Doorknob Installation Secrets From A Pro (How To)

[@MoeLarryTheCheese]

What a great video. And what a great explanation. No constant "go ahead and", "go ahead and", " go ahead and" verbal filler over and over and over. Just the instructions on how to do the job. Subscribed!

[@peglamphier4745]

Dude, Thanks! My husband's out of town and I've got 6 knobs that just came in the mail for my basement build and I'm going to try to do them myself. After I get my two hours of floor tile grouting done.... It'll be more fun than grouting.

[@kami1852]

did it work

[@Denny_7782]

As a locksmith, I really appreciate these videos in regards to install technique. The sagging top hinge fix video is another favorite of mine so far. Thanks for the laughs AND tips!

[@GojiraY2Jake]

This has to be one of my favorite videos to explain how to install or fix something, it is so simple and the video is not 20 minutes dancing around what needs to be fixed. Thank you.

[@murdithmclean6044]

Excellent video. Saved me with the tip on the way that the insert has to be adjusted to the open position for privacy locks. This rescued me from bafflement when the lock didn't work and nothing in the instructions warned about this. Invaluable.

[@yourmasterrenovator86]

Amazingly helpful hints man! Specially manipulating the strick plate with screw driver!!! I didn't know this one. Thank you so much for teaching this. I'm grateful 🙏

[@christines1924]

BEAUTY!! good demo. Just changed out door mech to TouchPad and that was a trip. Got to chisel out areas 😵‍💫 all good and it works!

[@burtreynolds6163]

I love your videos! You don't waste time with silly introductions and "entertainment." Very helpful!

[@regularguy9264]

Good video as always. For repairing old holes, I use glue and a golf tee. Tees are made from hardwood and they break off flush when you hammer them in. Then you can re-drill the holes, usually with a self-centering bit. Sometimes I have even had to use some blue thread locker on old handles when the screws keep coming loose. Lots of good advice as always.

[@imover9999]

I always used wood glue and toothpicks, but I definitely will store this tip in the ol noggin to use for next time I need it! Thanks for sharing this!

[@familymohlman2366]

The golf tees of the old days (the wood ones) are like gold for your toolbox for door repairs.

[@stevestevenson3252]

I am so glad I found this video. Huge help to me, didn't know I could slide it over to make it longer. I bought 4 different locks the past month thinking i was buying the wrong type lol.

[@danfrain1]

I bought a new lockset once before I learned that changing the key (up/down) orientation was as easy as it is. I don’t do enough of it that I can remember how, but I know it can be done.

[@Iconic_hamza]

Agreed, best video ❤

[@resecurelatch]

For what I have seen maintenance techs do in my almost 20 years in property maintenance, this one is common where they would just strike the latch with a hammer or channel locks. Then they wonder why the latch wont retract. Great advice for using a piece of wood to equal out the pressure. For anyone having an issue with their door latch or deadbolt, property maintenance or DYiers, there is a new solution that replaces Glue, Sticks, Puddy, or that ugly metal sleeve that goes over your door. ReSecure Latch sits INSIDE the door bore hole, alongside the latch, and the supplied screws thread into it. Works with many of the top brands like Kwikset, Defiant, Yale, and others. After watching the many videos Funny Carpenter has on DYi repairs, come check out how it works. Hopefully one day to have in inside box stores like Depot and Lowes.

[@BlkFireHawk427]

Where can I buy one of these. I have that problem and the sticks didnt work long. Can't find them on HD or lowes website.

[@josephppopp7493]

Your a Saint, I wish, I saw this before my twenty doors. Fantastic instructions!!

[@amatodellavechia6859]

Thanks for this video..I've installed many but never knew about that plastic adjustment thingy..nice tips for us dummies thanks again...finally got the knob to sit right...

[@TheCoolFilm]

Thank you, this was perfect information. I do have a trick on how to find the right areas to fit the 2 long screws into place; use a greasy pen to mark the center of the hole right on the door, this will guide you putting the knob in the right position. Once in, you can just wipe off these marks.

