PreHung Door Install UNEDITED Best How To Method for DIY

[@RRBuildings]

Do you like this unedited content? Let me know below. I think this is an easy way to hang doors, and make them perfect all the time

[@slove120031]

I only wish my builder hung doors this way. Or shoot, would have been happy if shims were used. Already had to pull front door apart on 4 mo old house only to find no shims. Meaning no doors have shims if the heaviest and most important one in the house didnt have them.

[@Weldpro2011]

I love these unedited how to videos. This is the best video I’ve seen on how to hang a door.

[@dylb8801]

Loved it man! Next door I hang I'll be using your method for sure

[@dosadoodle]

I appreciate the unedited video, and I hope it's easier to make and post. Honestly, I'd prefer to see more "mistakes" like that at 2:30, even if they are minor and easy to fix like that, and even if they are staged. Knowing what not to do is just as important as knowing what to do.

[@aptpupil]

Yeah, keep it real

[@HomeRenoVisionDIY]

Very bold to do work with no edits. I actually learned a new trick. Cheers!

[@redmondlyons]

hanging doors tomorrow and just watched yours video and theirs 😅

[@ikep7280]

I like the unedited format for relatively quick jobs like this because it lets the viewer see whatever mistakes you might make and how a pro would go about fixing them easily. Even if you don’t make all the possible mistakes for a job in your video, I think it’s helpful to a weekend warrior’s mindset when you’re pretty non-chalant about the ones you do make. Keep it up

[@RRBuildings]

Makes total sense and I will keep that in mind for future videos

[@krisallen9194]

Unedited content is where it’s at! I do handyman work and love seeing how people work thru the hiccups and challenges that come with remodels and installs. Thanks for your content…. I’ve learned tons of tips from you and Greg!

[@TheVangerven]

best door hanging video on youtube. wish i found this years ago!

[@igorignatov2602]

I liked the tip for the blocks that keep it in place before starting to plum it. Please keep that type of videos coming!

[@carloscardona8425]

Unedited definitely!! Whether u are a professional or a DYIer seeing the real raw unedited process is 1000 times more helpful and appealing!!

[@georgetuider654]

When the framer does a good job, it makes hanging the doors that much easier. Who did your framing, anyway? Oh, it was you! Your customers are getting quality work. It shows in every detail.

[@ianmcdowell7465]

Unedited is the way to go. Make sure to put that on your titles again. That’s why I clicked and why I hung around. Great video. Mistakes make it so much more relatable. Keep it up!

[@ЕленаГорелова-й2г]

It’s great! My shed has been completed and it turned out nice looking and sturdy and it is way better than the sheds that many of my neighbors had put up. Of course, I'm pleased with the outcome and this Ryan’s kzbin.infoUgkxGZedDTcDfgD7fG_uU4esfx_EgxzlY2_1 Plans was extremely useful to me as a guide.

[@grguy793]

Thanks for the unedited video. Another reason why I like your work.

[@arresthillary9502]

This guy is a master with every detail.very impressive. He earns his money he CARES about what he is doing!

[@ronadrian5539]

This format of video for this content definitely makes sense. Will be coming back to this video when I'm installing my doors!

[@frankbever1788]

I am old enough to be your father and have been a DIY’er for 50 years. Thank you for the tip with the blocks, it will save me from many headaches in the future. Old dogs, new tricks 👍.

[@mikeadiddle]

I've been installing doors for a long time and never thought about putting the blocks on the sheetrock to hold the door in place. Glad I watched this and learned a new technique to improve efficiency. Keep up the good work!

[@drewk3402]

I like this unedited format showing everything, mistakes and all! Great material. Thanks for showing your approach.

[@jrgofast]

A buddy and I just spent wayyyy too much time installing a prehung door. We should have watched this first. Thanks for thinking about people like us and providing this info. I need to do one at my own house soon and I'm going to do it by myself since I have confidence now!

[@scotts1716]

Loved this format Kyle @rrbuildings ! Something that I don't believe you mentioned that is extremely important and always my first step when hanging doors - Check the floor for level before you set any jambs!! If it's out, adjust for the out of level by cutting the leg of the jamb that's high. I'm sure you do this but I don't think you mentioned this. Great content as always!

[@billymcdaniel4855]

Man, that was super efficient. I've been doing this for a long time old school way. That Lazer is the cats meow. Thanks for your help. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@SMITTY19722]

All your videos are awesome and I love the fact your so transparent in the work you do and don’t sugarcoat anything, keep up the great work….hello Greg

[@RRBuildings]

I appreciate that!

