I've been a carpenter for almost 35 years and have to say that this gentleman obviously takes pride in what he does. I have to reset so many doors hung by the trim alone with no shims anywhere on the install. Great to see. Would have loved to work with this outfit!
Speaking of that, I just took off the trim around my door to identify water damage and the doggone carpenters put a bundle of wire as a shim. If it fits it ships I guess.
I’m a commercial door subcontractor and notice almost all of my competition doesn’t put this effort into hanging a door properly so it isn’t crooked in the frame. This is the kind of guy I want working with me.
@w.k.d.constructionllc so please help? Have a remodel and my daughters room gets a new door but door frame allows me to set door in and no room for shims and the gap i have is just barely 1/8" and door latch is off by 1/4" so when i add striking plate it doesnt latch.
I do commercial wood and metal doors for a living, we never use a laser simply because 1) way too slow and 2) a good level is much more accurate. The only time we use them is when we set hollow metal frames that are side by side so the tops all look nice and straight.
I bought the Bosch GLL3-330CG green crossline laser and it's one of my favorite tools ever because you can use it for so many different jobs and it's going to give you perfect results. It works very well hanging doors and keeps you from having to reach for your level 20 times. It's also works really well when transferring elevations to posts or pilings in the water. If you are transferring elevations to a bunch of posts or pilings outside, you raise your line to your elevation point and it's going to hit a bunch of your posts from one position because the laser shines in a continuous, 360 degree halo from where you set the laser level. From there you just go to each post and mark it (if you can't see the line with your eyes then swipe a receiver down until you locate it, then mark it). Its also the only tool out there that will tell you where 90 degrees is from a long range point. Otherwise you have to use the 3-4-5 measuring tactic to find where that point is and that is a headache and requires 2 people. This is something you'll run into if you build decking or piers that a crossline laser level will make so much easier.
It only works on a wall that is plumb. I hangs doors on walls that aren't plumb but have to use the laser to shoot from another angle to make sure it's also plumb
If the wall isn’t plumb( which happens more than you would think) I take the very bottom of the drywall out lay a chunk of 2x4 on the floor and bang it plumb with my “trimming “sledge put some screws in the plate. Sometimes you can get it sometimes you can’t. If you can’t I “soften the drywall” and/or back plane the casing. No self closing doors. Pretty close to the method I use.
You sound like a coach lol! Love these vids - so helpful if I don’t do doors all day long. I have that stabila- LOVE it. Eight foot doors are the best. 👍
By the time he gets the laser set up with a partner for a interior door you and I would be on to the next door. This video is for dyi clicks. Bravo on the marketing. Your getting views bro but your obviously charging more than you should with how long it will take you.
@@-clif1987I’ve hung a lot of doors in the thirty years as a carpenter , don’t need no level to hang them . The door is already square , can easily hang one by eye and when your done check it with a level , perfect every time . 👍🇨🇦
I’ve been in carpentry for 30+ years and have hung doors this way UNTIL I found those quick hang clips by accident and never looked back. So happy to see innovation in carpentry that makes the job easier
First video I've seen on here where someone has actually hung the door properly, not half assed it, and didn't go overkill. This is exactly how I hang doors, flawless, every time.. 🤙
I had a idea for one person door installation can I bounce it off you ? I'm 24 and have my own LLC restoration buisness. I figured out how to do one man door installs , on the outside of the door, Screw needed schims flush with the outside sheetrock slightly over hanging the opposite side of the entry way so the door won't push past the flush point of the sheetrock , Then shim as needed and tack her down. Any thoughts? Many adjustments in between obviously I am just explaining it short as possible
Bro I built a pantry and I realized I did it all wrong. I used screws for the framing, and then I forgot to put tape on the joints when mudding and I definitely didn't do this thing with the door lol 😂
By the way I am not saying your tech is wrong ! Def a good set! But using the ply cuts saves time and works better ! I really don’t know how you secured your jam and the nailing order you took? Often these doors fall into the jam from the top within a couple years! Because of not installing or attaching the door into the rough opening correctly to prevent that ! I used to pretty much do my doors this way until I learned from Master Carpenter Gary Katz thru his on line series ! Such a great carpenter and it’s free !
What good is a laser level if the floors aren't level the walls aren't plum and the ceiling isn't level with the floor.? Not much,.. that's why it pays to learn how to be a cobbler and make it look like it's factory. Still it would be fun to have one of those. I think I'll buy one. Nice video.
