Remove the old door from the jamb.
Replacing exterior door jamb hinge side.
Leave the hinges on the door.
Insert the lockset tailpieces through the latch bolt and screw the handles together by tightening the retaining screws.
Use a cordless gun to unscrew the hinges from the jamb.
1 mark lower 12 16 on door jamb with straight line using combination square and pencil.
Place the door with the exterior side down across two sawhorses.
Measure from the threshold to the bottom of the door stop.
Step 2 remove trim casing.
Use a scrap of the door jamb to scribe the threshold angle transfer the angle to the door stop on the replacement jamb and notch the jamb.
2 cut through marked line with oscillating multi tool.
Bob shows you how to replace the hinge side of a door jamb.
3 carefully chisel and break out lower portion of.
Measure and cut the replacement jamb to length.
While this job is not one for beginners most avid diyers could easily accomplish this if they tak.
Avoid damage to the screws by using a hand screwdriver.
Complete the installation.
Leave the other side of the hinges on the door jamb as you will use this piece later.
Remove the existing door by pulling out the hinge pins and lifting it off of the hinges.