Restoring a 120 Year Old Door

[@hoffmannMP]

I have been following the KZbin woodworking community for the better part of a decade, and I just realized that this is the first time I’ve seen anyone actually hammer in a nail 😄

[@ivan_valerian]

True, most people now use brad nails too much lol, back to basics

[@amberparks-newlove6378]

I'm sure whoever built that door would be delighted to know that it not only held up for 120 years but that someone is taking the time to restore it and continue to use it for many more years to come!

[@stewartbrass]

Laura, I learned from an old guy (when I was young) to throw sawdust on the stripper. Not only does it slow the evaporation, but then use brushes to scrub the surface. The sawdust scrubs into the deepest grooves and removes the paint. It will still take several applications, but leaves a much cleaner surface to start sanding.

[@marcdewilde518]

What an exiting project Laura! One word of advice from an retired painter if I may : When using paint stripper it might save you a lot of elbow grease when you just apply a thick layer of the stuff and then cover it with one of those thin plastic sheets painters use to protect furniture. This way the stripper won't evaporate as quickly and will get the time to soften and affect the old paintlayers. Und es ist auch gut für den Geldbeutel! Grüsse aus Belgien!

[@LaSa1]

Very true, works for bleach as well! :D

[@kericue2065]

That works on oven cleaner and most all purpose cleaners, to break up baked on grease.

[@lynxg4641]

The door came out great, love the final tone of it. As to that skirting piece, there wasn't anything wrong with it, I've re-glued boards, split just like that and they're super strong - some modern glue and clamps and it would be stronger than new.

[@gustavosaliola]

Exactly! It's a lower part and with a brushing/sanding it's gonna look great.

[@ltlbuddha]

Literally stronger. Wood glue is stronger than lignin.

[@michelleg7]

It did but seeing her use a roller really made me cringe. I wish she had used a brush instead. It could have got into the crevices to make the door look more finished.

[@Toyotaamazon80series]

The grain on the repair doesn't match the old growth grain on the door. That's was the point she was making I believe.

[@ulrichweber5215]

That's the best idea. You never know how reclaimed wood turns out

[@Dexterdud]

As somebody who loves making, but has sensory issues, I TRULY appreciate that you cut out all the sounds involved with making (especially scratchy sounds) and replace it with awesome music. I've really not found another maker that does it

[@misscutenar2333]

Even though I dont have a diagnosis like that, I have ADD and I can absolutely understand you! I have seen such wonderful, interesting crafting videos that were ruined by keeping the building sounds in, saying they preferred to "keep it natural" and it always makes me really sad

[@RugbyDebuts]

Beautiful work. Loved the thought about someone making that door 120 years ago. I always think about that when looking at old buildings. This house is a content goldmine!

[@CockroachSlidy]

It can't be that old. I mean 120 years and only 4 layers of paint? Impossible!

[@notrelogisbreton5574]

@@CockroachSlidy yep clearly not that old. Looks like 1930's craft.

[@sustainablelivingschool12]

"You always go to school on the first one..." love it and great point! We totally love makers like yourself that are so passionate about reusing and repairing what we already have and th best part is you make it better!

[@newenergyawakening]

Wow!! It's so beautiful. I am in my 60's and remember seeing my grandfather and father doing woodwork the traditional way like this. Then for decades we as a society became obsessed with horrible, cheap flatpack building materials and furniture mostly made from compressed woodchips. It makes my soul sing to see young people getting interested in making real buildings and furniture again. The renovations you are doing now could last for generations to come :)

[@scharferschnitt1071]

ich weiß gar nicht ob es überhaupt jemande gibt der lackiertes Holz besser finde als Natur. Ich save nicht. Geiles video. Jetzt bist du auch unter den Restoration kanälen 🤭😘

[@ScottishB0b]

That door handle is just beautiful. It looks like something you could buy today for a small fortune! In another life I restored a 1632 built stone building... The walls were about 18" (46cm) thick. I was a labour of love. That took years. It is so very hard to update everything but keep character. I am loving (LOVING) this series

[@julierawlins5984]

Hmm I met a Scottish couple who also restored a stone building with walls about 18" thick. They took years to do it. I met them in Honolulu where they moved to be near their daughter.

