How to REPLACE A DOOR!!!

[@par3me]

God bless you sir. I’m right there with you. Except I would make my kid take care of the repair with myself supervising.

[@jonesconrad1]

I wasn't expecting the intro or bit about the phones, but seriously I think that was a great thing to do even if they don't thank you for it now.

[@loserplanet]

Absolutely kids don't need smart phones! Bravo! 👏

[@pinkdripdrip7764]

Bro mad respect! I agree with you 💯 these phones got no filter literally

[@Mark-sd7gg]

Great job as a carpenter and a parent. Thank you

[@pahoualo5914]

Love your parenting methods 😃

[@saeklin]

Doorknob installation is a prime time for getting out that funny right-angled screwdriver that looks like a hex key. Most have a phillips on one end and flathead on the other and are shaped like a Z. If you don't have that, take a driver bit and slot it into a little box-end wrench or vice grip plier.

[@Ranger_1349]

Fighting the good fight man!

[@minervascott1464]

That was such a GREAT video. I learn so much from watching your tutorials. My drywall game is soooooo much better and now after having watched the repair versus installing a new door I have a better idea of what's involved. So grateful for your channel.

[@jesseonly1327]

I started doing side work because of your channel, and even started skateboarding again cause of you. You are the best. And I feel you on the the smart phones, it's a ashame really, may you continue to be successful in work and life.

[@Beech1900pilot]

Is he a skater as well?

[@michaelwarren2391]

@@Beech1900pilot Yes, channel is "Ben Degros"

[@Vlfkfnejisjejrjtjrie]

You're a good father and you're kids will appreciate it when they're adults.

[@louisknickerbocker934]

Had to do a door twice.,wish I would have saw this video last year, thanks for all the great tip videos, totally awesome, very honest a thorough!!!

[@dwarden3]

I use my trim router with the Ryobi hinge template and it works great. Also comes with router bit and clamps on so no hole patches. I've used it for dozens of doors over the years.

[@j.c.linden]

You could set the depth for the router bit by either putting the router over the old recess and dropping the bit. (That assumes the old one was done correctly of course) Or set the base of the router on the edge of the hinge and let the bit drop down on whatever surface you've got the hinge on. Lock into place.

[@cirdiam1800]

Good video - thanks. Like how you keep it real - ie shims fall down, screws get dropped as you try to do things one handed. All things I, and I’m sure many others, can relate to.

[@trantem]

I've got a client that I need to replace an exterior door for. I've done a lot of chisel work over the years but I finally picked up a router template kit. Got a cordless router with a plunge base I've been wanting to try out for ages.

[@youngexodus2107]

I just set my old door on top of my new door and get all my cuts marked up from there. It saves so much time and is accurate every time. I haven't had a problem on an install yet

[@fizixx]

Cellphone -- good man! Door. I've done it, and it commands a certain amount of meticulous work, and it turned out well, but didn't warm up to the process. You did a spot-on job.

[@treblig82]

Great job Dad!

[@lquinn7212]

Good for you taking the phone away!

[@flexedout6650]

I’m remodeling my house one room at a time. There’s a lot more to installing doors than I thought. Thanks for the video!

[@NicoSmets]

I had a door damaged in a similar way. I cut out the lower section of the skin and replaced it. That actually went pretty smoothly, using a track saw. I recuperated some skin from an IKEA hollow core table top. The operation ate quite some wood glue. I'm not sure it was worth it. It was a crappy door anyway. But now it's without a hole.

[@Zenkai76]

Thumbs up for being a good Dad

[@clydenakashima7393]

Nice job on installing the door. Here's how I have done it; I place the new door flat on the saw horse with the bevel in the right direction then place the old door on top with the bevel as same as the new door; flush the top and hinge side of the door. Then clamp the doors together and mark for the hinge and drill for the lockset. Now cut out for the hinge. When using a router to set the depth of the hinge; place the router on the edge of the with the bit raised so that the router sits flat on the door; now place the hinge between the router base and door and lower the bit till it touches the door make test cut adjust if need to.

[@bhami]

14:40 hole centering: I always simply use an awl to start. Pilot holes of all types rule! p.s. Bravo on getting the kids off the phones!

