PLUMB BOB DIAGRAM HOW TO

The shims create a firm hold between the door jamb and the wall. Shimming – Every door needs to be shimmed during installation.A nice positive connection holding the door shim is all you need. If you put too much torque on the screw, it will pull the jamb out of level or plumb and give you trouble. Just be careful not to overtighten the screws. Nails will pull out over time with use, causing the door frame to move and not work correctly. Use screws, but don’t overtighten them – You’ll want to use screws, not nails when installing a prehung door.

PLUMB BOB DIAGRAM HOW TO

If it’s not, you need to fix it! Here’s an article about how to level the floor using common building materials. It’ very important that the floor space that the door is going to be sitting on is completely level and flat before starting on the door installation. Starting with a level sill – The sill is the bottom of a door and it being level and flat is the corner stone of any good door installation.Keep these tips in mind for your next door install: The door jamb needs to be spaced consistently around the door slab – (precisely 3/32” on the strike and top sides & 1/16” on the hinge side.) Again, this is easy to say but can be very hard to do using a traditional 6’ handheld level.Too many people focus on the door jamb, but it’s the door slab that counts! You can probably think of a door in your house that does this – and now you know why. If it’s out either way, the weight of the door will cause it to swing open or closed on its own.

The door slab is what needs to hang Level & Plumb.

I’ve literally spent hours in the past trying to get a door right, only to end in frustration! When you try to move the door into Level, you’ll often move it out of Plumb or visa versa.

If you’re using a traditional 6’ level, you can only read Level or Plumb, not both at the same time.

(Click here if you want to learn more about Level, Plumb, True & Square) Here are a few factors that make installing a door difficult – While these concepts are easy to talk about and understand, it can be very hard to achieve all 4 at once during the actual door installation. A door or window can be installed perfectly LEVEL, PLUMB & SQUARE on one side, but if the other side’s aren’t LEVEL, PLUMB & SQUARE, the unit will not be TRUE.

Plumb bob diagram