[@aleksanderkac7530]

This was a 50s, probably east germany made door handle ... an abomination ...

[@ralphturner3798]

The door handle doesn't look 150 years old.

[@1ACL]

Looks deco to me

[@4ever242]

@@ralphturner3798 Yes, that handle with the bakelite part is something about 1930-1950. Although I'm not from Germany, but from a neighboring country Czechia, so these handles were on every door of my grandma's flat. "Her" block of flats was build 1949.

[@suecooper3016]

We bought an old house here in the UK & had 9 doors like yours with many layers of paint to be removed. We decided to use a professional service (dipped & stripped) & were delighted with the results. Ours are made of pitch pine which is no longer available so they do not need staining or varnish, just Danish Oil every other year. Twenty five ++ years later we still love them

[@superinquisitor]

Girl you are awesome. I just found your channel and subscribed 3 minutes into your video about your new 120 year old house. I love your energy, your gratitude, and your general appreciation for the beauty that you find in every little detail. I can't wait to see your finished house! I wish you all the best!

[@firebird72714]

Thank you for posting. I am currently refinishing my 120 year old front door and your video was encouraging to me. It is so much work to strip the paint and restore the natural beauty of the wood, but it is worth it. It was reassuring to see I have the same problems as you - deteriorated wood at the bottom, and certain spots where the paint simply will not come off. It is all part of the historic charm.

[@workerbeast]

I can’t think of much more satisfying than applying finish to bare wood. Absolutely beautiful!

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[@eckpl]

Hello from Wisconsin in the USA! My brother in law stripped the paint from something, and I remember him painting something on it with a brush. He waited for a bit, and then scraped all the paint off. I was amazed, because I had never heard of stripping paint this way was available! Maybe next door, you could check this out! love watching your channel. Good luck!

[@azengland100]

Beautiful! So nice to honor the craftsmanship and give the 120 year old door a new life. The hardware is spectacular. Great job!!!!

[@HistoricHomePlans]

2:57 Sometimes when a door has been on its hinge for too many years it is hard to lift out. Here is a trick that works for me. You need a "crow bar" (brechstange?). Laura, you used one in your previous video to break the wall... With the door open to 90 degrees, place the thin end of the crow bar under the handle side of the door. Then you can press down on it with your foot while holding the door with both hands. This usually works for even the most difficult doors.

[@whisperingspiritstudio]

Love that you rescued this beautiful door! I even love the fact you weren’t able to get all the paint out of the crevices. It will be a reminder of the life this door had before your renovation/restoration. Thank you for sharing your house to home journey with us!

[@udoswiatek3437]

Wow, die Tür ist wahnsinnig schön geworden. Tolle Idee die Tür aufzuarbeiten.

[@catinka5626]

This door, it's handles, actually your whole house remind me so much of my grandparents house! Watching this brings back soooooo many memories! I love watching the progress of you restoring everything! Ganz viel Liebe und bleibt gesund!

[@jacquiemouton9053]

Beautiful door and I totally understand your wanting that paint off. Natural wood is always best.

[@LawtonDigital]

Sometimes I feel stressed or depressed or unmotivated, and then I watch one of your videos, and I feel like getting right back to one of my projects. Thank you!

[@kathyw7143]

WOW Laura you did a lot just on Day 1. I have seen other KZbinrs take days to strip that door. It is beautiful. I can't imagine how much that door is worth. ❤

[@SomeGuyFromOttawa]

I love how you left the defects on the door! The bits of old paint just add to the story of the door and give it so much character. if the professionals could leave those details behind on the doors they do, that would be cool! great job!!

[@traceyc130]

My sister, who also lives in Germany (hesse), has the same ‘hand brake’.

[@jennyleef1775]

The door is absolutely beautiful. Definitely worth all the effort to strip all that old paint off. I'm glad you did it outside as the paint being old will probably have lead in it which isn't good for your health. I'm enjoying your videos on your old home. It's cold here in Australia at the moment so it makes for some good night time entertainment.

