Hanging Doors Ep.115

Enjoy this tutorial on hanging interior doors! Ken Jordan home tour here: • The Friend Who Revolut...
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[@aaronpitts5127]

I can tell you, from personal experience, that hanging a door is no joke. It is NOT a quick process. Notice how slow he is going and how much he is checking. It's not because he doesn't know what he's doing. It's because the job, if done right, REQUIRES it. Thank you for taking the time to teach. God bless you.

[@mikez4132]

Hanging a door is like meeting a beautiful woman. In about 3 minutes you will find out what you did wrong...lol

[@openmind1263]

I am a life long carpenter as well. I hang doors almost identical as you with one differance. Before I place the frame in the opening, I use a 6 ft Stabila level and check for plumb on the hinge side. I then place shims behind the level at approx. where the hinges will be and nail the shims in place. Usually there will be no need for a set at the top or bottom depending on the opening. Once the level is shimmed and nailed I cut the shims off even with the studs. You now have a perfectly plumb opening that you can now place the door in and know its perfect on the hinge side. The process of plumbing the level takes less than a minute and you no longer struggle with the door jamb. The only thing you need to do know is set the height properly as you skillfully showed your subs and tweek the hinge side if need be so there is no binding with the hinges when fully closed. I have hung hundreds of doors over the past 40 years and this method is very fast and accurate.

[@ericmac564]

If you’ve never hung a door, you have no idea how much skill this guy has. Love it.

[@ChaseCares]

The camera's autofocus is getting a workout today lol

[@galvanizedgnome]

Sure, he drives a Mercedes. But can he hang a door?

[@TheMouseCop]

This is exactly why minimum wage needs to go up to a livable wage. Give skilled tradesmen the choice of sacking groceries or practicing their craft and the consequences will be higher pay for skilled labor.

[@benparry5318]

Hollow core doors are ok, until your kids yard one open and the door stop punches a hole through the skin. Not to mention that solid core doors on a bathroom are just about mandatory in civilized society.

[@mikewest712]

Never had the pleasure of hanging a door on a plum stud. One of these days though...

[@wes_d]

I have memories of the director hollering FOCUS! in my headset…

[@Lokiwho]

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[@jimdeck8670]

A heart on my comment would really make my day. I just want to say that to have this guy do a job for me would be an absolute honor. I would allow him full control over everything. Because you know he is going to do a fantastic job and also you know he is an honest person. This is the epitome of an ideal contractor. A genius in the trades. Priceless in his knowledge. This channel drops nothing but gems over and over again. It must be amazing to have him as a Father.

[@westeed1]

Note to self... add Burke bar to door installation kit. Haha! Plumb the hinge side, level the header and you would’ve saved needing the Burke. I always check the floors for level first as well.

[@_NAMiK_]

Every time I watch your vid's, I learn something. I used to shoot a nail through the shim. Not any more. I see why you do what you do and why I was wrong.

[@jeremygallimore3042]

I've watched every video on this channel... I'm a general contractor and very detailed guy. Thanks for being well... You! It's refreshing to be a part of. Keep up the good work.

[@M00NM0NEY]

Great vid!

[@CCP_Xyed]

I've learned so much from this channel over the years, that has helped me evolve my technique to a point were I'm proud of the work I've done.

[@bnbrenovatie]

I remember one of the first times I saw the “man in the chair”

[@josephdestaubin7426]

OMG, With all love and respect, seeing that burk bar just killed me, I laughed so hard. No question that it will work, but I usually do the same thing with a small step prybar.

[@jacobpaul6814]

You’re on you way to a million subscribers buddy. Congratulations. Also great videos