How To Install A Door Frame

Installing the door frame that I made from the parts in the previous video. After the frame is set, I usually like to hang the door to check the fit and tweak as needed, but since I'll be making the doors for these openings, I'll need to get that done before I can go any further.
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[@JackShoulder]

Great video, lots of useful tips. Loving having the "I Build It Home" channel up and running after the summer break. Keep up the good work John, its inspiring.

[@kaciesonya6363]

The first half of the kzbin.infoUgkx3ICSK6nSknaL_45CU2NmFSoXjarGMDiJ book is everything about wood: types, tools, finishes, setting up shop etc. The second half is all about doing projects for inside and outside of the home. The color pictures are helpful. After reading a dozen of these types of books, this is probably the best overall (layout, color photos, plans). Only detraction is that many of the projects use a table saw/router/planer, which are usually expensive and take up space, so the plans are less friendly to newcomers and the budget conscious. But I know I can use a drill, circular saw or a jigsaw to make the projects.

[@MichaelOlsen-Engineer]

Great Job John! You mentioned many subtle points that I had long forgotten (at least 20 years since I last framed a door), and made them simple to both understand and remember. Odds are I will be doing some serious door work next spring and this set of videos will be a major help on many of the fine points.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Really enjoying the door videos. I've just installed 2 new doors and I wish I had known about the importance of matching the plumbness of the frame on both sides. Thanks for sharing John

[@IBuildItHome]

Installing the door frame that I made from the parts in the previous video. After the frame is set, I usually like to hang the door to check the fit and tweak as needed, but since I'll be making the doors for these openings, I'll need to get that done before I can go any further. The shim jig: www.ibuildit.ca/Workshop%20Projects/Shop%20Tricks/tricks-37.html Here are some ways that you can help support the work I do in making these videos: Plans for sale: www.ibuildit.ca/plans.html Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=865843&ty=h Website: www.ibuildit.ca/ Facebook: facebook.com/I-Build-It-258048014240900/ Instagram: instagram.com/i_build_it.ca/ Google+: plus.google.com/u/0/b/107142665853474113931/

[@maydanlex]

Found this extremely helpful. I’m new to this framing ‘stuff’ but after watching you work through the jamb process I had many of the questions floating around my head answered.

[@KyleMerl]

Lookin good John! I like the idea of the spreader stick

[@AlipashaSadri]

Thank you :D Very informative. On a side note, I love your choice of music for your videos end credits! Always a pleasant surprise in there :)

[@andrewtongue7084]

Great job, John. Here in the UK (& Ireland, where my family are from) many original & modern builds - walls, door frames/jams are not square, primarily because the contractors are under time constraints, so the end result is less than satisfactory. Nice application, as usual, plus the bonus feature - your BOC T-shirt - I'm a big fan, myself. Can't wait for the next video - take it easy there :D

[@MrBez007]

your video on making shims a few years back revolutionised installing door casings for me. thanks

[@mvoutour]

Thanks for showing us how all this gets done. There is so much more to hanging a door than i realized!

[@TimothyHall13]

It really shows that you know your doors. Thanks for sharing John!

[@RedBeardCarpentryWoodworks]

Very good detailed video, Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge John. A lot of nuggets here

[@Silent-G]

You're a really good teacher John.

[@cliffdoes_stuff4012]

John to the rescue..! Just yesterday I removed a door and frame from a room I am decorating in my home with no idea how to put a new one in. I figured I would hit KZbin and Google when the time came. Today I log on and you have posted a video full of tips and excellent information, I am sure that I will watch it many times before I actually refit the frame. I am looking forward to the rest of the videos in this mini series. Thanks John. (Cool t-shirt by the way!).

[@donnaclayton8644]

Thank you for this. I have an old front door that I saved from being thrown away. I want a custom frame and trim for it. More importantly I want to do it myself. My house was built in the 1940's and I want to keep everything in that timeframe. Craftsman style is my favorite with all the wood working and beautiful stains.

[@hermanboing8489]

Very good videos. I'm about to finish/build my own house after having it "buttoned up" and these videos are very helpful! Thnx.

[@TheMilenio41]

Gracias John ! great video thanks for taking your time to show us .

[@Traderjoe]

You have amazing skills, John!

[@mikel917]

Great job, nice skills. Classic rock fan here... I like the contrast with your choice of peaceful and serene ' video bumper' music as opposed to the BOC t-shirt...haha.

[@raybod1775]

Thanks for all the details to help make my door installation right.

[@danieldeutsch631]

Great job and some good tips for the future. ps. I loved the bonus feature of the music at the end. Very funny.

[@kuva07]

Looking forward to seeing the home made doors!

[@smyrna5]

Thanks, John. I've got a few doors I'd like to try it on. I always enjoy your videos.

[@kennethmorgan2819]

smyrna5 that sounds creepy

[@ChicoMomba]

Really like these home improvement videos!

[@craigleemehan]

Thanks, that was very helpful to me.

[@kmonnier]

Best door install video ever!