[@andrewgalbreath2101]

That color is stunning! And yeah, the problem I run into the most with repairing old furniture is finding wood that looks similarly old

[@элпяялмяьяич]

Andrew, есть специальные составы для искуственного состаривания дерева. Главное грамотно подбирать в каждом конкретном случае. Это приходит с опытом. Удачи.

[@Francois_L_7933]

I know that some varieties of wood can be artificially aged using various techniques. That's the only way to get a closer match (that and careful matching using stains).

[@darenallisonyoung8568]

What would happen if one treated the new wood with coffee or tea to darken it up, I wonder.

[@Francois_L_7933]

@@darenallisonyoung8568 That is one of the techniques that can be used.

[@coleenbarr]

I screamed and rewound when I saw your Catskills Mountain Maker Camp: 1) Because I'd never heard of it before and 2) We've been coming up here (from NJ) every summer for my whole life. We have a seasonal campsite with a parked camper. We just moved up here to the Catskills a little over a year ago. Sad to see that you won't be there this year but I'mma go this year and keep my eyes peeled for if you ever go again! :)

[@heatherinparis]

That door restored to a beautiful tone. Can't say I blame you for planning to send the others to professionals to be stripped. They're going to be beautiful when they're all completed.

[@alasdairmackenzie515]

Hey Laura. For what it's worth... Many years ago I started stripping all the woodwork in a flat in Glasgow. Very high ceilings and tall windows with LOTS of mouldings around them. What I learned - after a lot of trial and error - is that it's better to strip the mouldings before the flat areas. The flat areas require far less heat and there's less chance of burning them while stripping the mouldings... I also have to confess that there were times I wished I'd never started. However, it's made me think long and hard before painting any wood since. Like you, I stripped one door by hand then got the rest dipped commercially...!! Looking forward to seeing what you do with your house! Best aye!

[@MarosFree]

The door looks so great! And the thought, that someone built it 120 years ago and it is still in such a good shape is so cool. I'm looking forward to your next videos about the house 🤙

[@BlazeMiskulin]

I know I'm late to the game (just found your channel), but for future projects:Talk to your dentist about getting old cleaning picks. They're great for getting into all sorts of tight spaces and corners when stripping paint.

[@terricolala]

this is the Laura that I like to see, jobs like this motivate me and make me happy to see!!! good job Laura!! A tip, an easy way to strip, is to make a pool, mix caustic soda with water, and leave the door in for 24 hours, then rinse them and they are new!!!

[@tocador2247]

Hallo Laura. Toller Kanal und großartige Arbeit. Weiter so. Ich freue mich immer sehr, wenn ich sehe, dass auch anderen Menschen wichtig ist, alte Dinge zu erhalten bzw. wieder instand zu setzen. Leider machen sich heutzutage nur noch wenige diese Arbeit. Viele Grüße aus Hamburg.

[@laurareutter6928]

Please beware of lead in the old paint and use protective gear: gloves, respirator, protective clothing. Old cracked board can easily be glued up and reused. Finished surface looks wonderful, great job!

[@sethbracken]

I like that you left a bit of the paint in the cracks. Looks cool.

[@aubinkids]

As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement kzbin.infoUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!

[@rebeccahaskmann8612]

Oh man...I wish I had seen this before we restored 3 doors like this in our 120 year old house. My jaw hit the floor when you made a custom tool for the crevices by grinding down a paint scraper

[@ninjarobotmonk3y]

I really enjoy your "can do" attitude to taking these monumental tasks on. Thanks for taking the time to create, edit, and share!

[@Bradsroad]

Love the choice of sheen you chose for the clear coat...the black really pops against the wood tone.

[@terezakroulikova9003]

I would have never thought how great the door would end up looking, what a change!

[@dixiedoos3512]

Laura is doing an amazing job welldone so far

[@RickMunday]

I freaking LOVE the house! When I lived in Germany, I lived in a house that was originally built in the late 1600s. Although slightly modernized over the years, it still had all of its original "charm", wood fired water heater in the bathroom, kerosene heat in the living room and a wood burning stove in the loft bedroom. I really miss that house. And that little truck is awesome!

