Apparatus and method for an adjustable shim for doors and windows

An extendible and tiltable shim wherein the shim comprises a bottom plate, the bottom plate having at least a single leg,

• the single leg hingeably connected to the bottom plate,
• the single leg extendable from the bottom plate,
• the single leg of the bottom plate attached to an extension means,
• the single leg includes an extendable midpoint hinge,
• the extension means mounted upon the bottom plate,
• the extension means for adjusting the height of the midpoint hinge relative to the bottom plate by extending the single leg.

A method of installing an extendible and tiltable shim comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a shim that includes a bottom plate, a top plate and a hingeably connected opposing pair of legs, the opposing pair of legs being extendable from the bottom plate;
• b) attaching a top plate of the shim to a frame;
• c) extending the opposing pair of legs to contact the bottom plate to a structure;
• and
• d) adjusting the extension of the opposing pair of legs to center and plumb the frame.

A method of installing an extendible and tiltable shim comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a shim that includes a bottom plate and a minimum of a single leg that is hingeably to the bottom plate and extendable from the bottom plate;
• b) attaching a bottom plate of the shim to a structure;
• c) extending the leg to contact a frame;
• and
• d) adjusting the extension of the leg to center and plumb the frame.