installing door in pole barn

[mike cook]

I was wondering if any body has a picture showing how you frame up for your walk in door ?? and also how you trimmed out the outside of it thanks

 

[tman1020]

Here is one way. Can only post pic at a time

 

[tman1020]

I like to take the posts all the way to the roof framing.

 

[tman1020]

 

[joeyd]

Here are a few I took during construction. I hope you can enlarge them and see the detail you need.

 

[KennyG]

I think you are seeing a pretty consistent pattern here. I don't have a chance right now to show the details, but here are a few pictures of a door replacement I did. The original door was all metal (door and frame) and made for the 6" thick poles and metal siding, but it was installed badly and completely rusted out. I replaced it with a standard residential metal pre-hung door. I started out by putting in new 2x6 studs all the way up, as tman recommended. I then framed the door opening inside these studs with 2x4s, biased to be even with the inside of the 2x6s (because I was going to finish the interior. I then installed the pre-hung door, with brick mold trim, into the 2x4s. This left the door recessed, but when I put new siding on, I trimmed it out with metal trim inserted into the gap between the 2x6s and the brick mold. Worked out very well. I won't be back home until this weekend but I will try to get some detailed photos to show how the final trim worked out.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

KennyG, was the trim something you put together or was it purpose-made metal siding trim? It looks like it matches the other doors really well.

 

[KennyG]

It is the standard "L", "J", and drip edge trim that is available from the metal siding suppliers. I replaced all the siding and trim after I replaced the entry door and added a new second overhead door.

 

[mike cook]

thanks guys this helps I'm used to regular framing with studs vertical my main thing is to keep things flashed and water tight wish me luck mike

 

[DJ54]

I used the vinyl brick mold trim, attaching it with Stainless screws, when replacing the wooden stuff, after it started rotting within 3 years.