I'm happy to help. Everyone has their own method, so I gladly share my experience. Thanks for watching.

When it's clean like this, I can get them done 2-4 hours. Often the most time-consuming tasks are if I have to replace any rotten wood underneath, alter the size of the opening, or make custom exterior trim. This one was pretty straightforward and took 3 hours. Thanks for watching.

Home Depot or Ace hardware. Thanks for watching.

Great idea and I wish I could. Have worked on stucco houses for 15 and they are a challenge because the surface is so uneven and often protrudes far past any decent wood, so sometimes, just have to do the best you can. Thanks for watching.

pemko.com then choosing "gasketing solutions." Thanks for watching.

You're welcome. Make sure you replace the wheels. They're cheap and easy. This was a temp emergency fix for a party. We replaced wheels from Home Depot following weekend. Thanks for watching.

Not all doors are pre-beveled, especially standard slabs because there's no way of knowing how they'll be installed. The bevel is a good thing but not always necessary, in fact I rarely bevel the edge unless there's a need to do so. When installing into existing frames, the frame can often be twisted or non-uniform and sometimes a bevel will negatively affect the fit, but it's a great question and something to be aware of. Thanks for watching.

@@askillthatpays Awesome, thanks for the quick reply. To be clear, I didn’t mean to suggest any slab (non pre-hung) would ever come with bevels. I was wondering if raw slabs were always intended to have a bevel added since all the slab-portions of pre-hung doors I’ve seen have all had that bevel already. One other point I forgot to make in the initial post… the bevel feature (being on both side edges) seems like it would also burden the simplicity of leaving the lock/latch/strike side alone, where you can no longer only work on the hinge side for shaping the door sides. Final point in rounding out my question… I’m assuming the tradeoff must be that you then need to have slightly larger minimum gaps/clearance between the door and door frame/jambs? My understanding is that the idea of the bevels is that it allows the larger face of the door which is more outwardly exposed to have a tighter and cleaner fit (albeit requiring even more precision). Does that sound right? And if so, then is it fair to say that, in other words, based on your experience, you don’t think it’s worth it most of the time, to achieve that much smaller of gaps between the door and door frames?

I look forward to watching your door installation videos. Please let me know if you ever post one. Thanks for watching.

This door is from the 70s. Also this is not the entrance to their house. It's a sun porch and many times when people build enclosures, they don't always do things properly. When it comes to buildings and doors, you can run into just about anything. Thanks for watching.

No time for a wheel replacement as this was an emergency fix for a party that started an hour later. We replaced wheels following weekend as they're very cheap and available at Home Depot. Thanks for watching.

Happy to help and if you're going to do this, it's best to replace the wheels. Very easy and inexpensive. This video was a temp emergency fix for a party that was happening that day. We replaced the wheels later. Thanks for watching.

Not that I'm aware of. Some are fixed and some have to be removed and adjusted from the bottom. Good luck and thanks for watching.

When it comes to prehung doors, there are rare occasions when they simply pop into place. As a door specialist for 15 years, I can assure you that rarely happens, and the challenge is to use creative problem solving to get it in. I've a new video coming out soon that shows easy vs hard prehung installs. Thanks for watching.

@@askillthatpays great, I look forward to seeing it. I'm on my 3rd year as self employed carpenter & door installer.

Great question. Whatever side the hinges are on, the face of the door should be flush with that wall. You can fudge a little, but that's a good rule. Thanks for watching AND paying attention.

That's very encouraging to hear. I'm glad you've enjoyed. I no longer have the askillthatpays site. Between my business and making the videos for this channel, I'm busy enough. Thanks for watching. I appreciate it.

That was one of about 6 doors I worked on in that house, so I billed for the whole job. A job like that could take 4-6 hours. Thanks for watching.

LOL. My daughter's hero. She loves hearing that. Thanks for watching.

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Thanks for watching. And I always recommend replacing the wheels if you're going to do this. Very cheap and easy. This was just a temp emergency fix for a party.

Excellent tip. One that took me years to figure out. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for noticing. Most people can't do this at all. I do it one handed while making videos for you to enjoy. As my good friend Wayne Dyer once said, "don't go through life looking for reasons to be upset. " Thanks for watching.

