Not everything in life fits properly when you build it. And lots of things eventually get out of whack in the years after they're built. Fortunately, the time-tested solution is a simple one: You want ...

Wood shims are thin, triangular blocks of wood used as spacers to make minor adjustments to the position of two adjacent ...

Q: I need to install some doors at my house. A friend told me to make the rough opening for the door and frame larger than the actual door frame dimensions. He also told me that I need to use shims to ...

Q: I need to install some doors. I've never done it before. A friend told me to make the rough opening for the door and frame larger than the actual door frame dimensions. This seems odd to me. He ...