Door and Window Installation Workbook

Door and Window Installation Workbook

Door and Window Skills – Advanced Resources

  • Retrofitting a Sliding Door

    Adding an exterior door is more than just carpentry — plan on hiring an electrician, a plumber, and a drywall contractor

    When cutting into a wall, there’s more to think about than loads. More often than not, there will be some combination of pipes, wires, and ducts to deal with as well. And while a deck builder is likely to subcontract the work of moving these things out of the way, the client will want some idea of the cost

  • Installing French Doors

    Fix the leaks before they start with careful framing and the proper sill pan, flashing, and sealant.

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  • Flashing an Entry Door

    For doors with applied casings, simple flashings made from self-healing membrane serve the same purpose as fins

  • Securing Sidelights

    I just replaced the insulating steel and fiberglass door in an entry door assembly with dual sidelights.

    Threaded rod, drilled clear through a flanking sidelight into the framing just high enough to clear the glazing, counters the weight of an entry door at the topmost hinge and prevents it from sagging. A site-made steel retaining plate prevents the tee-nut connector from pulling out of the framing under tension. The adjusting nut is recessed in the hinge jamb, just above the hinge.

  • Retrofitting a Sliding Door

    Adding an exterior door is more than just carpentry — plan on hiring an electrician, a plumber, and a drywall contractor

    When cutting into a wall, there’s more to think about than loads. More often than not, there will be some combination of pipes, wires, and ducts to deal with as well. And while a deck builder is likely to subcontract the work of moving these things out of the way, the client will want some idea of the cost

  • Installing French Doors

    Fix the leaks before they start with careful framing and the proper sill pan, flashing, and sealant.

    Placeholder Image

  • Flashing an Entry Door

    For doors with applied casings, simple flashings made from self-healing membrane serve the same purpose as fins

  • Securing Sidelights

    I just replaced the insulating steel and fiberglass door in an entry door assembly with dual sidelights.

    Threaded rod, drilled clear through a flanking sidelight into the framing just high enough to clear the glazing, counters the weight of an entry door at the topmost hinge and prevents it from sagging. A site-made steel retaining plate prevents the tee-nut connector from pulling out of the framing under tension. The adjusting nut is recessed in the hinge jamb, just above the hinge.

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