[@EonSlumber]

This helps a lot. We’ve all done deadbolts and stuff but to see a pro is great.

[@ellianaschlabachh]

I was trying to be independent and do this, but I installed the latch and the door plate, I then shut the door and it latched, and I had no doorhandle obviously, so now I’m freaking stuck in my room and I don’t know what to do😭💀

[@guyidontknow43]

this person Is still stuck in their room

[@DeeGalvinn]

rip 🕊️

[@tiffanys6283]

I almost laughed way too hard! Sorry 😂😂😂

[@Dawoud_Shirin]

If u have one of the handles you can stick it in there to open it. I did the same thing but I didn't lock myself in 😂

[@corpingtons]

@@DeeGalvinnlol how’d he type thjs

[@darrenstettner5381]

Omg! Thank you!!!! That part about the latch mechanism being adjustable is a detail I’ve just watched around 20 videos trying to find out. Everyone mentions that you need to set the jig to 2 3/8” or 2 3/4” but no one mentions anything about how tf im supposed to know which one. It’s such a tiny detail but as someone who knows nothing about this, it needs to be explained. Seriously fkin aggravating that so many tutorials left that one essential detail out. Thank you!!! Such a relief to finally have it explained. Fk all those other instructionals. They are all useless without that part.

[@SimplyNicoleS]

Thank you so much! This video gave me the final piece needed to finish installation! I was just about to live with the fact that my door knob would never turn again😂

[@acdavis1980]

Definitely saved me on this one thanks for the helpful tips. I'm used to the 2 piece doors knobs.

[@sweetsushanna-ahh]

Excellent tips, love the hammer and board tip. I don’t have a drill but I may consider getting one. I haven’t changed a doorknob in a long time but I think I will change my front doorknob soon so appreciate all these tips.

[@KurtMGibbs]

Good tips. A self-centering drill bit works extremely well for strike plates, latches, and hinges. It's one of those inexpensive tools that makes the install that much better.

[@TheFunnyCarpenter]

Excellent tip

[@Stationary76]

I've never heard of that. I'm off to check it out :)

[@eternalfizzer]

Cutting off the tip of the screw is removing the wedge that splits the grain.

[@huyked]

I feel like a complete man now. I was only half complete with your other video: taking off a door knob. Thanks! Me, man. Roaaarrr. xD

[@walnutcontractors5661]

Like the strike plate tab trick - I'll have to try it out ! Keep physically sane we'd miss the weekly installments.

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

As someone watching from the other side of the Atlantic ocean, this video is absolutely alien to me... for a start, wtf is that big-ass hole in the door ??... and all those fittings are totally unlike anything I've ever seen or used !... 🙄😂

[@derekrobertson1548]

The point of the screw pushes the fibers of the wood apart causing spliting, when you remove the point the screw is actually severing the fibers just as a drill bit does. The same trick can also be applied to nails hence why the older type nails had a square end to them amd did not slit the board.

[@leighgraham]

Just in case you used the impact and strip the screws in the frame, wood filler does a nice job of fixing that...I know a "guy" who did it...

[@RushMayo]

Painters tape helps hold the knob to the door while installing

[@chadclca1]

I’m usually right on the same page with all this guy’s methods, but I put my striker plate on last. I’m even skeptical enough at my age to screw in the top screw of the plate, check it, then if I’m happy finish it. It’s more common to see MDF jambs now, so if there are any adjustments to make, having the whole plate on puts you in that awful “just off the existing hole predicament.” I think I’m checking each door because painters either jamb the stop with dap, or they paint the door using those dang rebar chairs stands or sawhorses. Basically wetting an already extra absorbent particleboard door, tipping on its side and letting gravity make a nice little bow. Tapping stops around and moving the striker plate in and out is the price for a perfect click.

[@tedsobocienski787]

I agree. I usually put the striker plate on last. I attach with one screw to make sure the door catches properly. Many times I've had to raise or lower the plate and I don't want to make a lot of holes.

