Shut the Front Door Install! The Off Grid Mountain Cabin gets Dried In.

The Spur Cabin gets a front door! This means we are “officially” dried in.
Looking for door installation tips and techniques, they're right here!
Installing a front door isn't rocket science, but there are a LOT of steps that have to be taken before getting to the placement of the door. And this door in particular requires even an extra step or two, because I have to install jamb extensions on the frame before I hang it. The walls of the cabin are 2x6, and the door frame is made for a 2x4 wall. No sweat! You’ll see how it’s done.
Before I hang this door, I have to patch the wall sheathing beneath the doorway, add wrap, trim the sill plate, cut and install the jamb extensions, wrap the sill, caulk the sill with silicone, and THEN...I think I'm ready to put the door in the hole. I think... It's just that easy!
As a bonus, this episode includes video of scenery from a recent duck hunting trip. You won't believe the diverse landscapes I enjoyed OFF the Moose. From barren flatlands to jagged canyons, you won't want to miss it.
Thanks for checking out ‪@LifeontheMoose‬ ! Drop me a comment and let me know YOUR door installation tips and techniques.
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[@jamesdeluca6657]

You have no idea how many people you have helped ,gave hope ,and entertained .thank you brother ,love James😊

[@LifeontheMoose]

Wow that really means a lot. If I can inform a few and inspire a few more…mission accomplished. Much appreciated. 🙏

[@seanhollett8422]

And inspired! Thank you!

[@johnpack4802]

As a retired building inspector I really enjoy your videos! Thanks for the humor and showing folks how to do projects correctly!

[@LifeontheMoose]

Wow thank you!🙏 I’m glad you’re here.

[@someworld]

I like how the glass in the door just about matches the window glass.

[@ProfDrWolfgangHThome]

I just love your little snipe comments to viewers about helping or just stay in their armchairs ... Great channel! Remarkably different from others!

[@LifeontheMoose]

You’re very kind. Thank you!

[@aharami]

I love the "it'll be fine!" attitude

[@LifeontheMoose]

Ha thanks! Life’s too short to sweat the small stuff.

[@pez5767]

Beautiful duck country there. WOW! (Also, congratulations on persevering through the door saga.)

[@LifeontheMoose]

Ha thanks! And yeah… beautiful, diverse country.

[@Maxid1]

Installing doors and windows is just a dream come true. And often a nightmare when you do it for the first time. But all you kids have youtube so you don't know...

[@cactuskiwi4218]

The cabin is lookin great man! Next week I’m getting a road and pad cut on my land in the middle of nowhere. Let’s go!

[@LifeontheMoose]

Awesome! Keep me posted. 🙏

[@miketroutman7365]

Good job and fun. Thanks. Looking forward to the siding. Of course, I like fly tying videos….and I don’t fish!😂

[@carsonc1272]

I used to hang glide at Chelan as a kid. You must not be far from Oroville. Thanks for taking us on your adventure.

[@LifeontheMoose]

You’re welcome!

[@randybecnel4501]

Patrick....shut the front door! LOL! Nice job loved the vid!

[@LifeontheMoose]

It’s shut! I appreciate you watching! 🙏

[@Johnny_Yuma]

You might tell greenwolf401 thanks for the advice.He should get his own KZbin channel and build a cabin on his own so we could all see perfection in action. Sorry for my cynicism and ROCK ON, You're doing a great job. I really enjoy your videos. Oh and the offer still goes.....if you're ever in the neighborhood' stop by and give me a hand on my projects. I'd be honored!

[@LifeontheMoose]

In Yuma? I just might do that this winter! And I’m sure all of us colorful animals can get along. Red Moose…green wolf. I appreciate you watching!

[@smoke5620]

Good to hear you were successful on your Duck hunt 👍

[@joshvulich3103]

New to the channel and as a dad joke enthusiast I think I found the right one. Plenty to go around.

[@LifeontheMoose]

Welcome! I appreciate you watching. And I’m positive you found the right one!

[@smoke5620]

Hi Patrick, I new we could get that door in without a hitch. It was great being back with you on the job site again! Did you get any Ducks? Well I’ll show up on the job site next week to give you a hand and A little moral support.👍

[@LifeontheMoose]

Ha thanks! Yeah I scratched out a half dozen ducks. 🙏

[@billm5433]

Thanks again for taking us on this journey of building your cabin. I appreciate your efforts.

[@joqlady888]

I'm here and on time.........let's do it dude. lov from south alabama.