[@Brad_R]

Awesome video. Learned a new trick with the shim between the door and jamb on the strike side when checking the reveal. Thanks!

[@Garth2011]

Yes, you hit the nail on the head when you said "we did the door jamb openings" so we know they are plumb and square. That's exactly why you want to build that way starting all the way back down to the foundation, square, level etc. It makes every step easier and less time consuming as the build continues to the next part of construction. Had those door jambs been out of square, life installing this prehung would have been more involved and the video twice as long, no doubt at all. My observation with prehung doors or not is shimming enough locations so the jambs are solid with the framing as I have seen several builds where the door jambs shake and move as the door swings open or closed, especially when its being closed. Great point of view, thanks Kyle/Greg.

[@narlycharley]

The unedited is great!

[@thedivide3688]

Always appreciate ALL your content. Don’t let any haters get to you. Blessings!

[@kellyinfanger9192]

Always happy to learn new tricks of the trade. Perfectly plumb (perfectly level?). I taught a young man that term once - afterwards he would go around saying; "it's so plumb it's cherry". My kind of humor.

[@hammertime7349]

Great video. As someone who doesn’t do this for a living it’s a great video to learn from

[@DoresoomReviews]

Thanks for the tips, Kyle! I think I watched through this video at least 3 times while hanging 5 doors in my basement project. The stop blocks and the laser were a huge help. The only thing I had to work out for myself is checking if the framing isn't plumb in/out rather than left/right. So I did have to break out the level for that part rather than relying solely on the laser. I blame that on my framers though!

[@divemetal]

This was so helpful. Followed step by step and it came out perfect. Many thanks!

[@thetmyers3881]

I LOVE unedited content because you really learn and the teaching skills are clean and true. Ive seen a lot of ways to hang a door but this method is more akin to what I would do or would like to do Thanks for the new direction . Also like the fact that you got right into hanging it with not a lot of prep work it literally took you the time it took to record this video like 12 min awesome!

[@shawnengel8777]

Love the unedited versions, thank you

[@ChipsNeeson]

I like the unedited stuff.

[@stefboulas]

Great Video Kyle. It was great because it shows real world without edits. People need to have an understanding what it really takes to install doors. I was always taught never to put shims behind hinges.

[@RRBuildings]

interesting... I wonder why?

[@stefboulas]

@@RRBuildings I feel you have a better ability to adjust hinge gap much better by not putting shims behind a hinge

[@ericcardenas2323]

I liked the unedited content. It gave me an idea of the possible things a person might run into when doing the install. Thanks!

[@kalebbrown8130]

Great method when the RO is sound like you said. More than half the times it’s installing a door into an old opening many times the doors, not the same thickness as the wall for whatever reasons but that surely is a nice KISS method.

[@chrisweppler5629]

Perfect way to install a door, I have 5 to install tonight. should go good!

[@richardmitchell7836]

After 35 years of trimming, I thought I would be able to add some little trick for you, but you covered it perfectly, short of buying an expensive door install jig and dang it, I still forget to take those shipping dongles out more often than not LOL. On a side note, I check the door stops at this time as well, just in case the bottoms aren't parallel to each other. 👍✌brother

[@forrestwebb6182]

Best pre-hung door install video I've seen. Keeps it simple and quick-I like the use of the laser. I'm doing a basement finish, and my carpenter is too busy so I"ll be doing doors myself. I would love to also see tricks for trimming the jambs for uneven floors.

[@FixItFrench]

Normally I build and hang my own doors, but man is it easier to just buy pre-hung doors! Great tutorial, love the tips

[@waynesteudler847]

Yes simple and quick. Yes enjoy unedited

[@joshualange3645]

12 min. to do a door install is good to me. That laser level is nice!

[@kentellis8512]

i liked the stops idea. but like you said at the end. your walls are straight. but the stops will help me in the future.

[@tdmjfountain]

The ole plug stuck in the jamb trick. Great video and good tips. I am going to use the block tips! Thanks

[@chorgzent.3978]

Went from knocking fools out in the ring to installing prehung Doors like a BOSS! Puro Canelo Alvarez! AL PURO CIENON NO CAP ✊👊🤜🤛💪🥊💯🔥

[@weirdberto]

I cant wait to show all the old heads at work the block trick! 10 outta 10 my friend, great video!

