Door spacer block

Abstract

An apparatus to aid in the accurate installation of a frame by establishing a required gap and alignment is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a block of material with pre-determined dimensions related to the standard or custom dimensions of the frame and standard or custom dimensions of a subsequent stud and dry wall to be installed. The block of material has a slot running along the length of at least one side with the slot having a pre-determined depth and width corresponding to standard or custom dimensions of an outer lip of the frame to be installed for fitting the block of material onto the outer lip. A securing system for temporarily securing the block of material to the outer lip is also provided. The slot is offset from an edge of the block of material by a distance corresponding to the required gap and alignment to be established.

1 . A method for installing a frame including: 
 installing a wall track on a floor;    positioning a slot in a side of a block onto a lip of a frame; and    installing said frame with at least a portion of said block between said lip of said frame and said wall track,    wherein said block maintains a predetermined gap between said lip of said frame and said wall track.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said predetermined gap is a wall thickness.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein said wall thickness is a standard drywall thickness.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2  wherein said wall thickness is one of ½″, ⅝″, ¾″, 1″ or 1¼″.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said predetermined gap is greater than a wall thickness.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said frame is one of a doorframe or a window frame.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said wall thickness includes single or multiple layers of wall material.  
   
   
       8 . A method for installing a frame and a wall panel including: 
 installing a wall track on a floor;    positioning a removable block onto a frame, wherein a lip of said frame seats within a slot in a side of said removable block; and    installing said frame with a predetermined gap between said lip and said wall track, wherein a portion of said removable block maintains said predetermined gap between said lip and said wall track.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8  further including removing said removable block after installing said frame and installing a wall panel, wherein a portion of said wall panel seats within said gap between said lip and said wall track.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8  further including removing said removable block after installing said frame and positioning an edge of a wall panel between said lip and said wall track.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9  wherein said wall panel is a drywall panel.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein said drywall panel has a thickness of ½″, ⅝″, ¾″, 1″ or 1¼″.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 8  wherein said predetermined gap is greater than the thickness of a wall panel.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 8  wherein said predetermined gap is greater than the thickness of a drywall panel.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 8  wherein said frame is a doorframe or a window frame.  
   
   
       16 . A method for installing a frame and a wall panel including: 
 installing a stud;    positioning a removable block onto a frame, wherein a lip of said frame seats within a slot in a side of said removable block; and    installing said frame with a predetermined gap between said lip and said stud, wherein a portion of said removable block maintains said predetermined gap between said lip and said stud.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein said predetermined gap is greater than a wall thickness.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 16  wherein said predetermined gap equals a wall thickness.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 16  wherein said predetermined gap is sized to permit an edge of a drywall panel to be inserted between said lip and said stud.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 16  further including removing said removable block after installing said frame and installing a wall panel, wherein a portion of said wall panel seats within said predetermined gap between said lip and said stud.