Anyone here a handy man?

Dude...where do you live?

 

Throw up a pic. It is probably something you will have to build.

 

Doorframe kits are fine if they're going into a perfectly sized hole.If not it's difficult to get the finished job to look professionally done.

A lumber yard will probably make one to a custom size for you without charging a lot extra.Will save you a lot of drama and look a lot better than a kit when finished.

 

Why don't you take the doggie to the groomer, get her all cleaned up, and make her a permanent inside furbaby?

 

Go get yourself a pre-hung door... but first remove the old door, frame and all. I take it this is an exterior door? No problem. Upgrade. Get a steel door. More secure and doggie resistant.

Measure the raw hole left by the removal of the old door. Hopefully it will be a standard raw size. Take a height, length, depth measurements. Note whether you want a left/right hand door.

Go to Home Depot/Lowes, find a door that is close. Don't get one that is too big. That's bad. Fit the pre hung door into the raw hole. Note how much bigger and where the hole is. "shrink" the hole to fit if necessary. Do this with lumber. Once you have the hole matching the door, shim it level with shims. Screw the frame off securely. Make sure it opens and closes. Fill in gaps with polyurethane foam aka "great stuff"... be sure to get the kind that is SPECIFICALLY for windows and doors as the other can expand too much and cause problems with operation.. Be sure to use some good fasteners, i mean dipped screws. Really meaty, beefy m'f'ers. It's worth it.

If you need to finish it out, use door casing. Miter it around. If you have block walls you can get quickcrete mortar mix that's a masonry cement and graded sand blend and push it into the areas where the wood was put in.

Also, on the exterior, wide door/window tape, which is a rubber weather stripper is good to use if you have siding. It's difficult to apply but not impossible. Great moisture barrier though.

Hope it helps. If you want any further advice or have pics, let me know.

GOOD LUCK! :thumb:

 

My neighbor shoots squirrels with a shotgun. Gunshots are not entirely uncommon to be heard in Tennessee. (not that I have any idea where ammotroop lives)

 

oh, and this website is a valuable resource.

 

I would tend to agree with SEC on this. If you'd post a picture, I or others could give more advice.

 

TTIWWP.

Pics, please. Is it the jamb? The door? Interior? Exterior? Just the brick mould? Will Thompson's water putty give the same result? Is this a problem that will recur? What about vinyl mouldings?

Having people 'describe' carpentry problems is like diagnosing a car by listening to people make car noises.... "it went 'vrooom chucka chucka chucka' doesn't help a mechanic at all. In this case, I know you're not talking about the door frame because you can't SEE the door frame.... it's covered up by sheetrock, moulding and the door jamb.

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