How are door frames fixed to walls?

[Gareth]

The reason I ask it that the door frame between my kitchen and garage is loose and I can't see how to fix it. Normally to fix wood to a wall I would use screws and expansion plugs but I can't see how I would get the expansion plugs in without drilling a hole through the frame so big that the screw head would just go straight through.

Any suggestions welcome,

Gareth.

[JohnW]

With a frame fixing like this.

[Andy Dingley]

Use a "frame fixing" (skinny plug, big head). Designed to solve just this problem.

You might need to buy a new Pozi #3 or '#4 screwdriver to get them in place.

[Gareth]

John,

Thanks for the quick response.

Gareth

[A.Lee]

Frame fixings.Any decent hardware shop should have them, Screwfix/Toolstation do them. They are an extra long wallplug like sheath, the head of this sits in the woood of the frame after you have drilled, you then put the screw in. OId frames are likely to have been nailed in place.

Alan.

[Dave Liquorice]

The heads of which are normal hidden by the door stop when it is fixed into place.

[Gareth]

Thanks for the replies, it looks like this will be easier than I thought

[Cicero]

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Take care not to over-tighten the frame fixers if the wall is uneven - it's possible to distort the frame. Fill any major gaps with expanding foam to give a really solid feel.

Cic.

[Spamlet]

You might find even expanding foam is enough.

S