[@Yiriyah]

Excellent Parenting💙

[@jordanrochow]

Wow you have4 kids. You look so young to have 4 kids. Great watching your videos. You make such great content

[@WereSickAtCod]

You can actually bend hinge knuckles to either tighten up or space out the gap between the door and jamb without having to shim them out. There’s a tool called the knuckle bender which comes in handy when replacing doors

[@dmitriykagan3883]

See, absolutely the best way to repair a hole in a hollow-core door.

[@rutgerhoutdijk3547]

Best way is to replace it with a solid door

[@chrisreynolds2410]

Have a sheetrock guy fix it

[@Asiansxsymbol]

@@rutgerhoutdijk3547 I prefer bulletproof metal doors.

[@mr.c3928]

VC Merry Christmas🌲🍁 to you and your family. You inspire us !

[@bill50013]

Hope you and your family have a safe and merry Christmas.

[@solideight1111]

Love your series. Glad you're doing well on the youtubes.

[@alabasterfantasia1762]

I've been told that if you put the hinge side with three "rounds" on the door (the hinge with two "rounds" on the wall), it makes the door easier to control when taking on/off. The side with the two is captured and you can't hold anything - the side with the three (the door) has the exposed one on the bottom and can be used to place the door with.

[@HDConcussionz]

Perfect timing... about to tackle this myself.

[@andrewschafer8986]

Happy to see you working with wood. We’ll sort of wood.

[@samick9000]

You forgot to show us how to feather the edge! Thanks for the video, appreciate all your stuff. Cheers!

[@ronparker645]

Love your videos. Always very explanatory. 👍

[@vancouvercarpenter]

Glad you like them!

[@belizekaviar1263]

Have a happy holiday and a merry x massss, from the Netherlands, Rotterdam... 🎄🇳🇱😁

[@P46345]

I commend you on the way you raise your kids, one day they'll understand. ;-) I'm in Arizona and my house was built in 2001 and I bought it in 2009 and I recently noticed that none of my interior door hinges are mortised in, looks like I've got some work to do.

[@enricopolazzo33]

Bravo, Ben. The phones have ruined all of society.

[@billm.8220]

Tried replacing a door once. Turns out the frame was twisted on one side. Had to replaced the jambs as well. I ended up buying a door WITH the jamb already attached. Needed a seasoned carpenter to help me install it. Definitely not one of my fortes. lol

[@travisk5589]

7:50 I have that same porter cable jig and I like it, maybe I like it a lot. A few things. Figure your depth before installing the jig. Also, those little nails are better than screws. Here at this time stamp you can see the mound of door material blown out by screwing in to the door. Sure it can all be fixed and the nails will leave little .25mm holes also but those holes can be filled with caulk whereas those crews holes will almost need to be filled with filler, sanded, etc. Also, once you get comfy with the jig and the router, you can do this without securing the jig by holding the jig tight with one hand and the router with the other. Assuming you are using a small router.

[@efish206]

Thank you! Good Bless!

[@HotspotsSoutheast]

Social media is the death of our society. People are rude and hateful to each other. People no longer know how to communicate in person. Nobody has an attention span longer than 15 seconds. And most of what people think they know is wrong. They believe whatever they see on the internet. As a parent I understand where you are coming from. You’re doing the right thing. I’m currently downsizing everything. My damn internet and phone bill is $581 a month. That’s insane! That’s a car payment. I’m paying off all the family phones (on credit card unfortunately) and canceling the service. I’m going to the cheapest phone plan on Mint Mobile for the kids and the better one for myself and going back to cable internet. No more ATT. I’m too old to keep paying for everything. My kids are in their 20’s. They want better service they can pay for it themselves.

[@lincolndickerson1293]

for us diyers, if you use a punch to to dimple the center of the bolt hole for the hinge it really helps

[@chrisburns5691]

you can also use the tip of the phillips bit as a punch. give the drill a good tap with the bit where you want it.

[@fastmover45]

Ben always does a good job :)

[@KingSobieski]

Dang, thought you were gonna build a door out of a drywall sheet.

[@tyroneclarke1666]

Thank you for the video. Learnt a few things. What I like doing first before removing the damaged door is taking some time looking how the door fits, like gaps to edges and against the frame. Doing so you can make finer adjustment to how the new door fits. Some doors may not have been fitted correctly in the first place. Cheers from Perth W.A. 🦘🇦🇺

[@chrisburns5691]

yep, this method in the video assumes the old door was a good fit. Not always the case. I will usually shim door in opening/ plane as needed. Then mark out for hinge mortises once reveals are nice. Sometimes doors are easy like in the video, other times its a pain and takes patience.

