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   Piffin | Oct 01, 2005 07:24pm | #1

   We normally use two per door for interior doors.

   but when we get to exterior, they are 1-3/4" instead of 1-3/8" and the fit is more critical to keep drafts out, and there is more tendency for an exterior door to warp, given the temp and humidity differential, so we use three on those. -unless it is wider than three feet, or a heavieer wood like oak, then we use four

    

    

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   oly7 | Oct 01, 2005 07:45pm | #2

   Thank You

   Just to clarify.  The Largest interior door I will be installing is a 3/0 X 6/8 X 1 3/8" solid core.  I am using Emtek 3 1/2" brass hinges.  2 hinges per door should be enough. Right?

    

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   Piffin | Oct 01, 2005 07:53pm | #3

   It would be enough for me. BTW, I just bought $800 worth of the same hinges. 

    

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   Sphere | Oct 01, 2005 10:52pm | #7

   Do include at least one screw into the jack stud at the upper most hinge, prefereably with backing of shim behind it.

   Unless the trimmer or you hung the jamb well, it will sag witha solid doors weight.

   Shimming the lower hinge helps with the jamb deflection in the compression of the weight, that is split by the upper hinge..that too is crucial.

   BTW, you can counter sink if needed to get a #10 screw in the hinge, most are # 9 and can be les easy to find  Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   Piffin | Oct 01, 2005 11:09pm | #8

   purty good advice, fer a roofer;) 

    

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   Sphere | Oct 01, 2005 11:17pm | #9

   I'll wager I have hung more doors than you have, and that you have more rooves under yer belt than I.

   But, I am ketching up with ya..LOL

   We may have 2 weeks to finish that 70sq. standing seam job, IF CU can keep the CU flowing, seems he has a hard time scoring the material from his supplier, of late..might be a harbinger of things to come.

   At least I can fall back on Woodworking, if the bottom drops out..I guess we'll take it as it comes.

   Good weather right now has been a plus, my vehicular situ is not so well..oh, and I have full time off hours to get the house done..LOL

   Thanks ..  Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   Piffin | Oct 01, 2005 11:31pm | #10

   China has boughten up some very large contracts on copper 

    

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   Sphere | Oct 01, 2005 11:36pm | #11

   All I know is Grant is going out of his way to FIND it..He keeps us busy, but it ain't easy..

   One of the last batches we had was almost impossible to cut or bend, really hard. Even in the hot sun, it never annealed...ask my foreams and wrists..

   Most of our usual supply was getting softer in the heat, not this stuff..we ( Dale and I) went thru redsnips in a week , the good ones..Malco and Wiss..a week, a new pair.  @  15 bucks for reds and 30 for Malco.  Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   RW | Oct 01, 2005 08:36pm | #4

   I might go to purgatory for disagreeing with Piffin, but I always use 3. I'd be more concerned about it support wise on a solid heavy door like that. And I think they're easier to hang and square with 3.

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   Piffin | Oct 01, 2005 10:24pm | #5

   I guess it depends what you mean by heavy.For oak, or a solid core fire rated door, I agree with you, but most of my solids are poplar and pine, heavier than hollow, but not really heavy. 

    

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   Piffin | Oct 01, 2005 10:26pm | #6

   BTW, one definition of Purgatory is a place where it is just hot enough that you can bring your beach towel, but the water is full of sharks and the beach babes are all old and ugly. 

    

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