[@emptyb00b]

your personality and this filming style bring me the utmost joy thankyou for creating and showing the process

[@steenfraosterbro3268]

The doors from around this time period was ment for paint (and probably paint containing lead). That is why they are made of "cheaper" soft pine wood with knots and other "defects". In the 70's it became modern to strip them down and leave them raw. Never the less it looks pretty cool and since it is your door and you seem very happy about it, that is really all that matters.

[@retiredarchitect3462]

It's not a time period / stylistic issue, it's the fact that it is a "paint-grade" door. It looks better painted. Not a bad idea to strip it, though the existing finish didn't look bad at all, and then repaint. I think the cream was a nice color but any would do.

[@anonymanonym6860]

yeh i dont wanna be too negative but stripping this door of color is no restoration work, its a perversion. and frankly, same goes for knocking down the walls in the first floor.

[@geoffdean3532]

@@retiredarchitect3462 You said what I was thinking. Beautiful doors but in the end it will look best painted. The experiment was worth trying, especially in making bold decisions as a right of first house ownership. I made this exact experiment and discovery renovating my first old house in Brisbane in 1985. Thanks for the great video Laura,

[@andrewb9590]

I’m not sure the house is in the right period or location, but in some places, bare wood was considered a sign that you didn’t have enough money to have things painted. This applies to a lot of furniture too.

[@HawkonAir]

As a former restaurateur of old furniture I have to add she seems to lack knowledge of what she is doing. From a professional standpoint the door is now ruined. Wax/oil it and it’s gone forever, you never get that stuff out from the wood again. Also the shown craftsmanship isn’t up to that what is state of the art in 2022. As already said it’s softwood, probably pine. If you want that shiny use 1 or 2 layers of shellac, but it’s not meant to be unpainted. She should have used some kind of solvent paint. IMHO she should go and get some professional advice before she “saves” more of this old house. I have seen many enthusiastic people wo meant it always good but the outcome was terrible because of the lack of knowledge. Sorry to add that harsh statement but as sad it is, it’s true,

[@joannbaumann4028]

You freed the door! Thank you for the inspiration.

[@gloriahudson9408]

I knew from the beginning it would look great! Varnished wood is always the best option. Your house will look amazing. Looking forward to a couple of years of incredible videos. I see Laura Kemp and I just click.

[@pdbar]

The customized shape of the paint scraping tool 🤯🔥

[@RealAndySkibba]

Always great when materials from old homes can be brought back to life.

[@waderue]

I am so glade you strip the stunning wood and redid it nice job you save all them doors

[@alsanova]

Amazing restoration! I would kept that damaged wood and glue it back together, it add character too. 👍😊

[@Mindyobiz-fy7ef]

Agreed. Glue it and screw it or nail it together. The crack adds more character.

[@SusanA1056]

I just love this door. What a great job. I think you have an artists eye. Simply stunning.

[@centrifugedestroyer2579]

Great video! Just one small piece of advice: There are kits for detecting if lead paint was used

[@tonysutton6559]

That was part of the reason why I sent ours away to be acid dipped, I left it to the professionals to manage the health risks.

[@peterwiley706]

Yep, I was going to make the lead paint point . . . and that goes for the whole house during demolition. Dose makes the poison in the case of lead so do limit you exposure by testing, masking, and proper clean up and disposal as needed.

[@TheFusselmonster]

Lead paint isn't used in germany since 1921 (at least indoors)

[@Jacksparrow4986]

@@TheFusselmonster damn - our house was built 1918 (I think)

[@PS-bs8oe]

@@tonysutton6559 they can be sanded by a professional. Very cheap compared to doing it urself. A couple of years ago 35 euros a door !

