house with a
> pre-hung unit and was eternally happy that I got it installed at all, much
> less able to open and close properly. so I suspect that if I go and
> disassemble the door frame on the new house I might never get the door
> *back* into that frame, what with it needing to be square and all.
>
> so...can I buy just a door frame with something holding it square? should
> I actually try to replace just the jamb? it seems that my square doesn't
> work on door frames specifically, because I can never get them right. if
> I try to do just the jamb, is there some trick to re-hanging a door and
> getting it right? any way to ensure the frame is square, besides
> measuring from the corners, etc.? I *know* this can't be brain surgery,
> but still, my doors always end up out of whack. maybe I should leave the
> door hung, open it, remove the jamb and replace it? that way the door
> stays hung? any ideas?
>
> thanks.
>
> scott
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