[@BobbySoria-e8t]

I install door hardware everyday for my day job, to keep the door for rattling you always want to adjust the strike plate by moving it back a little, yes you can bend the tab but you never want to bend that too much because it just looks unprofessional, so moving that strike plate back and the cutting around and chiseling out the excess is the way to go.

[@TheFunnyCarpenter]

That’s an excellent tip, thanks Bobby.

[@johnburns2940]

Thanks dude clear and compelling delivery 👊

[@yokanshree4621]

The only part I needed from this video 5:12 I just had to pull it back alitte to see

[@jaredevildog6343]

Great tips. Thanks for another helpful video. Please keep em coming. 👍

[@TheFunnyCarpenter]

Thanks buddy, 🍻🍻I appreciate the support!

[@RPmusic06]

Great video as always bud!!! installing door knobs here in the Netherlands is much easier and im glad 🤣 still some really great and useful tips bud, love the video!!! have a great weekend bud!

[@TheFunnyCarpenter]

Thanks Rushill, hope you have a great weekend to🍻🇨🇦

[@zupmeoff]

You can adjust the latch? 🤔 I never realized that 🤣

[@FiveFifteen]

Exactly what I needed, thanks! Except one piece.. I don't have a mortise for the strike plate. Do you have any tips on cutting that correctly? Thanks for all of your content.

[@garybecker4490]

When i dont have a scrap of wood handy to push the latch in, i use a socket. Just like tapping in a bearing.

[@JohnSmith-ef6rg]

Thank you.. do you have a link to the door knob? Looks very nice...

[@ontheotherhand7627]

I live in a cold climate and have to change out the exterior doorknob every couple of years because the moist air is drawn out into the cold, depositing its water content as it leaves, and the knob ices up in the winter and rusts out in the summer. This evening, I followed a tip to make an air dam with high density closed cell foam (or as it's known in these parts, a patch cut from pipe insulation that I found against the wall behind the water heater). Definitely cut down on the air flow, but it made seeing the screw holes even harder, and that's the worst part of the job, especially if you don't have a separate interior flange as shown in this video. In a fit of insight (or as it's known in these parts, too soon old/too late smart), I took a sharpie and made myself a little cheat mark lined up with the screws, and nailed it (yswidt?) the first time. I was actually surprised that it worked so well, and then I was surprised that I never thought of it before, especially since it is in retrospect stupidly obvious. But there you go, maybe this will help someone else.

[@momzilla9491]

@ontheotherhand7627 I'm reading your comment here (from 7 months ago) on "Doorknob Installation Secrets From A Pro (How To)" Great tip to keep the door lock from rusting out for those living in Northern Climates. That's what I am going to do very soon. Arrival, just in time for winter in Alberta. Since posting, have you come across any videos showing how to use that pipe insulation to cut the air flow from seeping to the outside? I could sure use the visuals if you know of any? Thanks Big honk from Canada! Momzilla

[@ontheotherhand7627]

@@momzilla9491 I'll try to find that video that gave the recommendation about the insulation. I remember that they just specified using closed cell foam insulation, and I used the pipe insulation just because it was what I had on hand that evening as I was replacing the rusted-out doorknob. I had to flatten it out and cut it to size. It was pretty self-evident about how to fit it in there. I haven't thought about it since (and would probably have been surprised to find it in there when I opened it next, but in retrospect I can say that it worked really well, and I had no further freeze-ups after doing that. If you can find some flat closed-cell insulation it would probably be easier because you won't have to flatten it out to get it to stick. My DD is living in the L48 now. I told her some of the projects I was working on and she asked, "You're getting ready for winter already?" I just laughed and laughed. Honk backatcha!

[@momzilla9491]

@@ontheotherhand7627 I know what the Lower 48 is, but what is a DD? LOL Thanks, I would really like to see that video. My kids lost their father pretty young, and I'm the one trying to pass on some skills that the boys should know. That's really rich. My dad wouldn't even take me fishing. Never raise a girl to be a bubble head! Love KZbin tutorials!