[@LifeontheMoose]

Promptness! 🙏

[@HarryGlass315]

Thanks for the videos. I like your style and appreciate how you ‘bring us with you.’ Good job brother. God bless you and your family. 😊

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thank you and God bless yours! I appreciate you watching.

[@JohnAmes]

You are definitely going to town on this project

[@LifeontheMoose]

And I’m trying to get away from town! 😂 Thank you, sir!

[@brotherbruce]

Those shots at the end look a lot like the Okanogan Highlands. Very scenic.

[@southerncomfort971]

Great video. I recently added a new front door to our place and maybe not the same manufacturer but the doors look the same. After a few months, we noticed the gap on the opening side was pulling away from the jam?? Where it had been tight there was now light and air coming in from the opening side. We determined the door, maybe due to the window was warping inwards. My neighbor, a big man, took hold of the door and actually twisted it back into shape? So in case some where down the road this happens, that is what we did. Anyone watching ever hear of that happening to them or someone you know? See you on the next one.

[@greglawrence742]

let me knwo when you want to add the front stairs. ill bring my framing square and step lock nuts to help lay them out. youll have to run the saw so i dont get a blister, lol. love the feeling of seeing your notificattion pop up. my saturday morning ritual now! thx a lot!

[@LifeontheMoose]

That’s an awesome ritual in my opinion! The stairs just may be next… Thank YOU for watching!

[@ForestFreeman-xk1mw]

Moose on the loose. Another great video, keep up the awesome entertainment.

[@LifeontheMoose]

I appreciate that. As long as I have a watcher or two, I’ll keep it up!

[@livinginthenow]

Another great video. I really enjoy your content. One thing you might want to consider when editing, however, is that playing music WHILE YOU ARE TALKING can make it more difficult for people with hearing difficulties to understand what you're saying. Music in other parts of the video is great, though. 👍

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thank you for watching and pointing that out! And I agree…when I edit, the volume is where I want it. But somehow during the uploading process, the volume gets tweaked and altered more than I want sometimes. I’ll keep working on it!

[@TheMrprez]

Doors are always fun.

[@garyshackleford8446]

Still a very nice job…kudos

[@klav5930]

Looking good! After this, I hope you find something else to do! I’m really enjoying the content.

[@frankdodson3534]

I agree with you klav 5930 . I to enjoy watching him very much good humor and no potty mouth.

[@klav5930]

Absolutely! Always get a good laugh while learning something!

[@frankdodson3534]

@@klav5930 I also enjoy watching MY SELF RELIANCE

[@LifeontheMoose]

I will! Hopefully get onto building a real house on RMR. I appreciate you watching! 🙏

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thanks so much!

[@tracymankey9314]

Beautiful job

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thank you!!

[@johnisley4578]

Another job well done !

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thank you!

[@JohnTalbot-k6xi]

A+ Building Content

[@musicvibes017]

Just watched all these videos for this cabin build up to this point. I like the mindset you have. How many total acres do you have there with both properties? These videos are making me want to move to the mountains so I can have those million dollar views for myself. Great video series, love this type of content.

[@LifeontheMoose]

Hey I appreciate you watching all that! 60 on the Ranch, 20 on the Spur.

[@Melicoy]

Nice work. I always do hinge side first AND predrill hinge screwhole

[@LifeontheMoose]

Good idea!

[@daveh7137]

Nice work on that door!

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thank you!

[@DannyFoster-e9i]

Hello Sir Love the cabin build would love to be there helping you but on the door jamb to stud i would have taken out the screw closest to the hole that you used and used the hinge screw place to draw the door frame to the studs just saying keep up the great work your ranch is beautiful

[@LifeontheMoose]

Hey thanks so much! Glad you watched. 🙏

[@marionecula9771]

Who is editing the videos? I presume your wife. Why I presume that? She has an exquisite taste in background music. Ah. Yes. And your carpentry skills are okay. Just kidding. You are good. You are both good. I saw how nice she decorated the previous cabin. With taste, functionality and class. I enjoy your videos. I am watching from western Washington(state not The Swamp). Next year I am moving to Alaska and I intend to build a 12'X16" cabin on my land there. I will need to review your videos, next year. Thanks.

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thank you! We both appreciate that. The editor?….just me. Keep me posted on that cabin!

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Thanks for sharing

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thanks for watching!

[@brucewitcpalek5120]

Nice work 😊

[@lawhornracing6921]

Looking good! Nice job. Should of added the extension on the back side of the jamb then wouldn’t have to worry about water and you could if caused it in to look mint. Keep it up

[@LifeontheMoose]

Good idea, but there’s only one way to install that extension. Thank you for tuning in!