@@w.k.d.constructionllc thanks for responding but,.. no the door just needs to work and look like it's square and level. That way the trim looks correct. Plus you may not always be working with your framing and you're stuck working with what's in front of you. 65 years of experience.
So you loosely fix the frame in place, hang the door; then shim/packer out to gaps? I usually get the frame perfect and solid then hang the door and release the screw a half turn or tighten for minor adjustments
No. Plumb and Shim hinge side solid, then shim hinge side accordingly to the door. Then I install a 3” screw into the top two hinges to hold it super tight
@@w.k.d.constructionllc I was just wondering at what point do you hang the actual door onto the frame; that was all. I can see everything else just fine. I enjoy the videos btw. Very helpful
Would be kind of an eyesore if you didn't. Besides it would be hell putting the trim around the door..😜 And on top of that I think most people would prefer not seeing the shims hanging out of the wall once the place is all finished and painted. What do you think, do they look better with the shims hanging out the walls,.. or cut off and out of sight... inquiring mines are curious.
I can appreciate this guy's approach to hanging a door. But the Lazer is not necessary. He still checks it with a level. Plumb the hinge side.. And Rock and Roll. Reveal is the determining factor.
Very nice job! If you ever find yourself in a house with 50+ interior doors buy yourself a jamb master. You won’t be disappointed. Takes a bit to get familiar but good for life once you dial it in.
The plumb bob went out with high button shoes! Ha, I haven’t used one of those in years, laser all the way and sooo much easier to use. Turn it on and no waiting. I’ve used my knife for most of my career for that but, the multitool is where it’s at!
@@w.k.d.constructionllc yes but you doing these videos for homeowners so you're sending homeowners to go buy a $300 level and a $130 multi-tool. Plumb bob is 50 Cents can be made with string and a quarter sheet Rock knife $5
How is a plumb bob easier? You can get a quality line laser for 100$ btw. I hate people like you that will come criticize a man's work. Make your own video and show the world your genius plumb bob hack. I'm sure an unskilled homeowner would love to try to plumb their first door with a plumb bob swinging around all over the place. Shut your face
@@kevinr3263 wow little angry there are we. The fact that a plumb bob can be made with 50 cents and you can buy a sheetrock knife for $5. And this video was made for homeowners. And a quality laser line is not $100 it's cheap garbage. You can ask the guy who made this video. And even if it was $100 it's still cheaper to make your own plumb bob and to get a sheetrock knife but nice try. And yes if you're going to put videos out there you're going to put yourself out there for comment. Unlike you I was not disrespectful to him the way you were to me just now. But the difference is I can care less what you have to say. You showed your ignorance Just Enough by saying you can buy a quality laser for $100 laugh out loud
That's how you do it. I use the exact same method. You Plum one side and fastened door then go doorknob side, shim to create 8th of an inch....whait a minute! If that door is 8ft tall then you are at least 7ft tall
Well I used to do like 20 interior doors a day. And I did them all in piece work style . I go through the whole house and clean up and nail shims to the stud which ever side is the hinge side . Then run through and set them all then shim jam side . Easy peasy . When I worked for a modular home company they would trim one side of door on saw horses then just nail it up how shitty is that.
Thats a good method! ya man, production work is horrible. hell, even the doors themselves anymore are half assed put together. I only order solid one pc jambs with no trim. Do as much as I can on site to keep tabs on quality control!!
If that's an 8' door and that's a six foot level and those are 3 1/2" hinges. Somehow by my visual calculation, you should be over 7' tall. But Nice work.
Somebody invent a self pluming laser that sits in top hinge & shoots through lower hinge holes... Just move hinge to bullseye & done... Just give me a cut when you apply for patent 🤣
@@hepparade That would work, but it seems like more work than just putting in a couple of shims at the top. Shimming the top first also let's me set my left/right how I want it right off the bat. I should say this isn't my trick, I got it off of Gary Katz' excellent video series.
The level is still needed (turned 90 deg from the way it is shown) because the door needs to be vertical in the plane of the wall. Otherwise the door will open and close on its own.
Yessss I do, but it’s not a crucial step for me. I always hang the doors, trim everything out then come back and cut jambs and casing to height of my floor with a jamb saw and slide flooring underneath. I usually shim hinge side up off the floor about a 1/4” then go from there. If you were installing on top of an existing floor you would definitely need to check level
Somethings not level or plum cause if you look at the space between the door and the frame on the hinge side up top there’s a gap but towards the bottom it closes up. How do you fix that? Ive always assumed that happens because of the weight of the door but i dont know how to fix it
If it’s a heavy solid core door, then yes it can pull down over time. If that’s the case, you can remove a hinge screw on the wall side of the top hinge and get a 3” torque head screw (not a drywall type, they are too weak) impact it in and it will pull the jamb back into position and tighten the gap at the top of the door.
