Owners should be very involved in the planning process. Hiring someone to. do it or delegating it to someone who is not a key member of the company. will result in an inferior plan. No plan (or a poor plan) is a leading cause of business failure. You can. improve your chances of success with a good Business Plan.
Instructions. Position the metal studs that will form the two sides of the rough opening so that the distance between them is 1 inch greater than the exterior dimensions of the door frame. This provides you with space to adjust the door frame and make it perfectly square and level with shims.
Place the latch [or just the mortise plate] in place on the edge of the door. Make sure it is centered on the cross bore hole and mark the perimeter with a pencil. This will allow you to know exactly where to chisel out the wood of the door so that the mortise plate fits nice and flush on the surface.