Built a partition to separate two rooms

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• Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Did myself dirty by accidently buying too narrow door frame which is why it didn’t sit flush with the wall on this side which made installing the trim a bit tricky. Luckily I’ve dealt with the same issue in the past so it came out alright.

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  • P00ptart@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    That upper arch could use a little more reinforcing but for a basement partition, it should be fine.

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    • Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I’m not sure what you mean. The “arch” is attatched to brick with 14 long screws.

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• humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Its a doorframe made of thin pine boards. Nothing to do with the load. And there is not a single complete board surrounding it. Looks good but a lot of finish work over that questionable frame. so ya know next time.

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  • Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The “thin pine boards” are engineered wood which does not twist. It’s not the first door/partition I’ve installed and I’ve yet to receive a single callback. It’s going to be perfectly fine. Absolutely no need to over-engineer something like this. I appreciate the feedback but I strongly disagree.

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• humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  No king studs? No jack studs? What is this Revolutionary framing? But looks good for now. As long as atmosphere is consistent down there should hold. Let us know next season how bad the jamb warped.

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  • Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s a non load bearing interior wall.

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• Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Dual-booting be like:

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• sausager@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Where did you get the door/door frame? Did you follow any tutorials?

  I’m thinking of adding a partition with a door in my basement and everything I’ve found makes installing a door look like a nightmare. I’m good with power tools but fine-tuning adjustments is my weak point

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  • Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The door, frame, and handle are usually sold separately. You can grab them at any regular hardware store.

    Leave a 10 mm gap all around between the rough opening and the door frame, then adjust it plumb and level using a drill and a long bubble level - or ideally a laser if you’ve got one.

    Anyone can do it if they just know how, and YouTube is full of solid tutorials.

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  • evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Balancing a door in a frame is annoying, but you can actually buy prehung doors. You still have to get it level/square in the roughed out space, but it eliminates the worst part which is getting the door right within the frame.

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  • MBech@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    First get the hinge side of the frame level and in the position you want it. Screw it into the wall using full threaded screws. If you don’t use full threaded screws, the screws will pull on the frame and make it not-level.

    Then put the door on the frame, and close it almost completely and adjust the side of the frame opposite of the hinges to make it fit the door. A good trick is to close the door until there’s only just a tiny sliver of a gap, then make the gap equal by adjusting the frame.

    Congratz, you just installed a door in about 10 minutes!

    This is how I’ve installed hundreds of doors as a carpenter.

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  • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Shims are your friend.

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  nicely done!

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• BiteSizedZeitGeist@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I need to play more Blue Prints

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• Sunshine@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  South asians have mixed feelings about this post.

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    ootl here. why?

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