[@Stevelemontrudy]

They'll just ignore you. That's my experience at least. Everyone thinks a new idea is stupid. Heck, I work with people who think doing it the correct way is stupid, preferring instead some version of hill-billy winging it that results in C+ quality and a lot more hassle.

[@BFH1920]

I’ve been hanging full jambs with blocks like that for 30 + years. I have lasers but I can still hang a door faster with my Stabila. One recommendation. Set your door up on blocks to allow for your finished flooring. That way you don’t have to cut down your jambs later. 1/2” for carpet etc. Good video for those just getting started though.

[@SuperUncleRyan]

Nice job. I have been in construction for 30 years now and I have nothing bad to say about your method. I would suggest using an oscillating tool to cut your shims off. I just started doing that instead of scribing them with my knife and it is so much easier. 😁👍

[@aritchie56]

the best I have seen as of now, good job, he didnt mention the the hinge screws he replace were longer that the original screw, which makes the install sturdier, good job

[@georgeking5746]

The unedited format is great. Was a good tutorial for someone like me who isn't in the trades but works on their house and installs doors, windows, does a bit of framing. Thanks

[@ICoulntThinkofAUserNam547]

Thank you for showing unedited !! It's really hard sometimes to see how long it takes to do things

[@vesper1140]

Really enjoy seeing all the little tricks that go in to making things look perfect. Thanks Kyle & Greg.

[@bg9430]

Awesome!!! The timing on this is insane... I am about to hang 5x Pre Hung Doors for the first time in a reno. Learned a few little tips. Thanks from Au!

[@joenupdal2885]

If you know what flooring is going in you can shim the jam up off the floor too so you don't have to cut it up later.

[@nicorellius]

Damn, the pros make it look so easy... I recently finished my first ground up post frame building (12 x 22 foot shop) and it has one door. That darn thing took me more than an hour to install. This took Kyle 10 minutes ;/ Awesome advice and great tips!

[@LukasEragon]

LOL...ok, editor trolling us with the "un-edited, 100%.... *JUMPCUT* ...door install" clip at the beginning. I had a good laugh at that TY for the humor 😛

[@anthonylandrum63]

Thanks for sharing, great tips for us solo home workers!

[@nigelravelo1164]

This was amazing I struggled doing this alone during my first floor reno, now I’m upstairs, fallowed this video and it was easy. Thank you buddy.

[@nigelr8522]

@RRBuildings- huh?

[@shigthehandyman]

Damn…that was quick and efficient!! Loved the idea with the blocks! Brilliant!

[@danreger8924]

That is an interesting and great way to install a door. I will have to try that method. Thanks for sharing!

[@dougmickelson8620]

awesome content very useful. Finishing my basement and was hesitant on door installs. Thank you

[@vicsglobal1]

Too bad I did not see this video ten or more years ago. Great information. Thank you!

[@johnkeller574]

Absolutely top notch! T. O. House did one where the floor was 1" off, not common but useful. Your video is pretty much what I will face. Again Great Job!

[@MORGANSMaintenance]

Nice way to install…. I started using trim screws because I didn’t want to buy a new 15 gauge nailer. Using your method with the couple nails and then shimming to your line worked great. Not sure why I hadn’t thought to do it that way. I’ve been holding shims while putting in a screw, checking for plumb, adjusting, etc. I will now just put in a few screws and loosen/tighten to laser line… go back and fill in with shims. Thanks for all your videos… you guys do great work 👍

[@squid7902]

I found this helpful thanks for demonstrating how to solo hang a door

[@RRBuildings]

Glad it helped

[@Overpar73]

You always make everything look so easy and I know that some of the time it isn't!

[@matteberry58]

Excellent how to video. I like the detailed how to videos.

[@handy-remodeler]

Love the un edited video. Nice method of installation im gonna give it a go.

[@dougburke50273wind]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@alexandralatimer-c5u]

Very good class of how to hang a door, Thank you very much for taking your time.

[@Kosta_TheWoodGuy]

Yup! Really enjoyed this. Would be great to have a series like this for one topic at a time. 🎉

[@oldmanwrinkles]

Love it. We are just in the pre planning stages of our home build. Should be breaking ground next spring.

[@littlewhitedory1]

This video and the one you did recently on trimming out a window have given me great ideas and motivation!

[@bmwbeast101]

Man everything he does is quality first i love that attitude

[@jeffdeluca1153]

Excellent tutorial Kyle! And hey.. while there is a plethora of garbage videos on the tube, yours are definitely not that. You give great content and done with a humble attitude, which IMHO, is KEY to success in life in general. Never apologize. You're doing great! Jeff

[@kathyjones4869]

It helped me! Thanks for sharing, the unedited is good for me!

