I am in the process of building a house. One of the 12′ SGD’s was set up against the headers and now (3 weeks after the door was installed) the door is harder to close. We think, as the house is settling, the header is pushing down on the door frame.
It was suggested to cut away the bottom 3/8″-1/2″ of the header (don’t worry about loads, both the floor joists above and the roof trusses way above do not bear on this wall).
The wall is 3-1/2″ thick with 7/16″ OSB. The exterior trim and siding are already installed and I’d like not to mess with that. There’s no drywall installed yet.
Anyway, my circlular saw only goes 2″ deep. What the best way for cutting through to just the back of the trim? Will a recipricating saw work?
Thanks.
Runnerguy
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Sure it'll work, but you run a real risk of damaging you exterior finish. Also, you'll probably end up beding a half dozen blades as they bang into the back ot hte sheathing. Why not take the door out and plane it down with an electric plane? Chisel out the ends. It doesn't have to be pretty.
He already has the exterior trim and siding installed. That means the SGD should be sealed and flashed behind the trim on the exterior.
Depending on door type there may be enough adjustment in the rollers at the bottom to relieve the pressure. That will at least temporarily take the pressure off the doors and keep from breaking the seal and/or glass.
Simple solution is rent a bigger saw.
Dave