[@ontheotherhand7627]

@@momzilla9491 Found it! He makes this very clear. Another tip would be to drill a drip hole in the bottom of the exterior doorknob so that the moisure has a place to escape. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5zKko14ZZiga5o DD= dear daughter

[@BrockleeSwag]

Me struggling with lock then wondering what im going to do because it seems the handle doesnt fit. Then I find this video. "This part right here expands" Thanks a bunch was able to get it working just from that.

[@donnaskelcy]

Your videos are so awesome!

[@TheFunnyCarpenter]

Thanks a lot for the support! I'm glad you're enjoying them:)

[@SocialistDistancing]

I have on old exterior door that had a latch like that. It finally broke after decades and I could not find a replacement for it. I gave up and had to get one with a plate. I bought a ryobi jig to recess the plate. It was a bit of a challenge and maybe not the best or prettiest job but it works.

[@christosv2291]

always a clear well produced video sir, thank you.

[@huejanus5505]

I usually screw the striker plate on backwards, so it will sit flush, then i cut around it with a utility knife. This way it doesn’t move around when you’re outlining it.

[@hermanmoreno9217]

Well said. Great job!

[@davidgibbons9595]

Excellent video! Thank you so much!

[@kauaireed9006]

If you wanted to, could you put a deadbolt in that same hole instead of just a privacy lock knob thanks so enjoy your videos

[@peterpumpkineater69656]

hell yea great video it helped me get it done in less then 5 minutes

[@babbubajwa11]

Do you have a hack if vanity knob screw gets rusty and not opening?

[@CAmericanSportsCritic]

Is anyone else seeing or hearing Seth Rogen?

[@cyn9247]

Great video and tips for a newbie

[@khalidsami8606]

good video. straight to the point.

[@shaniasteinmetz8255]

Hi! I was hoping you could explain how to replair and replace latches and knobs for old houses where people butchered the wood? Like theres a large hole from a long old fashioned latch and they put a small plate over it and didnt fill it in or anything?!

[@HannaHunt-o4t]

I have a handle style. Everything seems to fit well, but when I go to put the screws in, they dont seem to reach enough. Could this be the depth of the hole/door is too long for the specific door handle I purchased?

[@Chris.J.A.B]

Thank you. Question, just replaced handles not knobs. So much freeplay in handle. Is there a way to tighten or did I simply buy low quality?

[@alivc2458]

Appreciate your help, very informative video :) Thumbs up!

[@juliea.]

Excellent, thank you.

[@jerrywielo2952]

What do you do when doors are slightly misaligned with their frame? I have brand new doors installed by the builder and can see that few of them are missing by a few millimeters and of course that is enough to not lock them up properly… all of them seems to be lifted, not sure if this is something every builder does because with the time doors will go down…(gravity always wins) do I need to tweak them on the hinges or reposition the plate? Thanks for the video!

[@jasgarcha2841]

The reason cutting the screw works as drill and not breaking the wood is because of the formula area is inversely dependent on pressure. Less area of the screw that is the tip on the screw puts more pressure that breaks the wood and when the tip is cut the area becomes more and that eventually puts less pressure on the wood.

[@johnbeswick6747]

GREAT information as always. Thanks

[@acreguy3156]

Well done, sir!!! Thanks.

[@diyamerican]

Nice, thanks I learned something.

[@pateltap7]

Love your videos and information

[@julietcastro115]

This is so helpful, thanks a lot!

[@ilTHfeaa]

when my knob screws are in all the way it jams up a lil bit.. but when i loosen one of the sides it works like it should (except the lock is kinda screwed up but idrc about the lock that much)

[@mandyronable]

Excellent video

[@HendraG-nn1gi]

Thank you very much for this great video...

[@gretayeadon]

Thanks!

[@MarketLabBiz101]

Awesomeness,Thanks : )

[@richspring1]

Good, thoughtful vid work.. Thanks.