No, I usually start about 1/4”(really depends on what your finish floor thickness will be, don’t want it to be too high) most of the time I am installing tile or hardwood which varies from 5/8” - 3/4” so the hinge side of the door set at 1/4” works ideal for me.
I've been a carpenter for almost 35 years and have to say that this gentleman obviously takes pride in what he does. I have to reset so many doors hung by the trim alone with no shims anywhere on the install. Great to see. Would have loved to work with this outfit!
thanks for the comment, I appreciate that & thanks for watching
No custom doors are not premounted before being hung
I've been a carpenter since...NEVER😊😂 but I trust your expertise
I guess ‘trim’ is what we call ‘architraves’ in the UK
Speaking of that, I just took off the trim around my door to identify water damage and the doggone carpenters put a bundle of wire as a shim. If it fits it ships I guess.
Finally someone who calls it a multi tool
Sonicrafter
*** osculating saw
@@angelridgeway7051 oscillating multi tool*
@@angelridgeway7051 the word multi toool already existed way before this was invented. "Fein" invented it. So ilways called it a "Fein cutter"
It’s a zerp zerp
I’m a commercial door subcontractor and notice almost all of my competition doesn’t put this effort into hanging a door properly so it isn’t crooked in the frame. This is the kind of guy I want working with me.
Hell yea…appreciate it and thanks for watching!
@w.k.d.constructionllc so please help? Have a remodel and my daughters room gets a new door but door frame allows me to set door in and no room for shims and the gap i have is just barely 1/8" and door latch is off by 1/4" so when i add striking plate it doesnt latch.
I do commercial wood and metal doors for a living, we never use a laser simply because 1) way too slow and 2) a good level is much more accurate. The only time we use them is when we set hollow metal frames that are side by side so the tops all look nice and straight.
I love the energy level!
🙏🏻🤙🏻
You don't need a laser to hang a door, never have. It would honestly slow down an experienced door hanger to use a laser.
You sure?!
I bought the Bosch GLL3-330CG green crossline laser and it's one of my favorite tools ever because you can use it for so many different jobs and it's going to give you perfect results. It works very well hanging doors and keeps you from having to reach for your level 20 times. It's also works really well when transferring elevations to posts or pilings in the water. If you are transferring elevations to a bunch of posts or pilings outside, you raise your line to your elevation point and it's going to hit a bunch of your posts from one position because the laser shines in a continuous, 360 degree halo from where you set the laser level. From there you just go to each post and mark it (if you can't see the line with your eyes then swipe a receiver down until you locate it, then mark it). Its also the only tool out there that will tell you where 90 degrees is from a long range point. Otherwise you have to use the 3-4-5 measuring tactic to find where that point is and that is a headache and requires 2 people. This is something you'll run into if you build decking or piers that a crossline laser level will make so much easier.
Exactly!
“This is an 8’ door!” So, that dude is like, 7’ tall?!?! Amazing!
Just messing. Great video. Great tips!
😆 thanks for watching
Ya I think he meant 80 inches. ;) Great explanation anyway!
i know i am watching the right video when i hear "got it coach!"
Definitely! 😉
It only works on a wall that is plumb. I hangs doors on walls that aren't plumb but have to use the laser to shoot from another angle to make sure it's also plumb
What?
@@paulrobinson5833 just because the door jamb is plumb left or right doesn't mean that jamb is plumb front to back
If the wall isn’t plumb( which happens more than you would think) I take the very bottom of the drywall out lay a chunk of 2x4 on the floor and bang it plumb with my “trimming “sledge put some screws in the plate. Sometimes you can get it sometimes you can’t.
If you can’t I “soften the drywall” and/or back plane the casing.
No self closing doors.
Pretty close to the method I use.
@scorpiooooh or a homeowner who frames thanks for the first time
@scorpiooooh I was one 🍉😊
You put out great content.
I really appreciate it! Thanks for watching
I've been a carpenter for over 30 years I'm a truck driver now but I can tell you're a damn good one
I appreciate it!
Ordered a green laser level as soon as I saw how you do doors.
Love mine! Green laser is way brighter than the red. I can see it better anyhow!
@@w.k.d.constructionllc I'm ordering a spectra and it's all you fault 👍👍
@@w.k.d.constructionllc agreed! Got the green Bosch laser and I always look for a reason to use it!
