How to get the rough opening of a door right
Getting the rough opening of a door right is one of those tasks that feels straightforward until you're standing there with a heavy pre-hung door and realize it won't fit into the hole you just framed. It's the kind of mistake that ruins a Saturday. If the opening is too small, you're stuck trimming studs or rebuilding the whole thing; if it's too big, you'll be stacking shims like a game of Jenga just to get the nails to bite. ...