How to fix a door that won't latch like a pro - DIY

[@sarchlalaith8836]

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[@billshowto]

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[@sarchlalaith8836]

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[@KomenCents]

Hey Bill. Thanks.. your video wasn't boring and didn't have too many useless clips and repeated info. I appreciate the helpfulness

[@MsRainingDays]

Such a perfect systematic way to figure out the core of the issue🙌

[@victorwang150]

Just used your method and added a piece of paper behind the door hinge, and it worked perfectly for me, thank you so much Bill!

[@binchicken1974]

Love your simple and easy to follow videos. Helped so much with painting my house and can’t wait to tackle more projects in the future. you’re a saint Bill 👏👍

[@billshowto]

Glad the videos are helping 👍👍👍

[@Jopacob]

Bill, The Door Whisperer! Cheers mate

[@AK313AK]

Another brilliant informative video. Respect from pakistan. 🇵🇰

[@OzPanthera]

I've hung a couple of doors and I've had to do it on my own, so I wanted to share another tip with you all. Using the pry bar like in this video is a great idea but if you're hanging a door from scratch eg. marking out the necessary positions where the hinges need to be located (normally on the door itself and the jamb), then either using a router or chisel & hammer to cut out the necessary timber to make hinge recess area can be a tad frustrating for a novice (read mind-blowing!). To help keep the door in the perfect position I suggest you carry a small book with you i.e. I personally use an old phone book as the height can be adjusted by fractions of a millimetre and the book's size spreads the area enough to cover virtually the whole of the bottom of the door therefore making a second choc for the most part redundant. Just a simple tip that's worked for me, I hope it does the same for you.

[@somewhereelse3813]

Hand illustration was perfect. Good job bill

[@billshowto]

Lol glad it helped 👍

[@ilovejobbo]

the paper trick was awesome! You're the best youtuber for handyman stuff.

[@davidellery6210]

Hi Bill, thank you so much for the video on how to tighten a toilet seat. You saved me hundreds of dollars. I was going to call a plumber then I watched your video and fixed the problem in five minutes. Keep up the good work.

[@lexbeltran1354]

Wrong video

[@cheerytomato6196]

Love your work Bill

[@billshowto]

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[@kentsoe3886]

Thank you so much Bill, Very helpful and easy to follow. I can save A lot money

[@billshowto]

You’re welcome 👍

[@rrome6178]

This was very helpful! We have a door that we tried to straighten and could never get it to latch, now I have the proper tips to get the job done. Thank you!

[@billshowto]

You’re welcome 👍

[@alpha1710]

Thanks bill. You are a saviour.

[@roystankado7769]

Sound of the door closing is just satisfying

[@kathnaisby6316]

Great advice and explained really well, gives me confidence to have a go 👍

[@MichaelAussie05]

Bill love your work mate I learn so much on this channel. Cheers.

[@billshowto]

You’re very welcome 👍

[@emusaurus]

You're so clever. Wish I'd known the crowbar trick when I did mine.

[@zacj63]

This channel is much better than TAFE to learn about the handyman job. Thanks, Bill, for sharing these tricks, especially the crowbar trick.👍👍👍

[@billshowto]

You’re very welcome 👍👍👍

[@kauaireed9006]

Best video out of 30 thanks

[@alexkerridge]

Great video Bill, had to install a new door latch and handle a couple of months ago and one of your videos helped me do it. This one will really come in handy next time one of the doors stops closing properly!

[@billshowto]

You’re welcome 👍

[@jeffbradley8783]

Great video mate 👍

[@billshowto]

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[@donaldmcintyre3990]

Good tips Bill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ipcam1138]

Nice trick with the pry bar. Thanks for sharing

[@billshowto]

You’re welcome 👍

[@johnsavory75]

Well done Bill, your honest and helpful character really shines through on your vids, wishing you every success mate!

[@billshowto]

Much appreciated 👍👍👍

[@keza41]

Ok Bud, I have watched a few of your vids now so I’m gonna sub. Love your delivery and you’ve got skills bro. As an aside, it’s great to watch a vid without a big intro and shitty music, just straight into it. Top YouTubing.

[@billshowto]

Lol it’s probably a good thing that I lack editing skills then. I’m surprised I got KZbin working 👍👍👍

[@garyneens6571]

Great video Bill 👍

[@prabinshreesh4288]

Thank you so Much bro I have been frustrated with this problem❤

[@KyleASwan]

It's crazy how racy you make this stuff look. You're great! Just moved to a new house so I've been using a lot of your videos to make some repairs/ upgrades. Thanks so much!

[@billshowto]

You’re very welcome 👍

[@ihewer]

Great work mate and so simple

[@royc6146]

Brilliant! It works! using the A4 Paper trick. Thank you so much

[@billshowto]

You’re welcome 👍

[@fanmengchen2323]

Good tutorial . Thanks !

[@rooboy99]

Another helpful video. Good on ya bill

[@williamwang2047]

Thanks Bill for all your videos, so good to see your videos so I can try work on it myself

[@chrisford7782]

Incredible, just love this simple video.

[@magedboules215]

I really want to congratulate you man I think your video is the best about this topic ,much better than other videos which had more views Great job

[@billshowto]

Glad I could help👍👍👍

[@thndrgrrrl]

Your videos are super helpful, thanks for making them!