[@Loulou-nj7ji]

Great job door looks great 👍🏻

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thank you so much for tuning in!

[@Loulou-nj7ji]

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[@Loulou-nj7ji]

You’re welcome

[@garyshackleford8446]

Can reattach brick molding before u set door…helps hold in place…then u can screw blocks to either side to hold in place..open door..check gaps and shim

[@LifeontheMoose]

Great ideas! I hesitated to reattach the brick moulding first, because I wanted to make sure I had enough room for the reveal on the jamb, and didn’t want to leave myself short. I appreciate you watching!

[@garyshackleford8446]

I enjoy it completely!!

[@RPSchonherr]

I took the door off when I put a new door in. Made it easier to plumb and square the frame.

[@LifeontheMoose]

Yeah I’ve also done that in the past, and found it either worth the time or a waste of time. So I just rolled with it. Thanks for watching!

[@murraydorrofield4826]

Great job

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thank you!

[@mikenash5702]

Looks good!

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thanks!

[@YouTubeExpertZesan]

I was waiting for your new video

[@LifeontheMoose]

I appreciate that!

[@YouTubeExpertZesan]

thank you @@LifeontheMoose

[@nelsonortiz583]

Awesome 👍

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thanks!

[@jaysondoig6942]

Enjoy your videos and it’s inspiring

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thank you! Honestly, I aim to inspire more than I do educate. If I do both…even better! 🙏

[@RichardMcGrath]

Who let the dogs out? They're not in the cabin! YA NEED A DOOR!

[@EngineersHomestead]

Prett sure ive got that same half lite door (from Menards), might get around to installing in my shed/office this weekend if rain holds out. Been doing soffit, 16' pieces of LP smartside soffit sucks to do alone.

[@LifeontheMoose]

Let me know how it goes!

[@mattdroneon58]

You do doors better than I do. 😩

[@LifeontheMoose]

I didn’t mean to!

[@tr3vorb438]

Fun series, thanks! Would door jamb extensions on the inside versus outside allow the deadbolt to embed into the 2x6 stud better?

[@LifeontheMoose]

Hey thanks! Others have mentioned that, but I don’t think there’s any feasible way to do that. The extensions come with a threshold extension that only can fit on the exterior side. Plus, no matter where that door sits, in vs out, the bolt isn’t long enough to reach the framing anyway. I appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@TheJustonemore]

A door is a chore

[@LifeontheMoose]

It is! Glad it’s in and done. And glad you watched!

[@toddcaskey9984]

That's an old utility knife , I'd throw it away , because it's dangerous . I had a Stanley one in the 80's and the crack is not offset and the blade would go up through the crack and cut you bad , it happened to me . , that's why I'm telling ya. Next time u go to Home Depot or Lowe's look at them and they designed it more safe. Great job . Todd

[@LifeontheMoose]

Hey someone noticed! I think I bought that knife in the 1980’s. Since then, I’ve bought perhaps a dozen new, better, safer knives. I don’t like any of them! Nothing fits my hand like the original. And if it’s awkward, it’s not safe. So old knife it is!

[@colstace2560]

I would have left the moulding on the outside and just put the extension on the inside, then your deadbolt would have lined up with the frame better. Keep up the great work 👍👍👍

[@LifeontheMoose]

Great thought, but the doors aren’t constructed like that. 🙏

[@colstace2560]

@@LifeontheMoose please explain 😊😊😊

[@LifeontheMoose]

@@colstace2560 Several reasons…highest part of the threshold is in the innermost part of the door jamb/frame…by design for water draining to the outside. This is fixed to the frame already, and the inside surface is flush with the interior surface of the jamb, which by design extends into the interior a half inch, to allow for wall covering (drywall). The jamb extensions kit includes a threshold extension, which can only be attached to the exterior. The door extensions and exterior side of the jamb are thicker than the interior portion of the jamb, because that’s what the door closes against, so they couldn’t effectively be installed there. Plus, the door can’t be slid farther to the exterior through the opening, or it couldn’t open.

[@tomhorrigan5769]

I see your door swing is inwards so no bears around? That’s Ok…(mine do too but don’t tell anyone). Again, great guitar background music. I notice as my son is a guitarist (finger style). 😊

[@bronco0010]

If a bear wants in it will get in regardless of which way the door swings

[@Z-Bart]

@@bronco0010 In through a window out through a door. Lol.