[@tyroneclarke1666]

@@chrisburns5691 I agree with you Chris. Cheers mate 👍

[@conradcoolerfiend]

Instead of shimming I just bend the loops of the hinge a bit with the crescent wrench.

[@magnumbull]

That's what I just commented! After all that nice work to just shim it in the end was not fun to watch.

[@samzatoichi8330]

Use the crescent wrench to contract, the nail punch to contract. Works on stainless hinge without scratching. Brass hinges need the shims to avoid scratching

[@samzatoichi8330]

Correction, nail punch to spread the hinge

[@veronicawhite398]

Thankyou. That was very informative.

[@HannahMattox]

Hanging doors is the bane of my existence 😩 I hate it so much 😭😂 your teachings help make it suck less, but it still sucks to a degree 😂

[@Jonathan906]

It's dark. I also live in the north and I feel your pain.

[@AppleSauceSays]

Your a good Dad

[@ProxyFinal]

i find this video rather emotional.

[@richardburguillos3118]

Well shoot. Wishes I watched Thais wine before I changed all my doors… Oh wait, that was years ago and this video wasn’t out…. Well I could have time traveled! Thanks for the great tips.

[@guybowers9094]

Great video much appreciated

[@michaelwangler486]

Skip the tape measure and lay the new door on top of the old door to mark the hinges, bevel and any trimming needed to the slab.

[@JWimpy]

Yep, my son has several doors with holes because he took the phone away from my teen granddaughter. Small price to pay.

[@tomTom-lb5cu]

Awesome video

[@nottheinternet6276]

You know, you can just bend the hinges slightly to fix the door. No need to shim them.

[@dalebcooper3718]

That trick also helps when the door doesn’t stay open and closes on its own

[@oldskoolwayy]

I agree with him on taking the phones it is really tanting the new generation..thats. Why my kids dont have phones..

[@MyUnquenchableThirst]

Great video

[@timmynormand8082]

You have a very cool channel bro watch a bunch of the videos an subbed But you could have painted the door before the door knob ? Nice work bro from south Louisiana

[@BStreet666]

It sucks about having to build out the hinges afterwards but having that in the video was super helpful because I feel like many people will run into this problem. Now they know how to deal with it. Getting ready to attempt this in our house but on five doors! Any chance you could add the router bit you used to the list of tools? As always, thank you so much for what you do for your viewers.

[@vancouvercarpenter]

The jig I bought came with the router bit. Maybe the one I linked doesn't. I will look into it.

[@moeszyslack4676]

@@vancouvercarpenter The template you linked does include the bit, but the included bit IS garbage and likely won't last for the five doors Fred needs to do. I'd recommend buying a good quality bit of the same specification. Ordered the template myself. I'll buy a better bit once I get the template. I need to replace the hollow core doors in my house. 🤦‍♂️ Edit: Great video Ben. Thank you for the time and effort and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@vancouvercarpenter]

@@moeszyslack4676 You are correct. the bit is total poop. I can't imaging how much it would suck on a real wood door.

[@travisk5589]

Hey, VCC and whoever else. Which is the correct way to adjust a door in the frame. I.e., replacing a door and the reveal isn't great. Does one bend the hinges or place wedges under the hinges? The one old door installing dude says to bend the hinges and Stud Pack says to shim under the hinge. Whos rights? Which way is better. Is one better than the other in certain scenarios?

[@pianomanpj]

Is the toilet paper roll repair going to be a separate video?

[@shaunneydobie]

You didn't talk about right and left swing. How many people put the hingesbon backwards, and didn't realize until they try to hang the door.

[@dhammer5645]

At about the 3:00 minute mark he talks about the bevel on the side of the door, which would determine the swing of the door.

[@chuckb.5076]

Great vid! Thanks

[@kennethlemke9826]

Excellent

[@tommytomtomtomestini3894]

Instead of the shims, can't you just whack the hinge with a hammer so it bends slightly ?

[@Firestar9876]

That's what I have done many times.

[@tay13666]

That will work for a temporary fix, but eventually the hinge will bend back and bind again. Better to shim it out and be done with it.