Get it done son always a great job.
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I'm a finish carpenter. I approve this message
yessss, thanks for watching
Quality work manship
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You sound like a coach lol! Love these vids - so helpful if I don’t do doors all day long. I have that stabila- LOVE it. Eight foot doors are the best. 👍
Yes! Thank you!
I install doors for a living. Never once have I ever seen someone use a laser. Many ways to skin a cat as they say.😂
Yup, it speeds up the first initial plumb
By the time he gets the laser set up with a partner for a interior door you and I would be on to the next door. This video is for dyi clicks. Bravo on the marketing. Your getting views bro but your obviously charging more than you should with how long it will take you.
@@-clif1987I’ve hung a lot of doors in the thirty years as a carpenter , don’t need no level to hang them . The door is already square , can easily hang one by eye and when your done check it with a level , perfect every time . 👍🇨🇦
Good stuff!
Thanks
Good stuff
Appreciate it
Dude wtf u make it look so easy 👏👏👏
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I’ve been in carpentry for 30+ years and have hung doors this way UNTIL I found those quick hang clips by accident and never looked back. So happy to see innovation in carpentry that makes the job easier
I’ve never used them
Perfect explanation. Exactly the way I would do it.
sweet, thanks for watching
First video I've seen on here where someone has actually hung the door properly, not half assed it, and didn't go overkill. This is exactly how I hang doors, flawless, every time.. 🤙
Ive done it a time or two! lol Thanks for the comment and watching!
Except the shim should be below the bottom hinge not above that’s where the door weight is🤷♂️
Instructions unclear. Ended up building a new house
Man, only if everyone installed doors like this. The world would be such a better place! Haha. Job well done sir!
😆thanks for watching
Love seeing things done right , exactly how I got trained on doors . Respect mr wood man
Right on!
I had a idea for one person door installation can I bounce it off you ? I'm 24 and have my own LLC restoration buisness. I figured out how to do one man door installs , on the outside of the door, Screw needed schims flush with the outside sheetrock slightly over hanging the opposite side of the entry way so the door won't push past the flush point of the sheetrock , Then shim as needed and tack her down. Any thoughts? Many adjustments in between obviously I am just explaining it short as possible
Never would have thought
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This is awesome 😎 keep it up
Appreciate it and thanks for watching
Beautiful work.. and you made it look easy!
Thanks
Beautiful work
Would love to learn this stuff from someone like yourself
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Why can’t all builders take pride in their work like you. 🫡
Appreciate it, It’s just unimaginable to me that a lot of them don’t! I love what I get to do
Great info, great energy as always. Keep it up brother!
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching
I picked up two of those tape measures a month ago, fantastic deal and great visibility
Totally agree!
Nice
Thanks
Sir, you are an artist
🙏🏻 just love what I get to do!
This is how we hung the doors for star wars in Florida I was an iron worker they where like 40’ tall 😂
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I love this dude ❤
thanks!
Perfection 👍🏽
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I think you got this one extremely right coach!
Appreciate it
Keep em coming coach!
Will do, thanks for watching!
this is exactly how my boss taught me
🤙🏻 right on
I thought the door became 9 feet tall... until I realized he was on his knees
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Works everytime boss
Exactly!
That is exactly how I hang doors. He's right it comes out perfect everytime! Also use the level line to make all the tops line up
Wish you had a contact in Oklahoma who did quality work. Love the stuff you put out and use of the tools to make it right.
Thanks for watching
Nice. I'm OCD about even and consistent gaps all the way around the frame/door. I don't use a laser but that's not a bad idea
It just helps with initial setting, then check with the level to confirm
I wish I could work with you 😔 you are skilled.
well thank you
Just subscribed 👍
Lovely!
Thanks for watching
Beauty!
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Got it Coach 👍
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Good vid
Thank you
Bro I built a pantry and I realized I did it all wrong. I used screws for the framing, and then I forgot to put tape on the joints when mudding and I definitely didn't do this thing with the door lol 😂
By the way I am not saying your tech is wrong ! Def a good set! But using the ply cuts saves time and works better ! I really don’t know how you secured your jam and the nailing order you took? Often these doors fall into the jam from the top within a couple years! Because of not installing or attaching the door into the rough opening correctly to prevent that !
I used to pretty much do my doors this way until I learned from Master Carpenter Gary Katz thru his on line series ! Such a great carpenter and it’s free !