[@LifeontheMoose]

Yes we have bears. Thanks for tuning in!

[@zachlafond2652]

Wanted to do a big shed in my yard but county says i can't go bigger than 100 sq feet. Maybe i'll go up 3 stories!

[@LifeontheMoose]

Good idea!

[@nicksjustbored]

Dude...your deadbolt inside latch is upside down...Personal Preference I guess? For me, I see the latch as an arrow to show that the door is deadbolt is thrown, but that's just me. if it locks...its right. Just a new subscriber keeping you on your toes!

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thanks for subscribing! I was going by the writing on the deadbolt…I think!

[@UKCG_2]

I’m no expert but was that jamb extension a little wide? I ask because I was under the impression that the deadbolt should extend through the jamb and into the framing, rather than just that thin stock.

[@colstace2560]

Exactly. I would have left the moulding on the outside and put the extension on the inside

[@LifeontheMoose]

I guess the answer is that metal plate on the back of the jamb I pointed out. The reveal inside is 1/2” and the outside is flush. Thanks for watching!

[@LifeontheMoose]

Ah that wouldn’t work. Can’t extend the jambs in that direction. I appreciate you watching!

[@gertkaiser4273]

Brilliantly done. I’m jealous - seems you can buy stuff of the shelve in the land of the free I can only dream off. Looking forward to every new episode Hope you have another project lined up after this.

[@LifeontheMoose]

@@gertkaiser4273 I do! 🙏

[@ChooseFreedom-o1e]

Comment for the algorithm.

[@LifeontheMoose]

It’s the thought that counts! 🙏

[@rickfetz469]

Most people would put the jamb extensions on the inside?

[@LifeontheMoose]

Unfortunately, they aren’t designed like that. Otherwise the hinges would be in the middle of the wall. I appreciate you watching!

[@kevinblevins2612]

I hate installing doors almost as much as plumbing!!

[@LifeontheMoose]

I’m not a plumbing fan, either!

[@anietahurler4014]

Wenn man eine Türe anbringt dann schiebt man die in die Türöffnung dann kann man sehen ob sie gerade sitzt

[@davidgiesfeldt6650]

If you have a tie down strap, loop it around the door when you install it. I holds the door closed, stiffens the assembly and gives you a hand hold. Once it is in place, release it and pull the tail through the shim gap. I have made the mistake of NOT taking the shipping door lock plug out and fought to pull it out the latch bore…😅

[@LifeontheMoose]

Interesting! Haven’t heard of the tie down idea. I appreciate you watching and bringing it up!

[@robertwazniak9495]

Hey, if you ever need any help, just let me know… I’ll see if I can find somebody.😂

[@LifeontheMoose]

I knew I could count on you!

[@pleinairbarnettoutdoors]

X-Y-Z. Step Y, whyyy not 😅

[@J9_j3]

you got whole week to install a door? that's half a day worth of work at most. are you holding out on us?

[@LifeontheMoose]

I wish that was all I had to do in a week! Thanks for watching.

[@mortenmyhrmoen7592]

🇳🇴👍👍👌

[@kenactofkindness4017]

tip large rough opening next time , nice job working with what u got, adapt and over come hehehehee 3/8 eaxh side my goal, 40 yrs expierence retired do more retired than at work joke

[@kenactofkindness4017]

security tip, 20 guage plate around locks and pulls, even far as hinges over killllLLLLL

[@LifeontheMoose]

I appreciate you watching!

[@greenwolf401]

I'm thinking that you put that screw in the wrong spot. The idea is to remove one of the regular screws and replace it with the longer one. The hole that you put it in is supposed to line up with an extension on the opposite hinge. It's a security feature to prevent someone from removing the pin and pulling the door off, thereby bypassing the regular lock. I'm surprised that you didn't silicone caulk around the brick molding.

[@LifeontheMoose]

Interesting! I can see your point, but wouldn’t that be preventing someone from breaking OUT since the hinges are on the inside? I did caulk the brick moulding, btw….just not in video. Thank you for watching!

[@blueraven5242]

NEVER HAVE GLASS IN THE FRONT DOOR.... IT'S A SIGN .. COME INTO MY HOUSE ANYTIME YOU WANT...

[@LifeontheMoose]

Yup that’s the old adage, but lots of glass. If someone wants in, they’ll get in. Thanks for tuning in!

[@RussSchoonmaker]

I think @evazubeck would be a great tenant

[@LifeontheMoose]

Interesting!

[@mountaintenhuntingclub7484]

Looks great!

[@LifeontheMoose]

Thank you!