[@Rudi-Mhz]

Hi Laura. We bought 2000 an old House build 1932! All Brick in Red. The Doors are quite the Same....12 of IT an a beautiful two Slide Door in the Wall between the Living Rooms. We have one Pair left, If youre interestet. They have Butzenscheiben!!!!! But.....we must learn to Paint the Doors immediately after stripping down the Paint!! Otherwise the Wood ist shrinking and they get instabile. Oiling them was not enough. The Osmo Paint ist good to do it. Great Job Laura!!!! Greatings from the HARZ, RUDI 👍

[@Mister_kipling]

Beautiful door and amazing job. So happy you kept the paint within the groves. Paying homage to those that used it before you. Love it 😀 😍 ❤️

[@Aprila99]

I am going to renovate my room door maybe next summer. I am collecting new professional tools and so on. It is a great challenge because my house existed in 1907. I am sure. I have seen my building on the book consisting old postcards from my town. Your video is inspiring. I have to do this, my father doesn’t let me to buy a new one

[@whazee]

Very satisfying ☺️ Love the return to natural grain. 😍

[@4ever242]

Laura, Hi to the neighboring Germany, from the Czechia! I really like your little Multicar! 😁 I'm from Prague, you know, in the times of socialist Czechoslovakia these cars were widely used here. For example, many city gardeners used to have them, or sweepers when they was cleaning the streets. Your home is very nice, I like all the "fachwerk" houses. These houses are typical of the Czech border areas which was known as "Sudetenland" \it was used to be inhabited mainly by Germans. BTW We had a similar classic doors in our 4-room flat in the center of Prague. One of the two-part door from the living room was glazed with original "Art Nouveau style" glass with etched ornaments. There were the original brass handles on that doors. I have still nice memories of that nice flat. Thanks for your positive, pleasant videos. ☺️

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Awesome Maker Camp shirt. Missed seeing you there last year. This project is a lesson in patience and diligence for sure. Great job.

[@nigelbunker1379]

did some paint striping on our 126 yr old house found old pieces of glass make great paint scrapers when they got dull would just break off new edge. these old houses are so rewarding to work on our house its sitting on pilings 11 ft in the air right now waiting for footings and new basement walls are poured. we are building a new 800 sq ft house and are going to install the doors and trim from the old house. love watching your videos keep up the good work

[@steampunk8036]

Laura, I'm a long-time subscriber and always enjoy your videos. Regarding the new board at the bottom of your refinished door: I've been in the hardwood flooring business for a long time and have restored hundred plus year old straight-grain fir floors many times. Replacing the boards always creates the problem you're running into. I use a product called "Amber Shellac" and it solved this issue. Apply it to the raw wood and finish as normal. -Rick, USMC

[@efleschner]

I live in the USA. My home was built in 1928, and I think at some point, every home had that blueish-green paint applied. Watching this made me think of the door that’s sitting in my garbage right now. Thanks for the reminder!

[@MrDonkrypton]

What an incredible amount of work! I've been doing that a few times in the past on old furniture and...I hated it! I hated it everytime! And if I was you, I'd give it to professionals, too. You did a great job, but they are better, faster and the price-tag on that won't be too high, too. And btw: The door handles and hinges are beautiful! That's an old Bauhaus-design - we just beought two new ones in this style and they were about 120,- Euros altogether. So: Great deal!

[@andreboulay1615]

Love your channel Laura, a trick I learned to remove paint from hinges and hardware is to drop them into the coals of a hot fire for a moment. The heat cracks the paint and then you just need to brush it with a steel brush and WUNDERBAR!... It leaves an interesting finish as well.

[@leapinglemurcraftworks6426]

Fantastic job. The door is gorgeous. This is going to be an interesting series on the house rehab. Had to laugh at the “hand brake” comment.

[@edrosa5079]

I love the natural color of woods over paint Great Job

[@daciaclewis]

Beautiful! My husband and I bought an old house and refurnished the doors. He took them and had them dipped to get the old paint off--more time efficient and they looked beautiful. We enjoyed them so much that we did the same thing in 3 other homes we bought. (North Carolina, USA)

[@noobFab]

Dipping is absolutely the way to go - it's amazing how clean the end result is. Just have to make sure you check which compound they are going to use - you hear stories about 'brown ooze' coming out of the wood weeks after they come back from being dipped.

