DanielHowden

I make furniture for a living but I need to make en exterior door frame. Does anyone know where I can get a drawing of a section of a door frame so that I can see the measurments?

Cheers Daniel.

firehawkmph

Daniel,
Why not just visit a lumberyard or big box place where they have doors on display to get dimensions. Jambs are usually wall thickness including drywall, not including ext. siding. Place a stop around the three sides and allow for weatherstripping. Add brickmold or whatever type trim to the exterior side of the jamb, and figure out what kind of threshold you want.
Mike Hawkins

tbone

Mike's right. Find out what the other guys are doing. But the jamb width should be the wall thickness + 1/16". Also, exterior jambs are usually milled from one piece of lumber rabbeted for the door--not an applied stop. It makes it tougher on the burglars to break in. Check out websites such as Stanley, or Simpson and you can get some details on jamb construction.

By the way, if it's a standard size, it's much cheaper to buy them than mill them.

tanflorence

I planned to buy a new exterior door frame. you can help me, a 5'0" beautiful door to construct. thanks !
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