Hi all.
One of my door frames upstairs was knackered, so I have decided to replace it. After taking off the old frame, I can see it was previously nailed to wooden studs. I’ve made the new lining myself, and tomorrow am going to attempt to screw it to the existing studs. From past posts on the forum I have seen the best way to do this is by screwing two screws alongside each other at 4 points along the length of the frame - and two screws alongside each other, at 2 points on the width of the frame.
My question is, what size screws should I use? Also, should I make pilot holes first? And how do I go about this, i.e. how much smaller should the pilot holes be than the actual screw I am going to use? And should the pilot hole go through both the new frame and the stud? Or just the new frame? Sorry, I guess these are pretty obvious questions. I just want to make sure I get it right after going to the trouble of making my own frame. Any help, as always, would be extremely appreciated!
Thanks a lot,
Chris
One of my door frames upstairs was knackered, so I have decided to replace it. After taking off the old frame, I can see it was previously nailed to wooden studs. I’ve made the new lining myself, and tomorrow am going to attempt to screw it to the existing studs. From past posts on the forum I have seen the best way to do this is by screwing two screws alongside each other at 4 points along the length of the frame - and two screws alongside each other, at 2 points on the width of the frame.
My question is, what size screws should I use? Also, should I make pilot holes first? And how do I go about this, i.e. how much smaller should the pilot holes be than the actual screw I am going to use? And should the pilot hole go through both the new frame and the stud? Or just the new frame? Sorry, I guess these are pretty obvious questions. I just want to make sure I get it right after going to the trouble of making my own frame. Any help, as always, would be extremely appreciated!
Thanks a lot,
Chris