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I have a cordless angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. I reciprocating saw with a metal cutting blade works, but they can bounce around. Also a regular circular saw is fine as long as the blade is fresh. It's just aluminum so very easy to cut. Thanks for watching.

Don't let the jargon get in the way. Turn off the sound and just watch. I really can't explain it any simpler and keep in mind that doors are not simple. To do this sort of work requires a base knowledge of carpentry and some people simply aren't ready. I believe anyone who truly wants to, can learn this. Thanks for watching.

When doing tasks like this, there's always one little thing that holds up a job. Sometimes it can be as simple as trying to remove an old bolt. For this, the stucco work, at the end, was tedious and tiring due to the height. There's no manual anywhere for this stuff, so I'm happy to share my experience. Thanks for watching.

In my experience, I can fix things that are up to 1/2" crooked by shaping the door. If you have crooked framing up to an inch, that's when I would take things apart and reframe them as that's un acceptable but more importantly something extreme is going on with the structure to cause that. For even when I worked in Los Angeles, I never saw anything that far off. Good luck and thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. AND I recommend replacing the wheels as this was a temp emergency fix. The wheels are so inexpensive and easy to replace.

@@askillthatpays I can't get the door out to change the wheels.

I always work alone, so I've figured out how to do these things, however, in many cases, lifting and moving doors can be a 2 man job for ease and safety, and I always recommend to replace these types of wheels. This was a short term emergency fix for a party. Thanks for watching.

That's true and sometimes they do fine work, and in some cases they're limited in what they know and what HD allows them to do. I'm happy to pick up those jobs. Thanks for watching.

Great question. 28 1/4" will fit a 28" wide perfectly. They aren't stocked locally at HD or Lowes and you might have to go to a local door supplier to get one. Thanks for watching.

LOL. My buddy and I call it the "50 in 1." I can't even get dressed in the morning without using that thing. Greatest tool ever. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. I appreciate it.

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That's an exciting project. Congrats. Avoid MDF as it's too bouncy. The inexpensive knotty pine is too uneven and hard to finish. For door frames, the best options are "primed finger joint pine." Very clean, straight and 3/4" thick and it comes primed white. Also "select pine." More expensive and unfinished but very clean and straight with no knots. Ideal if you're going to stain or clear coat. If you want to spend some money, Poplar is the least expensive hardwood that's very clean and straight. Those are all typically available in 1x10 which would be 9.5" wide and you''d have to rip it to 8.75. Good luck and thanks for watching.

Technically, great idea. I can only stock so much stuff and have to carry wood that's versatile. primed 1x4 and 1x6 have so many uses. Look at it this way. The original wood, with no protection, lasted 25 years. Primed wood wrapped and caulked will last at least 35 years so even though it's a good idea they'll get their money's worth and the house will be remodeled before that sill fails. stocking various types of synthetic products is just not practical or necessary. I don't drive a box truck. I appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching.

So glad this could help you and YES, always replace the wheels. This was an emergency repair to get the door working for a party. We replaced the wheels the following week. Thanks for watching.

Yes, Love the way it rolls off the tongue. My mentor used to say it all the time. Don't go through life looking for reasons to be upset. Thanks for watching.

@@askillthatpays try not to blame your past, learn from others and improve yourself, thnx for paying attention.

Thank YOU. Truly appreciate that. Just here to share some experience and get inspired when others find this useful. Thanks for watching.

It's very critical. When you cut off the wood edge you'll be left with a very rough edge that won't hold screws well. See this video for more info. Thanks for watching. kzbin.info/www/bejne/noevmH2cnb2So8k

I agree, and I think the guys they sub to do the best they can, they're just limited. If they truly knew how to do this stuff, they'd be working for themselves. Good lord, my phone never stops ringing, and if I just knew ONE guy who could do this, I could make him rich. Thanks for watching.

We did the next weekend. This was an emergency fix for a party that was starting in an hour on a Sunday and neither of us felt like driving to the depot. Thanks for watching.

As I mentioned, the depot subs aren't idiots, but they're limited by their skills and by what HD allows them to do. Since I'm independent, I have no such limitations and I simply get it done. Thanks for watching.

Depot subs are limited by their knowledge and what they're allowed to do. Because I'm my own business, I have no such limitations and simply get it done. All good. Thanks for watching.