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prehung door on 2x3 wall bill 12-08-2007
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Posted by bill on December 8, 2007, 1:08 pm
can i easily modify a new 2x4 prehung door jamb to fit my 2x3 framing?
or do i need to special order? thks bill

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Posted by dpb on December 8, 2007, 1:18 pm
bill wrote:
> can i easily modify a new 2x4 prehung door jamb to fit my 2x3 framing?
> or do i need to special order? thks bill

"Easily?" Not really. Prehung units are made to slip together at the
jamb and trimming there screws that up. It would be simple enough to
trim a 1/2" off each outer side of the frame except it's very difficult
to get the casing trim off w/ tearing it up. Unless I had a bunch of
them, I'd probably just opt to make the frame for it from scratch as
being quicker and simpler. But, I've a full shop--depends on what you
have to work with...

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Posted by DanG on December 9, 2007, 8:39 am
The short answer is no. You could add a second layer of 1/2
drywall around the opening in a picture frame effect. Make it
something like 6" oversized and edge with L metal. The prehung
will now fit, the trim will work, and you have a new accent.

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> can i easily modify a new 2x4 prehung door jamb to fit my 2x3
> framing?
> or do i need to special order? thks bill



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