Thought he was short until he said 8" door! 😱🤣
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Some real GSE vibes on the voice track🤣
I get that a lot
That’s how I do it too
Nice
Plum and hung❤❤
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Great tool flex.
😉 gotta have good tools to do great work!
In a plumber. I like
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Wow that must have been a fun morning of shooting with those conditions. Beautiful photos as always!
What good is a laser level if the floors aren't level the walls aren't plum and the ceiling isn't level with the floor.? Not much,.. that's why it pays to learn how to be a cobbler and make it look like it's factory.
Still it would be fun to have one of those. I think I'll buy one. Nice video.
Thanks but door still needs to be plumb regardless of the issues that you’re dealing with. All my framing is level plumb and square.
@@w.k.d.constructionllc thanks for responding but,.. no the door just needs to work and look like it's square and level. That way the trim looks correct. Plus you may not always be working with your framing and you're stuck working with what's in front of you.
65 years of experience.
Thank you. I’m a female. Putting the door in myself keeping my narcissist husband from steeling my shit! Y’all helped me out a lot! Thank you!
Haha, thank for watching!
So you loosely fix the frame in place, hang the door; then shim/packer out to gaps?
I usually get the frame perfect and solid then hang the door and release the screw a half turn or tighten for minor adjustments
No. Plumb and Shim hinge side solid, then shim hinge side accordingly to the door. Then I install a 3” screw into the top two hinges to hold it super tight
@@w.k.d.constructionllc I was just wondering at what point do you hang the actual door onto the frame; that was all. I can see everything else just fine.
I enjoy the videos btw. Very helpful
Yeah is this an all in one door, and jam combo that you just have to set in and shim?
I Always back cut the shims also👌
Would be kind of an eyesore if you didn't. Besides it would be hell putting the trim around the door..😜
And on top of that I think most people would prefer not seeing the shims hanging out of the wall once the place is all finished and painted.
What do you think, do they look better with the shims hanging out the walls,.. or cut off and out of sight... inquiring mines are curious.
I just leave the shims proud and cut the trim around them. Ads to the diy feel
Real goog
Nice tip using the laser!
Thanks, appreciate it
Perfect. That’s all I will say. And it’s that easy. There’s more to it but that’s the jist.
Stabila makes a 76” beauty. Just fyi
Ya, I have the door jamber set. Love it
You sound exactly like the narrator of "Gas station encounters" channel.😂
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I can appreciate this guy's approach to hanging a door. But the Lazer is not necessary. He still checks it with a level. Plumb the hinge side.. And Rock and Roll. Reveal is the determining factor.
That’s what I did there boss
@@w.k.d.constructionllc No need for the Lazer.
Very nice job! If you ever find yourself in a house with 50+ interior doors buy yourself a jamb master. You won’t be disappointed. Takes a bit to get familiar but good for life once you dial it in.
First step: have level doorway 😅
Ideally yes, but not always the case 🤷🏼♂️
U convinced me to get that level. Does it come digital as well?
I believe they do have a digital option?
PERFECT 🤤
Not picking on you brother but where's your plumb bob. Lot easier a lot cheaper. And you can just take it your sheetrock knife out and cut those shims
The plumb bob went out with high button shoes! Ha, I haven’t used one of those in years, laser all the way and sooo much easier to use. Turn it on and no waiting. I’ve used my knife for most of my career for that but, the multitool is where it’s at!
@@w.k.d.constructionllc yes but you doing these videos for homeowners so you're sending homeowners to go buy a $300 level and a $130 multi-tool. Plumb bob is 50 Cents can be made with string and a quarter sheet Rock knife $5
How is a plumb bob easier? You can get a quality line laser for 100$ btw. I hate people like you that will come criticize a man's work. Make your own video and show the world your genius plumb bob hack. I'm sure an unskilled homeowner would love to try to plumb their first door with a plumb bob swinging around all over the place. Shut your face
@@kevinr3263 wow little angry there are we. The fact that a plumb bob can be made with 50 cents and you can buy a sheetrock knife for $5. And this video was made for homeowners. And a quality laser line is not $100 it's cheap garbage. You can ask the guy who made this video. And even if it was $100 it's still cheaper to make your own plumb bob and to get a sheetrock knife but nice try. And yes if you're going to put videos out there you're going to put yourself out there for comment. Unlike you I was not disrespectful to him the way you were to me just now. But the difference is I can care less what you have to say. You showed your ignorance Just Enough by saying you can buy a quality laser for $100 laugh out loud
That's how you do it. I use the exact same method. You Plum one side and fastened door then go doorknob side, shim to create 8th of an inch....whait a minute! If that door is 8ft tall then you are at least 7ft tall
Sweeet, Haha, not quite…I’m 6’6”
Well I used to do like 20 interior doors a day. And I did them all in piece work style . I go through the whole house and clean up and nail shims to the stud which ever side is the hinge side . Then run through and set them all then shim jam side . Easy peasy . When I worked for a modular home company they would trim one side of door on saw horses then just nail it up how shitty is that.