[@tomwilson5201]

Dude, you and your man Greg are a force to be reckoned with. Love the videos always pick up some detail to reinforce my own arsenal. Keep on keeping on!

[@MrArcticPOWER]

I like the block trick, will definitely try that out next time. Thanks!

[@Seriousdrew]

You definitely are a great teacher bigman appreciate you

[@cris2068]

Thanks for pointing out details of laser

[@booterone1]

Great install. We would really like to see how to hang a door on a poorly framed opening. Working with a perfectly framed opening appears to easy. But the crooked wall, slanted openings are some of the issues that pop up more than you would think.

[@ArnieB-e2z]

Good tips. I would not have thought of adding the blocks to the outside.

[@rileyferster2515]

Great technique. I started using the block method a few years ago and wouldn't do it any other way. I also like the use of the laser and not having to fumble around with a level, I'll just have to buy a laser now.

[@silviasteeve]

I thought you said there wasn't a gimble today....lol. lovin the unedited guys!

[@TheWilber09]

I thought I was pretty good at hanging a door, that will take me to another level with that method.

[@RRBuildings]

Awesome! That was the goal

[@wbball15]

Great demo, Kyle. Good work behind the camera, Greg.

[@kinggzz]

always fun watching you, ima tool nutter also, if there’s a tool for that, i want it. one thing we ALSO do is ask what flooring is going in and if possible ask for a sample of it. then we use that to shim all the door jambs up for the perfect look. and YES the unedited version is a good one bc it shows us what mistakes or small issues we can expect. THANKS!

[@davew5275]

Another great tutorial, hope you’re working on a TV contract, you’re better than what’s on tv

[@MrThorsen1995]

Remember that if its an old house, or just bad quality job, to plumb the door in and out, not just from side to side. I live in Denmark and work as a carpenter, and have seen many doors hung wrong, just beacuse people didnt know their walls werent plumb. Otherwise, good video Kyle and Greg!

[@RRBuildings]

that is true...I did the framing and know it is but I shouldn't assume next time

[@jacojarvis7363]

Great tips. I like the unedited tips and tricks

[@RAV972]

Your video is very helpful...Thank you. Your very gifted.

[@wadecarter7095]

Good job Greg

[@Ty1on3twelve]

Great 'How To' and Greg did a great job on the camera. Enjoy your Saturday.

[@Rodrigo-kg6wo]

I can't even find all my tools in the time it took you to hang that door. I'm banking it's going to take me most of tomorrow to put my door in. Fun.

[@venictos]

I like it! I wish I had a laser level to do this. Thanks for the video

[@SteveBt-db9nb]

I am custom builder 25 yrs. Love the block trick. Also,maybe will skip the stabila and try one of the lasers! A great quick slick technique for new construction where everything's dialed. A couple things missed though.what about floor clearances-west coast, we often float the jambs for carpet. And to meet ventilation code. Or for out of level floors; or where you have height transitions, from say tile to LVP., or where the swing side meetsa rising floor. Also, maybe address the possibilty of twisted jamb or strike framing? I love the format and it's great picking up a new trick. My helper andI have 28 doors to hang this week and 6 are frenchies so looking forward to trying block trick out.

[@Roy-ij1wq]

I was looking for the same thing regarding setting the door height. This appears to be going directly on the subfloor. I am also experiencing a transition of about 1/2" difference in height.

[@darrellhovland5078]

I love these short install videos. As a novice builder I love learning good techniques that I have. Ot thought about to make my life easier. I believe in the "work smarter not harder" theory. Thanks. I am currently building a new personal home that is a timber frame home. If you are in the SW MO area and want to check it out. Drop by.

[@RRBuildings]

Good for you Darrell and best of Luck

[@SeaMariners]

I second this. I've been building my own post frame shop off of a lot of your videos.

[@bay9876]

Like the unedited. You learn from mistakes.

[@artkarl25427]

Good. Straightforward. Thanks

[@remu2763]

Great demonstration, thank you very much.

[@stevenslater2669]

That laser sure makes it easier (and more efficient)! Otherwise you’re trying to hold the big level & manipulate shims - need another hand. Tried a plumb bob once. Went back to the level. But the laser is the answer.

[@jayjones5233]

Great info, Kyle.

[@DonO1970WNY]

Great video! Showing how it's done in real time is very helpful. And good job on the camera, Greg!