I had saved the old front door from my house when I replaced it with a
new one so I could install it on my shed. It was rustic and solid
wood, why not?
The lintel or header was built when I built the front wall. Headers
are made by cutting two 2 X 4s the same length as the width of your door
opening plus 3 inches for the header supports (Don’t forget to make the
opening about 5/8 inch bigger than your door). When nailing the 2 X 4s
together you put a 1/2 inch piece of plywood, cut the same size as the 2
X 4s, in between the 2 X 4s. Doing this makes the lintel the same
width as the 2 X 4 studs in the wall.
The header supports are 2 X 4s that are nailed to the wall studs in
the door opening to hold up the header. I ended up putting some 1/2
trim onto the header supports for a jamb against the door. I even used
the threshold from the front door as well. You need to add that into
the door opening as you build it.
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