Thats a good method! ya man, production work is horrible. hell, even the doors themselves anymore are half assed put together. I only order solid one pc jambs with no trim. Do as much as I can on site to keep tabs on quality control!!
If that's an 8' door and that's a six foot level and those are 3 1/2" hinges. Somehow by my visual calculation, you should be over 7' tall.
But Nice work.
Ha, I’m 6’6” and that’s a 7’ level
Love the green laser - you can see it better. I have that stabila plate level - it’s so good to have. 👍 What laser do you trust?
Green is the only way to go. I had a red one and it’s hard to really see we’ll. I have the spectra LT52G. Can’t go wrong with Stabila either! 💪🏼
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Ahhh 🙏🏻
Start by leveling the head, then plumb the jamb. Dont want to anchor the jamb just to realize you're unable to get the head level.
Never. I always level hinge side first and adjust everything to it. If it’s framed correctly there will never be an issue with the head.
Somebody invent a self pluming laser that sits in top hinge & shoots through lower hinge holes... Just move hinge to bullseye & done... Just give me a cut when you apply for patent 🤣
🤔 that would be slick!
Love it. Lots of ways to skin a cat. I like to wedge the door at the head jamb first off. I'm usually working alone and it secures the door.
Try tacking stops at the top corners of the inswing to RO. The door won't fall and you can work the install from one side.
@@hepparade That would work, but it seems like more work than just putting in a couple of shims at the top. Shimming the top first also let's me set my left/right how I want it right off the bat.
I should say this isn't my trick, I got it off of Gary Katz' excellent video series.
You could also use a plumbob on the hinge side too. You can’t get more accurate than gravity.
Considering a laser uses gravity it’s more accurate 😂
8ft door? Holy shit, you must be 7 ft tall dude. And doing double work.....lol I'll pass mr pro.
i thought the same thing. Baseboard must be a b*tch being 7 ft tall.
Hanging doors is hard
Not bad, just takes a minute if you do it correctly
The only thing I isn’t like, is the standard height for the lock set. Needs to be at 40” for an 8’ door.
The level is still needed (turned 90 deg from the way it is shown) because the door needs to be vertical in the plane of the wall. Otherwise the door will open and close on its own.
Ya, but when I do all of my own framing the wall is set plumb, guaranteed! 🤙🏻
Hey coach what kind of laser level do u use
Spectra LT52G
Sounds like Matthew McCaunahay did the voice over! 😆
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Do you check the floor for level first before putting the door in the hole so you know if you need to cut or pack up jambs to adjust the head margin?
Yessss I do, but it’s not a crucial step for me. I always hang the doors, trim everything out then come back and cut jambs and casing to height of my floor with a jamb saw and slide flooring underneath. I usually shim hinge side up off the floor about a 1/4” then go from there. If you were installing on top of an existing floor you would definitely need to check level
Somethings not level or plum cause if you look at the space between the door and the frame on the hinge side up top there’s a gap but towards the bottom it closes up. How do you fix that? Ive always assumed that happens because of the weight of the door but i dont know how to fix it
If it’s a heavy solid core door, then yes it can pull down over time. If that’s the case, you can remove a hinge screw on the wall side of the top hinge and get a 3” torque head screw (not a drywall type, they are too weak) impact it in and it will pull the jamb back into position and tighten the gap at the top of the door.
@@w.k.d.constructionllc ive done that several times it just opens up the gap up top more. I see this issue on glass storm doors too
Anyone know contractors like this (on UA-cam) in Houston like damn!
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Nice. It’s not plumb anymore it’s prune.
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I do this stuff with my daughters because I want them to not have to be scammed
Appreciate the video! Do you sit the jamb on the floor or shim it up?
No, I usually start about 1/4”(really depends on what your finish floor thickness will be, don’t want it to be too high) most of the time I am installing tile or hardwood which varies from 5/8” - 3/4” so the hinge side of the door set at 1/4” works ideal for me.
@@w.k.d.constructionllc awesome thanks for the reply!
What kind of laser level is that your using?
Spectra LT52G