[@tontakely]

I know that, at the end of the day, this is your house and you're going to do what needs to be done for it, but if it doesn't matter, and if my opinion helps at all, it would be very good to see how you make the doors out of plywood. I am in a similar situation as you (building an addition on to my existing house) and I'm wanting to build my own doors as well. Love your videos! Keep it up.

[@wesleymatthews7402]

If you made decorative doors that would make for an awesome mini series!! Of course it’s tons of work but it would make for another great video! Thanks for the awesome videos!

[@malikawan1096]

Wesley Matthews hi

[@FredMcIntyre]

Nice job John!

[@warmwxrules]

Really enjoy your videos.

[@stevewalker7822]

I liked the spreader stick idea. Thx John

[@RyeHillBaptistChurch]

Great Vid John! Thought it was amusing that in the UP Next sidebar, Tom Silva (This Old House) is playing second fiddle to you. LOL. Keep up the Great work. :-)

[@smokingcheeba420]

Nice video. I'm a trim carpenter and started watching your tile videos. The moment of truth is when you put the door in. Good luck. You should put a parental advisory on that video. Lol that's what I want to see.

[@DavidGillooly]

Nice I like this one. Always wondered how doors were set up.

[@wallingj68]

Another helpful video John. Thank you! For an existing door that's out of square due to settling, would you recommend removing it and starting from the rough opening and resetting the existing frame? I have several existing doors that don't close right due to settling. In most cases it's not off by a shaving or two, but a quarter inch or so.

[@echo9704]

Great, informative video. You are very knowledgeable!

[@petem6588]

30 1/4 spreader, ingenious. Thank you.

[@dominantfood2212]

Thanks a lot, I need to tackle this soon and doors and windows have always intimidated me. What size of nails are you using? I would really love to see you construct a plywood door, and your shim jig really interests me too, thanks again John!!

[@SandiRose2008]

I'm new to your channel and I like your videos, even though I'm barely a DIYer. I have a question... I can't really judge the distance between the doors so I'm wondering if the closet door will be at such an angle that the doorknob won't hit that beautiful glass front door? You know sometimes doors get opened too far. I'll be glad to see how it all works out. Thank you for the vids.

[@callitagain]

Thanks John. Would love to see a door making video.

[@AtticusDraco]

Ditto

[@sonnysalduasr2338]

Good job John

[@EngineeringVignettes]

Good info, thx John. - Eddy

[@pablobon5957]

Awesome video. Thx sir

[@dustinclark1464]

I sat on stage for a BOC concert once when I was young, awesome experience

[@user-zy9yg2eu5t]

I was there I think!!!!

[@giovannicambranes229]

Thanks pops. My crazy last tenent damaged my door and frame .ill fix it this week.

[@MichaelKieweg]

Like to see you in those shirts from Blue Öyster Cult. Tha´t's the music, I grew up with. Sets the tune in my workshop till today.

[@sithlordst32]

Once again, great video. Is there a danger of the door knob breaking the window in your main door?

[@63256325N]

Thanks for the video.

[@paulmunro3050]

nice video thanks

[@perleroromani3880]

You are the best cowboy John

[@baconsoda]

That was very interesting because I've never seen that done before.

[@IBuildItHome]

Glad you liked it :)

[@lee2781]

My not put the hinges on the other side so the doors don’t bang into each other?

[@donteellis5782]

@@lee2781 it's a closet

[@tobus71]

quick tip. Stand off to one side close one eye and line up the outside of the jamb with the reveal on the opposite side, if they line up its a quick way to tell if your door will close properly.

[@EngineeringVignettes]

So you are using the edge of the frame and reveal as winding sticks. Can you get your eye close enough to the wall for that to work? I wonder if using crossed strings would work as well... - Eddy

[@IBuildItHome]

Eyeballing and using strings from corner to corner work, but if you can read a level it's the fastest most reliable way.

[@joycemiller4716]

That’s the way I’ve done it for the last fifty years from England

[@pablobon5957]

How do you measure the spreader that you use to measure the width? How much you add to the door measurement for that spreader?

[@pablobon5957]

I just bought my first nail gun. Maybe you could make a video on how to know what nails to buy?

[@Sooner_tex88]

(The spreader) how did you come up with the measurement for it?

[@johnspiro692]

"Down on my knees with my spreader about to stick my wedges in". Sorry can't help myself. Great video it was very helpful in installing my doors at home.

[@challeis1]

😂🤣

[@j.k.j.j.k.j.99]

The easy sure fire way to level and square the door is to install like a prehung. Build it with door and trim. level on the hinges and nail into the studs.then adjust the top reveal. Nail it.then adjust the striker reveal. Easy.

[@matzsky6393]

Couldnt you have used the awl on one end of the jig and the drill bit on the other as locator pins . Drill down one long side then the other..no measurements needed?

[@cornfusedatbest6693]

I watched this video once and didn't get a whole lot from it. Second time, yup, I wasn't careful and I learned something. I'm glad I didn't give it a thumbs down. Guessin that's why they say; " measure twice, cut once."