[@JasonPatz]

When I redid the bathroom on our old house I stripped the two doors, window, and trim in that room. There was so much paint on the doors that they wouldn't close correctly. I could not believe how much work it was! The plaster walls were in bad shape and needed repair, etc. Even with all the other stuff I did in that room, I think it took half my time get all of the paint off those areas. When you said you had 6 doors to do, I was very intrigued to see if you had some super smart Laura Kampf trick to get the paint off fast. I think choosing a service for the other doors is a great idea. :)

[@grahamalexander7230]

Thats a seriously nice old "pitch pine" door and you've done a great job at restoration, If you can't get an old piece of timber, I had some good results with using a Victorian fast pine stain to matcha similar looking door. Hope this helps.

[@margducharme6787]

Totally Love the way you shaped the scraper to fit the moldings. What a great tip! I refinished a door like that about 40 yrs ago, It was a Cedar door, not so heavy, west Coast of Canada, still love woodworking, at 73 LOL

[@kellilandry2825]

I love the old paint in the gaps. The whole thing gorgeous and I’m so glad you’re saving all of them!

[@catgynt9148]

Your door is terrific and the Osmo brought out the beautiful wood underneath. I wish we had seen more of you using face masks protection for breathing and eyes. I restored our front door several years ago and remember that it was a multiple day process removing 70 years of paint (6 layers) by scraping and sanding. The next time you remove a door, create a lever under the door using a pry-bar, a wood block and the weight of your foot to provide vertical lift to raise the door up and off the hinges. Will you be paint stripping, sanding and treating the house support beams with the same coating? Natural wood’s beauty transcends the utility of paint when restoring old homes. Wishing you, your videographer and your furry kid a blessed spring season filled with gentle weather and restful evenings. Peace Laura

[@steinarsport8368]

The door shall be all flat. The piece down the is a later repair to compensate for higher flooring. Great job. Fun to follow you.

[@VisionaryGardener]

I agree. That plank was likely added later.

[@aleksanderkac7530]

*too large door opening most likely either by misunderstanding or measuring error. The stiles simply weren't trimmed, a door of this type was traditionally made with a little longer stiles , and it would sometimes be then trimmed later. So, the carpenter probably left the longer stiles and simply bridged the gap with a pair of thin boards to match the tall door opening. This was IMO a modest family home, and things like these likely weren't fussed about much.

[@PeacefulPagoda]

I didn't even know you could hang a door on hinges using nails! Fascinating.

[@mrtnsnp]

The color of the new piece may well discolour really quickly if you leave it out in the sun for a day or two. The small pieces of old paint that are left in there are really part of the story that this door has to tell, this is the right level of restoration.

[@SofiNme365]

With this video, the quality of your work and dedication I subscribed to your channel. And of course your personality! You are such a good soul. 💙

[@kennethaxi]

That door looks amazing! Great job!

[@alisalarsen9163]

I love that you ground a tool so specific to the shape of the trim on the door.

[@andrejohnson6731]

The door is phenomenal! You could try aging the new wood by applying tea, then lightly sanding if needed when dry.

[@johannessalvatore7546]

Ballistol ! Genau das richtige! -super vielseitig.

[@juliebrooke6099]

Pine doors were always made to be painted back in the day. If you intended having a stained or varnished wood door you would have used oak or mahogany or some other harder wood.

[@do-uc6xj]

I think it looked pretty painted the color it was. I probably would have stripped the paint, then painted it. It would take less time to strip, since you would only need to remove most of the paint and sand. The problem now, is that there is a ton of other woodwork, like doorframes, and molding and baseboard that would need to be removed and stripped, since they should all match.

[@kennethgreer]

The door looks great. Bringing back an old door like that is so much work.

[@mykalimba]

I think the door you ended with is more beautiful than that door has probably ever looked. The spits and spots of old paint make it look better than even a brand new could look, because that shows that someone cared enough to take the time and effort to restore the door.

[@pmoehrle1]

Love your show. One thing I wanted to let you know is what I have done in the past is mix the correct color with artist oil-paint. Then do a touch up befor you apply the final varnish. Thats because the black and other earth colors dry matt. You might also pick up a dryer so the yellow's dry in our life time. Cobalt, Japan dryers should work.