[@lesaustin90]

Another informative demonstration. Thank you.

[@billshowto]

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[@rubenzuno951]

Nice Work I learned a lot from your video

[@billshowto]

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[@AshHairDiva]

The first trick helped thanks ❤

[@kalisharichards7686]

Thanks for this video, it was quite resourceful. ❤

[@pquach00]

Thanks for sharing, this is very helpful!

[@billshowto]

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[@richardcooper]

Thanks Bill just came across your Channel today, awesome content and very informative, thanks for you effort and knowledge :)

[@billshowto]

You’re very welcome, glad you’re enjoying it 👍

[@jeanyew7272]

thanks for this..helps a lot

[@Mick_Au]

As always Bill amazing video thanks for sharing your knowledge with all of us. New house and it missing a screw in the hinge. New houses quantity over quality sadly.

[@billshowto]

Unfortunately I get just as much work from new houses as I do old 👍

[@Mick_Au]

@@billshowto Interesting Bill 👍👍

[@lr1255]

Nice job

[@asiab4565]

Thank you for this video :)

[@Freelythoughtful]

this worked perfectly for a door that was off centre after a large earthquake (south island NZ here :) )

[@philjohnston9616]

Helpful tips. Like the paper trick. Also found a match stick or tooth pick in the screw hole when they don't tighten back up helps

[@commanderkeen3787]

Another problem with these cheap hollow doors is that they deform in different weather conditions which can also affect the latching ability

[@Hibrahimandco]

Very informative thanks bill ur videos encouraged me to start my own handyman business and I’m loving it keep up the great work.

[@miker8149]

Thanks nice video

[@c.p.1589]

Just about to do a reno and this vid makes me anxious. So many absolutely useless, unskilled tradesman in Australia, and so few Bills.

[@sharmaaggam1]

Thank you for your help

[@vivekragu908]

Thank you 🙏

[@billshowto]

You’re welcome 👍

[@gyurmethlodroe1774]

Thanks a ton mate

[@billshowto]

You’re welcome 👍

[@mlc4050]

Good to know construction and workmanship is just as spotty in other countries. Stay in school kids!

[@jonalexharris]

Oh dear. New build you reckon! 🤦🏻‍♂️ Love the channel btw. Scott Brown Carpentry (a great NZ KZbinr builder/tools/carpentry channel) has a merch Tshirt he sells with the saying ‘But, can he hang a door?’ Clearly these builders couldn’t….. You must have chuckled a little going into a new build and charging some poor client to fix up the mess left by their ‘master builder’.

[@Bilal_El-Hassan]

Yeah Billy 😁

[@Susi-Saks]

Thanks heaps for the 'how to" .. I have 4 doors that don't latch properly and by the way you described it I think even I can do that... CHEERS! PS: Sometimes it is fixed on its own, either in winter/summer .. and it depends on the weather???

[@billshowto]

you're very welcome. This is also due to expansion and contraction as the weather changes 👍

[@Susi-Saks]

@@billshowto Thank you...

[@MRK281]

Brilliant 👍

[@billshowto]

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[@uncoverization]

Hey mate cheers for the video, i got a similar door that wont latch and locked. The door handle has 1 screw from each side so even when i take out the 1 screw i cant take out the handle. Any solutions for this?

[@floridamanpresents3952]

i like this one too

[@billshowto]

Lol 👍👍👍

[@MrCoffeypaul]

Small tip with the drill, lock it in neutral when shifting or tightening a screw.

[@Jopacob]

What do mean? On the torque setting?

[@ned.234]

Me watching this whole video at 3am with no problems with my doors 😅

[@shukhrataslamshoev1038]

Fixed my own door and now thinking to change my profession to door carpentry 😅

[@shaunnz7444]

Hi Bill, mine is old house and door latch is going in too high on strike plate. Any suggestions please? Would I pack out top hinge to drop it?

[@billshowto]

Pack out the top hinge to lower the latch and pack out the bottom hinge to raise the latch 👍

[@HasanatPage]

Ive heard that some people file the T strike plate when it doesnt latch, what do you think about that?

[@angelacraig2390]

Do you have a video of one that has latched and won’t open

[@taililly2483]

Why can't I find a handyman like you in my area? Do you take on jobs in the southwest U.S. states?🙂

[@kj3776]

Whoa!

[@thndrgrrrl]

We recently moved into a house where the screen/storm door has one of those lever-type handles, but it will only work by pulling it up. You cannot push it down, it wont go. Any clue why and how to fix that?

[@billshowto]

It could be installed backwards

[@TheRealMrCods]

That strike plate looked like it had already been moved? Looked not on right and looked like putty at the bottom to hide the fact they had to redo it at some stage?

[@billshowto]

Welcome to newly built houses in Australia 👍

[@TheRealMrCods]

@@billshowto LOL Sad fact, Noting is ever built like it used to be.

[@jethrohaha]

Just fixed my bathroom door, saved at least $50 from hiring a handyman

[@peterryan7340]

I use a tool called a Viking Arm to lift doors

[@billshowto]

I just looked it up. I haven’t seen those before 👍

[@snappycattimesten]

Thanks Billal. Brand new house all yours for $1M. Doors not working of course.

[@Enerolisa]

Im having this problem in 4 of my doors at my new house

[@johntojnar7070]

Another ripper Bill…

[@mundepharalede1]

thanks for your help