As your house settles you may need to adjust the storm door frame.
How to build a storm door frame.
Keep in mind that if the door has 2x4 walls then the frame will be 4 1 2 11 4 cm.
Hold the tape measure up to the top of the door frame.
Measure the width of the door frame.
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Insert the shims at the top on both ends and along the sides at the top middle and bottom.
Break out the tape measure.
Insert shims between the doorjamb and the door frame.
Haunched mortise and tenon joints are very strong.
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Use more shims if two are not enough.
You ll need to know how wide your door frame is so the jamb fits in it.
This project is easy for any diy er or professional and doesn t take any previous experience.
Place the doorjamb into the door frame.
Put the door in place and attach the hinges to the door casing around the door.
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Fixing an uneven storm door frame may be as easy as installing shims behind the door hinges.
Architectural grade extrusions are stronger but they re more expensive and not as widely available.
The storm door frame mounts inside the wooden door frame opening on your home.
Finish the storm door by installing hinges.
That way you can be sure the opening is wide enough.
When the wood expands and contracts it can cause the frame to become uneven.
Make sure that the shims are tight.
Overlap the shims by sliding one in from the outside and one in from the inside.
Make sure the aluminum frames for both the screen and storm panels are the same thickness we chose 5 16 in thick 1 in wide rolled aluminum frames.
To do this roll the entire screen over the door staple and cut the excess screening.
Step 7 installing hardware.