[@Roberto1444]

Hey, Ms Kampf! You are a well-informed person, so you should know that paints, especially older ones, contain lead. When removed with heat, lead volatilizes and is a dangerous lung toxicant. Run to get a professional mask, one of those equipped with two filters, one on each side!

[@redorzed]

I am so surprised she did not use a testing kit or a mask.

[@RyanGrenz]

@@redorzed That’s why she did it outside and even commented on it. There was footage of her wearing a mask too

[@edwardchester1]

Huh, super intriguing hinges. Quite a smart system that hides the hinge plates and prevents them getting gummed up with paint.

[@jimm8682]

We have never seen a door hinge “nailed down” usually they have two/three screws, is this an old German way of fitting a door or is it still done this way? Glad you are restoring the house, we are sure it will look wonderful when finished. We will follow you all the way.

[@BakerGlare]

Der geilste Moment bei jedem Projekt mit Holz ist, wenn Öl/Lasur/Wachs/Lack... zum ersten Mal drauf kommt und die Holzmaserung richtig zur Geltung gebracht wird *chef's kiss*

[@Francois_L_7933]

When moving a door, I always like to just "walk it" around. It's so much easier than just lifting the whole thing. Also, for stripping paint, I like to use a chemical paint stripper with some special gloves. To avoid scratching the surface, I use a wooden scraper and for the details, I use some wood chips like the kind that we put at the bottom of a hamster's cage.

[@BungalowBrilliance]

heat gun and a putty knife just saved me hundreds of dollars on chemical stripper and many hours. currently restoring my 100 year old house covered in white paint back to original wood finish. great vid!!!

[@tower_road]

That's what I call a nice wooden door!

[@Walt_G]

that door came out lovely and those handles are fantastic.

[@garci66]

The door looks great! The broken board seems like it might still be recoverable. One suggestion for hanging and removing those heavy doors are the inflatable shims. They definitely help a lot both when hanging the door back and also removing them. Scott Brown (the carpenter from new Zealand also here on KZbin) has an episode on them. Here's a shirt clip kzbin.infoUgkxmhUAApiiLXGlmMtDbHmPv5Kfy0aHoyeR

[@suep9445]

Inflatable shims are great! Also, when I need to carry a heavy anything down a stairway I use the webbed strapping used to tie down kayaks (I always have those on hand because I have 5 kayaks..). For a door, I'd use a 20 ft strap, wrap it twice around the middle (horizontal) at both ends of the door. The buckle allows you to tighten it very well. Gives you something to grip. Can connect them with another strap (vertical) if you're worried about them sliding off the ends - though if you tighten them well enough, they won't. But a cross strap can bring peace of mind. Just make sure to pad where the buckles land. Seems like a lot of bother, but as I've gotten older I've learned that brute force isn't fully necessary.

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Laura, I think the skirting at the bottom of your door is a later repair. It is covering a missing piece of the origional horizontal bottom piece. If all the other doors have this same skirt, then I am misstaken. Love that you are saving origional material of the house. I think we woud be good company; Four of my favorite things are being creative, working with my hands, restoring old buildings, and ice cream! John Bethel, Missouri, USA

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Don't have a tool that fits in that space? Make a tool that fits in that space. Truly a Maker attitude. Wonderful.

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It is fascinating to me how similar in finishing and style this house is to my house in the US from the same era in some ways, but in others it is so different - the vastly different functional structure of the walls behind the plaster, and the way the door hinges are attached to the door opening. I've never seen such a thing. Here even in the late 1800s the hinge plates were screwed into recesses cut into the face of the door jamb and not nailed in! My doors are also four panel wood doors with mortise locks and a million layers of old nasty lead paint that I need to refinish as well. This will be a great guide for me.

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That door is beautiful. I love your work.

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Persistent and patient prayed out ! You totally beautifid the door. Nice job 👍

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That blue truck is so cute, would be a cool project to electrify it! ⚡🔌🔋🌿

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I am one of your followers from saudi Arabia and I love your videos about your new home and how you will renovate it