How to Create an Interior Door Opening | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva cuts a new interior doorway. (See below for tools and a shopping list.)
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Tools for How to Create an Interior Door Opening:
- Reciprocating saw
- Pneumatic finishing nailer
- Circular saw
- Router with homemade template, for routing hinge mortises
- Hammer and chisel
- Drill/driver
- 4-foot level
- Utility knife
- Oscillating multi-tool
Shopping list for How to Create an Interior Door Opening:
- Single-rabbetted doorjamb
- Blue painters tape
- 2x4s
- Oak threshold
- Wood shims
- Door casings
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