[@SuperPowerBrosTV]

Great tips, thanks

[@vashon100]

3:40 what is that type of door latch called, trying to find the circular type rather than rectangular type?

[@cb73]

Do you have a video for making the hole for the strikeplate?

[@charlesbuettner5717]

Where can I get the knob sets with the circular bolt? All my doors have that older system.

[@annettepilgrim9626]

THANK YOU.

[@katieburns3058]

Excellent 👏

[@edjohnson5840]

Fails to show how to remove the flat plate.

[@KneelB4NoMan]

Was really hoping you’d show the more “standard” type doorknob. The kind without the “beauty plate” which covers the screws. Does ANYONE have an easier way to remove/replace those dang two screws?? The angle you that you have to attack them at, due to the knob being in the way, makes me lose my shit EVERY time!🤦🏻‍♂️

[@franzruberl1583]

Please answer or address this! The WORST doorknobs.

[@isaiahii6982]

Most modern knobs will have a set screw that you can loosen so the knob comes off and gives you direct access to the screws. If the knob you are dealing with does not have this, then all you can do is use a long bit that gives you the best angle to the screw head.

[@wendycol8354]

What do you do if the door shuts with tne mechanism in when you havent put on tbe handle? We can't figure out how to open the door. Mornings working so far.

[@tonyabishop7656]

I cant line up the two screws that connect the back faceplate /bolt and lock key thing....arghhh are there any tips , if i just line up one screw is that good enough lol ?

[@0.sashaa]

thank u, my dad did 3:33 wrong he left the thing loose which caused my door to not close but now its all good😭

[@maggielapeer8381]

I'm trying to put the lock part of the handle on the outside of my bedroom so I can lock my room when I leave home. Can you help me please??😢

[@reebokchelsea9591]

The latch when you switched to the round instead of the rectangle piece. Mine that I'm trying to change has the round in the door how do I pop it out so I can put new latch mechanism in? Having troubles!

[@christinaroot5910]

Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

[@paultech9385]

When you cut the end off it no longer acts like a wedge but more like an auger.

[@sandratofte2392]

Our doors have the rectangular plate around the latch on the edge of the door. Ours have square corners and the ones on the new door handles have rounded corners. Any suggestions for what to do?

[@karchata7123]

I thought you were about to say check out this video in reverse for removing the knob in 25 seconds😂😂😂

[@wm213207]

What’s the brand of the door know

[@gretayeadon]

This was very helpful, until I realized I can’t figure out how to remove the “beauty plate” and knob from the inside part where you insert the screws. What’s the secret?

[@lizzkopta]

Can you just, remove the latch plate from the new door knob? Or do you need to buy a special kind of latch plate-less knob? My doors are like the one you’re working on in this video, and I can’t find any door knobs for sale WITHOUT the latch plate. 😅

[@spystalker]

Most knob sets come with a removable latch plate so you can install with or without!

[@sherrillyoung5220]

Thank you

[@maplebob23]

Where did you get that latch? The only ones I can find have strike plates. It’s evil.

[@ronlicari5403]

What door knob is that I need black without strike plate?

[@skhalid6597]

Can you please share a link for door knob?

[@gerry7139]

be careful. some backplates are screw-in. dont PRY. they might loosen counter clockwise or clockwise too.

[@Subremedy]

How do you remove the driving latch?

[@TheFunnyCarpenter]

I think I have a video on that on the channel.

[@charchar2375]

Now how do you remove that

[@Stationary76]

We recently installed 6 new doors in which I had to do all the cutouts myself for the knob, latch etc. I was struggling so much with the plate that goes on the edge of the door(the plate that the tongue sticks out through". Sooo much cutting/tweaking to get the plate to sit right. It wasn't until the very last door that I looked deeper and realized I could have just put the cylinder in the door with the round part around the tongue and not use the plate at all. *sigh* Ah well. Live & learn right?

[@nochin8783]

my problem is the back set has too much of a rectangle shape and wont fit in the round hole... i do not own a router

[@maplebob23]

A broken doorknob really makes me hate doors.