• 1 pre-hung interior door
• sm. Box of 2 inch casing nails
• 1 bundle of door shims
• 1 door knob
• caulk

• • 6 foot level
• • 2 foot level
• • nail set
• • phillips screw driver
• • hammer
• • caulk gun

First thing you want to do is check the opening your door is going in to make sure you have a big enough opening. The opening needs to be 2 inches bigger than the door itself, an inch and a half for the thickness of the doors frame (3/4 of an inch on each side) and a half inch extra so you can make adjustments. There for a 32 inch door would require a 34 inch opening.

Un-package your door and place the door into the opening keeping mind which way you want the door to swing. Center the door in the opening and also flush up the outside of the doors frame with the drywall.

Put a 2 foot level on the floor where the door sits and make sure the legs of the doors frame are level. You can also check this by placing your 2 foot level on top of the doors frame however if the wood is bowed a little bit it will be hard to get it perfect. If one side is higher, shim up the other side to make them level with each other.

Now place shims around the doors frame. Four shims down each side spread out evenly will do. On the hinge side be sure to put shims close to the hinges because this is where you’re going to put your nails. On the knob side, be sure to put one of your shims behind where the latch will go.

Starting on the hinge side, push the door frame tight to your shims. Check the frame with your 6 foot level and adjust your shims accordingly. Now drive one of your casing nails through the frame putting one by every hinge and driving through your shims. DO NOT sink your nails all the way. You will do this later with the nail set and you might need to remove them to make adjustments later.

Now that one side is hung close the door and tighten the shims on the other side. Be sure to use the level and make adjustments accordingly. Before you nail this side close the door and look at the small gap between the door and the frame on the hinge side. It’s a little smaller than a quarter inch. You want to make sure that gap is the same all the way around the door. Raise and lower the frame to adjust the gap above the door and adjust your shims to the side.

Once your gap has the same reveal all the way around, make sure your door is still flush with the drywall and nail it off. Again make sure you do not sink the nails all the way.

Now open and close the door and make sure the door is swinging good and not rubbing. Go ahead and install the door knob to make sure it lines up right and latches correctly. If everything looks good you can go ahead and sink the nails with the nail set and fill the holes with caulk. If you need to make any adjustments you can pull the nails and make them as needed. If you pull the nails out use one of the shims between your hammer and whatever you’re prying on so you don’t damage the wood. If you can’t pull the nails you can use a reciprocating saw between the doors frame and the wall studs to free the door.

Home automation is the ability to control devices around your house from your personal computer. For instance, if you go on a holiday then the lights in your house can be scheduled to function normally through your computer. Like turn off all the lights at night and turn them on in the morning and then off during the office hours and again on in the evening. This would give an impression that you are at home and might lessen the chances of robbery as well.The tea and coffee maker and toaster can also start working at seven in the morning so that you are not late for office.

Home automation also includes the state of the art security system. It includes the feature where if nobody is there at home to answer the bell then the visitor is automatically connected on your mobile phone or on your PC and you can talk to him regarding the purpose of his visit. This helps in not missing anyone and also provided safety.
Then there is a notice bulletin which allows residents to remain well connected. It enables users to circulate certain information to all residents of the township via touch screen computers.

Home automation also means controlling the temperature of your house remotely. This enables you to cool your home before coming from the office.

The salient features of the home automation devices are that they should be simple to operate. Feather touch and networking operations for the entire house should be possible. It should also facilitate mood setting by setting different combination’s of light. The life of bulb also increases by dimming them or setting them at power saving mode. It should also provide total security solutions for yourself, your family and your property.

Home automation can literally revolutionize the way you spend your recreational quality time, enabling you to change the ambiance and mood of your house and radically transform your home on special occasions.