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   ponytl | Sep 22, 2007 06:40am | #1

   sawzall is nor the only way... just usually the tool of choice

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   the1inspector | Sep 22, 2007 05:59pm | #2

   Do you hack the jambs off a piece at a time or split them down the middle and fold them back to cut off long pieces? I've not done a lot of these, and either way is a mess, just looking for a faster method.

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   FastEddie | Sep 22, 2007 06:04pm | #3

   Make two cuts, one at each upper corner where the side piece meets the head piece.  Then you can probably grab the bottom of the side piece and pull it toward the other side."Put your creed in your deed."   Emerson

   "When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it."  T. Roosevelt

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   the1inspector | Sep 22, 2007 06:44pm | #4

   Thanks, I'll give it a try.  I haven't done a lot of these and usually make a mess hacking everything up--trying to find a better / faster way of doing it. Thanks.

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   DanH | Sep 23, 2007 03:41am | #5

   Are they welded jambs, or 3-piece units? The 3-piece units can (sometimes, at least) be knocked apart fairly easily, once you remove the few fasteners.

   If your view never changes you're following the wrong leader
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   hvtrimguy | Sep 23, 2007 06:17am | #6

   I had welded meta jambs in my house and sawzalled the mid point of the side jambs and they still didn't budge. came to find out after exploring that they were nailed to the studs via tabs that were then covered by the drywall. the jambs also were nailed to the subfloor and then the oak was cut around them. I ended up patching the oak flooring and locating the tabs and just sawzalling them. it went ok but I am happy I did it in the long run. those old doors were garbage. My kid has put the new solid core doors to the test.

   "it aint the work I mind,
   It's the feeling of falling further behind."

   Bozini Latini

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