[@CybekCusal]

Use a wrench but yeah

[@davidkahler9390]

At what point do you feather that edge?

[@goodtobehandy]

Here's a quick way to get some laminate for shims. HD or Lowe's have laminate samples about the right size.😁

[@Shadi2]

It's easier to adjust the hinge knuckle rather than shimming the hinges.

[@ryanobermeyer2104]

Is bending the knuckles a functional substitute for packing out the hinge? Also, thanks for all of your content. Your channel is a goldmine.

[@vancouvercarpenter]

Yup. I actually ended up doing that off camera to get the extra mm I was looking for. But by that point the video was over and I was too burnt to film or explain it.

[@Kit1128]

Good for you! Kids don't need to have a "smart" phone & it can lead to trouble

[@marjoriejudge5348]

Nice demonstration , but I'd still prefer Vancouver Carpenter to replace our back door than for my husband to do it

[@cribbsprojects]

Maybe you should also install a kickplate! 🙂 You missed the chance of a great father / grown child bonding experience of teaching him / her how to fix doors...

[@grantmackinnon1307]

could have been done with a tape measure, hammer, screw driver, hole saw and paddle bit if you got dual swing hinges. just saying if somebody else find them self in this situation and doesn't have a hinge mortise jig. thanks for the great content.

[@grantmackinnon1307]

knife and sharp pencil also will help alot.

[@ItchyKneeSon]

How much does/would everyone charge for something like this? Also, where are you located?

[@davidegnell924]

Damn, I think we're kind of spoiled here in Sweden/Scandinavia.. pretty much all interior doors and frames comes with standard measures so one can easily fit a brand new door blade in a ~70's frame still matchning the same hinges and all without modifying anything. One standard to rule them all 😅 great video though 👍👍👍

[@juzoli]

Yeah, here we have 3 doors within 2 meters from each other and all the hinges are at different heights:D

[@2strokepower803]

Yea I'm from Sweden too and this was a bit unusual for me. The hinges we have are also nice where you just slip the door on the hinge

[@billmillar7234]

Easier to use a Vix self centering bit

[@carriebrown4727]

Ohh smart parents

[@rogerolson3247]

I need to find someone who has your skills in my area. I have a warped door in a brand new room I had put in when I converted half of my tandem garage into my office. The heat from my warm office to the cold damp garage caused it to warp so I was told it still closes fine just can't weatherize it I like this option better than removing the door and frame. Way too much drama for a door. My fault I bought an interior door and I should have gotten an exterior door now I know a new door could work just need to find some local person that has this skill not me I know my strengths and this is not one of them. Thx Thanks.

[@mikemike9747]

@Vancouver Carpenter Random... What do you do if your door trim you bought isn't long enough? Like mine(7ft trim) is barely long enough for the door and it's gonna be close cutting the 45deg and a flush new bottom? Can you splice them together like baseboards? Or is that basically unheard of? Already painted some of it so probably can't return it/don't want to. I figured if I had to, joining them at waist level would be best... not at eye level and not so low to be affected by wear and tear...?

[@nicholaserkelenz6431]

The joint will always be visible if you try to splice it. I would just get another piece. In the field we never splice casing like we do baseboard and we even avoid splicing baseboard if possible.

[@mikemike9747]

@@nicholaserkelenz6431 thanks. Whelp 45 pieces of painted opened internet ordered door trim on hand sooooo.... lol. I think I will be okay for most of my doors. Gonna be close though. 2.75 inches wide making it harder lol

[@nicholaserkelenz6431]

@@mikemike9747 You could always add a plinth block to the bottom of the casings to raise them up a bit

[@mikemike9747]

@@nicholaserkelenz6431 i do like that look. On my carpeted floors I should be okay but hardwoods/main floor may need a plinth, a simple one at that. IDK what it is about plinths though, I wish they were barely wider than the casing and barely taller than the baseboard. Most I find are way bigger all around.

[@chrisburns5691]

@@mikemike9747 you could make your own plinth blocks out of 3/4 material. Just need a router to spruce them up a bit, round over the edges slightly. This way you cut a bunch to the exact size you need.

[@iamamish]

Lesson I took - make sure I take away my kids' phones when we're at the park

[@2strokepower803]

Doesn't doors come precut in length and the hinges already installed like here Sweden. Well the length you might have to cut if the threshold is higher than standard.

