Screw the scrap piece to the bottom of the until to act as a brace using 1 1 4 inch screws.
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Using a mortising template route matching mortises for the hinges on the door and jamb.
Use two or three 1 1 2 inch screws to fasten the head jamb to each side jamb depending on how wide the jamb material is.
You now have a frame.
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Place it across the bottom open end of the jamb unit.
Cut one piece of scrap wood to the measurement.
Nail one door jamb to the wood frame you built on the hinge side.
Insert shims between the doorjamb and the door frame.
Install the door inside the jamb frame by assembling the hinges.
Hold the jamb up to the door frame.
Carefully move your newly cut wood up into the frame.
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Place the doorjamb into the door frame.
Nail the wood together.
When complete you should have a door frame without a bottom piece.
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Insert the shims at the top on both ends and along the sides at the top middle and bottom.
Level out the jamb with wood.
Begin with the mortises on the door then the mortises on the jamb.
Cut one stud to the width of the door and place it on top of the door opening.
Nail this header top piece to the studs that you put on the side.
Place the head jamb over the top ends of the side jambs.