[@kenk2345]

you always establish and nail...the hinge side of the door first?

[@gperry9437]

Do you have to use a nail gun to install a door frame or would a drill and screw gun be sufficient?

[@anthonyromano8565]

It's easier if you hinge the door and jamb before you install the jamb. Just make the door 3/16 smaller than the jamb opening, after beveling the door edge. I would be hard-pressed to give up the adjustability of an adjustable stop that can match the shape of the door rather than hope the door is going to sit flat on the jamb of a fixed stop.

[@jarrodabel4529]

Thank you for this. Putting a door frame in is been something I've always struggled with.

[@rebelonslaught9343]

Real cool BOC t-shirt.

[@MerwinMusic]

Thanks for the information John. I think you should build the doors. For your own sake... Not because I am thinking of building a door as well. Haha...

[@michaelprice7005]

I hope the closet doorknob doesn't smash the leaded glass.

[@eols2190]

So you made your "spreader" 30-1/4" long because your door was 30" wide and you wanted to leave a 1/8" gap on both sides?

[@Wordsnwood]

Okay, dumb question, but I assume a solid door? Do people even make hollow-core doors by themselves? Forget I asked. Looks like you'll be showing us a router jig for hinges also, since they're not pre-done! Good job, John, you make it all look easy.

[@IBuildItHome]

Similar to this: www.ibuildit.ca/Woodworking%20Projects/door-1.html Basically get one door from one sheet of 1/2" plywood, plus some solid wood for trim.

[@Wordsnwood]

I Build It Home cool! That's an old one, predates my subscription; so I had not seen that. Looks like nice results!

[@andrewtongue7084]

I believe John mentioned that (if he does build his own), they'll be plywood constructs.

[@davidwostrel]

Hey John, might be a silly question, but "if the rough opening was too narrow how would you correct that?" Don't suppose it would matter that much to chisel off a bit.

[@joshymcdaniel9233]

That one I can help 😂 That’s going to cause you a headache’ Imo just recut / remake just the top piece going right to left as that’s the one that determines your opening size’ Say you R/O is 1/4” to narrow you could shave 1/8” off each side of door but then you’ll have to recut hinge slots on door For me it would be far easier to remake that one too piece to correct size

[@mauricebuzzell7533]

Hinge side must be plumb or door will self open or close

[@timmc6009]

Using that stick for the doorway is a good idea.

[@TimothyHall13]

Should have worn a Doors t-shirt.

[@IAmValefree]

LOL

[@akkadian102]

That shim jig is such a good call!

[@DanielCastillo-mu1cr]

Cambié la puerta de mi dormitorio y el marco también..pero fue un dolor de cabeza puesto que el marco era más angosto y el vano estaba descuadrado..lo instale lo probé y la puerta no me cerraba en una esquina. Luego de un par de días de lidiar con la frustración decidí no cortar la puerta y retirar el marco y armario en el suelo, todo junto, lo dejé bien ajustado bien a escuadra con un tope en la base de la puerta, para que no perdiera la escuadra, le puse unas tiras de cartón alrededor de la batiente,la aseguré con unas tablas diagonales y la instalé, y no es por que lo diga yo..pero me quedó perfectamente aplomada y nivelada.

[@coreyduran65]

Why do you use a plank to check the level when you have a level

[@blackmass1082]

thanks

[@124bucket]

show how to hang the door and set the hindges

[@fuzzy1dk]

I know you have done this for a long time so I'm sure you have a reason, why nails rather than screws?

[@zackurtz1]

Lasse Langwadt Christensen you shouldn't use screw because the heads are much bigger than nails making it harder to cover up

[@willamettevalleypressure8447]

What kind of nails?

[@steelforbrains]

My favorite part of this video was the shim jig.

[@ayyubaliali6795]

Vgood sir

[@chuckholton4666]

It's so nice to see a pro do this. There is so much shit carpentry work out there. I hope some of the shitty "Carpenters" watch how it is supposed to be done. There's not a plumb or square door opening in the house I live in.

[@emtscythe3782]

Almost like you've done this before...;)

[@LorettaLynn55]

Make the doors...

[@Linn85]

Why not just put the fram inside and make sure its level, and then patch around where its dead space, like on the one side? To much hassle?

[@donvanco3078]

I believe you want to anchor the side that will have the hinges in it so it's mated firmly to the wall framing if at all possible. But that's actually a question I was going to ask, so maybe John will comment here.

[@anthonyjarrett1981]

Don't fear the reeper

[@theDaftman]

ho a glass breaker finger trapper door a. lol

[@Nottotv]

He didn't do the measurements which is the key part.

[@grahamreed1743]

W

[@michaelmurray5413]

Buy a 80" Level.

[@jakewalter3729]

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[@ayazmahmood8970]

WELDEN JOB

[@diecaster1018]

I agree with framing it up, but I wouldn't waste my time with a door. I would just hang something in front like a curtain or maybe a hanging bead door, something like that.