[@chrisburns5691]

no, not in this area. unless pre-hung door in frame already. length is typically all the same, sometimes doors will need to be cut for finish flooring height, or if home has forced air heating and larger gap is desired for return air movement.

[@2strokepower803]

Chris Burns that's gotta suck. It's much easier here then. Same here with the height being standard except in some situations. This week I mounted 7 new doorframes and doors in a basement (ca 1950s/60s house) and the door openings where lower than usual so had to cut off about 4-5 centimeters (about 2inch) on every frame and then also on the bottom of the doors to make it work. Turned out really nice actually since the old doors where just your normal flat hollow core door with veneer on. And they where water damaged after the basement had been flooded.

[@chrisburns5691]

@@2strokepower803 yeah takes a bit longer but with the router and jig that is the easy part. Hard part is when the old frame isn't square plumb and level so have to plane the new door so reveals match with wonky frame. However much of the time we install pre hung doors in frames, hinges already installed etc. Only time I hang slabs like this is when a door is broken like this, or someone wants to upgrade their doors but wants to keep the frames and trim work around the frames, makes sense a lot of time. New work or big renos though it's almost always pre hung. What can be a bit more work is when someone wants to upgrade from cheap hollow doors such as in this video, to solid core doors. I always add a middle hinge (solid doors always come with 3 hinges when sold prehung in the frame) so have to cut that 3rd mortise on the existing frame as well as the door. But hey money in my pocket as many people won't want to fool around cutting in hinges etc. If doors were really easy then less work for carpenters.

[@2strokepower803]

Chris Burns Yea money is Nice. And When you get the hang of doing this it's probably pretty easy. And we do the same thing here. Example when we renovate a bathroom we try to talk the customer to get a new door aswell because it's harder to replace later on since they install the waterproof membrane on the edges of the doorframe and if you rip that the bathroom will no longer be by the code. And many times the doorframes and doors from the 50-70s are in a rough shape and usually binds and what not since they are nailed in place and they have settled over time.

[@2strokepower803]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5-toKWbqJqCaq8 Here is a video how we install doors and frames in Sweden.

[@gthegreat153]

I use credit cards to raise the door hinge.

[@KingSobieski]

I just use a razor knife and a small chisel to mortise. No need for all the fancy gizmos for a single door.

[@dhammer5645]

Make sure "your painter" fills the holes left by the screws from the jig. My painter likes to forget about them, it drives me nuts.

[@painterdave1998]

Are you paying for the painter to fix and fill the holes?

[@dhammer5645]

@@painterdave1998 Yes. I am paying her to fill the holes, caulk in and paint all the trim, as is standard in hiring a painter for a renovation. She fills the other 50 holes or more why not these particular ones, I guess I will never know.

[@dallinbagley4486]

@@dhammer5645 ask her?

[@BoldWittyName]

Great vid. It would have been more useful to more people, if you had shown how to do it with chisels, rather than the jig and router. For the average schmoe that did bust a hole in their door, and now needs to replace it.

[@chinookpreparedness4949]

He said a future video will be a door with hinge mortises cut qith chisels.

[@jeisonsanchez4842]

4:41 he’s saving it for a future video.

[@allenhsu869]

But your kid needs a smart phone to watch your videos on KZbin! lol Great video, thanks as always!

[@robertgiresi9515]

So Ben, since you're not going to ask us to do anything, I decided to feather the "like" button. You haven't asked us to do that in awhile.

[@WowRixter]

Good parenting move re: smartphone

[@TapelessDrywallFinishing]

👍👍

[@HannahMattox]

Wainnaminnit... You're sitting on the toilet at the end of this to show us how the door closes 🤣🤣🤣

[@painterdave1998]

Hope they have aold Nokia flip phone

[@PeterEnglish]

My Grandpa would have told you off for not using a bradawl to get the screw holes in exactly the right place.

[@CybekCusal]

Normally you are supposed to just bend the hinge instead of padding it

[@chrisburns5691]

both ways work. Just good not to use cardboard for shimming.

[@UKrainian-in-UK]

Ukraine see and study english)I too carpenter

[@masonicmachine]

I do not have children yet, but I do believe if this happened to me I would just take his door away. If you don't respect our house then I don't respect your privacy. In this case I think I would take his bedroom door and replace the bathroom door with it, he can get a job and buy his back.