Shed Door

[panther]

I am just in the process of drawing up some plans for a shed and little sitting room for my wife.
Found a great old door today at a garage sale, that I want to use for her entrance. It is 33 1/4 by 79.

1. As this is a shed, can I hang the door using the jack studs or do I really have to do a jamb?

2. How wide and high should the opening be for this door?

Thanks,
Panther

[Don_P]

Sounds like an old 2'10" door. Well they don't make em anymore so when this one fails you have a replacement problem. I Think I'd frame for a 3'0" door and build a jamb with shim and custom trim to cover the difference. Then when it fails you can easily pop it out and replace it with a stock unit. Frame opening for a 3'0 exterior is 38" wide x 83" tall

[bighammer]

great advice Don!!!