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   gdavis62 | Nov 20, 2003 04:34am | #1

   Trim screws should work for you.  The kind with sharp tips and small heads, and #1 square drives.  They will pierce and hold into the stud webs, which we all presume were set toward each opening, rather than away.

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   beasto | Nov 20, 2003 04:37am | #2

   I alway put a 2x4 backer into a pc of steel plate for the framing of the actual r.o. It stiffens the opening and gives you a nailer. Just a suggestion.

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   RW | Nov 20, 2003 06:09am | #3

   Ditto. Slap studs for metal frames, wood frames for wood jambs.

   But if the frame is already there and you're past the point of putting wood in, then I think Micro's on the right track. There aren't a lot of great options. Trim screws is about as good as its going to get. Their downside in my opinion is shear strength. Not too much of an issue if you're sticking up moldings, but a solid core door, that's going to get some use. Bang it around enough and the screws might snap.

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