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I framed many as residential carpenter in the seventies. Years later I got a job as maintenance carpenter at major university that was founded in 1868. We had new and old buildings even some old mansions that were used for offices etc. dept heads. In one of these old buildings we had ten feet tall pocket doors, three inch thick oak that ran on trolleys. One wouldn’t move at all. I went to look at it and discovered a plug outlet on one side, looked at other side and outlet there too. An electrician drilled a one inch hole through wall, door, wall and installed outlet both sides!!!! Removed the one outlet and conduit and door worked fine👍 I had to plug hole through door and patch wall on inside.
Hey man, I've gotten so much help from your videos over the last year, and these seem like perfect timing, as I am just about to frame in an opening and was considering a pocket door.
Hi Mr Fixer. @ 13:40 you could use a large blob of BluTack putty to hold the snap line to the ceiling to prevent it falling off/sliding down the nail. Just a thought.
Thank you so much for your videos, we recently put in a new front door. I reviewed your videos and how to cut the door and install the door. Your videos helped out so much and now we have a new front door that we had to slightly customize. Thank you.
nice to keep the light flowing in, and also surprised but not surprised that you managed to avoid breaking a light, quite close to the frame but you're good lol
Love the bloopers at the end. Kurtis from Cutting Edge Engineering does the same thing, but he is from down under, and we all know they tend to use cuss words.
Awesome! Well I just published the pocket door kit install video if you need it. 😀 ua-cam.com/video/5pCqkjmw9pA/v-deo.html Thanks for watching and I hope the videos help!
Love it, pocket doors are so handy. My only complaint, not to be a safety snob, but I wince everytime I see you engaging the safety squints with the nailgun when I can literally see the bits of wood flying off in front of the camera lol
Oh my goodness, I'm never going to do this type of door as we only build brick houses, plus I'm an old lady, but I'm watching this as if my life depends on getting this right. 😂
Now why would you put the header 2 x 4s, that direction? Headers should have the thicker part of the wood vertically to be stiffer to span the distance. And then people put a plywood spacer between, not just to make thickness correct but the ply actually adds more stiffening. Top plates have all the studs running between them so having them lying flat is fine. Headers are by definition spanning and having them lying flat is the weakest orientation.
When I first discovered how American houses were built , I was astonished. I was born in Germany and this kind of construction would be barely acceptable for a garden shed. Most German buildings are way over engineered and hence super expensive. Almost nobody I knew owned a house. The reason American houses are built this way seems obvious to me; it's cheap. Cheap and crappy, but mainly cheap. If you look at a new housing development, you see a prime example of cheapness is put above everything. Above quality, safety and longevity. If a developer uses a method or a certain material, you can be sure it is the crappiest way to do it there is. I think it's hilarious that US building codes are supposedly there for your safety, but somehow it's ok to build a house out sticks and firewood and put asphalt on the roof - in an area that gets wildfires! The stick build industry is so entrenched that they have the entire permit system in their pockets, and in practical terms, that's all your allowed to build.
@MortonSeinfeld Hey, I not wealthy and I appreciate cheap houses! The same way I appreciate a cheap crappy tool from Harbor Freight. It's shit, but it gets the job done for the time being.
Check out more videos from this remodel here- ua-cam.com/play/PLKeoAfcTZa1GYKkq_uzSFbj0u_q5A-uRs.html&si=0DwIYDFx_xWMc4tZ
Subscribe to my channel- bit.ly/SubscribeToTheFixer
Thanks for watching! 😃
Thanks for showing us the bloopers, please don\t stop with it.
I framed many as residential carpenter in the seventies. Years later I got a job as maintenance carpenter at major university that was founded in 1868. We had new and old buildings even some old mansions that were used for offices etc. dept heads. In one of these old buildings we had ten feet tall pocket doors, three inch thick oak that ran on trolleys. One wouldn’t move at all. I went to look at it and discovered a plug outlet on one side, looked at other side and outlet there too. An electrician drilled a one inch hole through wall, door, wall and installed outlet both sides!!!! Removed the one outlet and conduit and door worked fine👍 I had to plug hole through door and patch wall on inside.
Lol that is pretty interesting I would be wondering why the wall is so thick when I am making the hole for the outlet box
nooooo i wish the vid was longerrrrr. love watching these before bed, it relaxes me seeing good construction work. 😪👍
Great day when we get a Fixer vid!
Hey man, I've gotten so much help from your videos over the last year, and these seem like perfect timing, as I am just about to frame in an opening and was considering a pocket door.
Hi Mr Fixer. @ 13:40 you could use a large blob of BluTack putty to hold the snap line to the ceiling to prevent it falling off/sliding down the nail. Just a thought.
Thank you so much for your videos, we recently put in a new front door. I reviewed your videos and how to cut the door and install the door. Your videos helped out so much and now we have a new front door that we had to slightly customize. Thank you.
YAY! I was like no he didnt install the pocket door , gotta wait for the next one
That's a lot of work for a couple of closets !😮
nice to keep the light flowing in, and also surprised but not surprised that you managed to avoid breaking a light, quite close to the frame but you're good lol
That's what I was thinking! LOL!
This is the best channel on the 'Tube. I always learn something with every video.
Love the bloopers at the end. Kurtis from Cutting Edge Engineering does the same thing, but he is from down under, and we all know they tend to use cuss words.
Just gave you your 1000th like, this deserves 10x that! Thanks again for share all these, love following the reno of the new house :)
funny you made this video the same week I needed one to help my make the framing for my basement!
Great video thank you! Exactly what I needed ^^
Awesome! Well I just published the pocket door kit install video if you need it. 😀 ua-cam.com/video/5pCqkjmw9pA/v-deo.html
Thanks for watching and I hope the videos help!
@TheFixerHomeRepair great! I'll go watch it later this week ^^ Thanks again!
Love it, pocket doors are so handy. My only complaint, not to be a safety snob, but I wince everytime I see you engaging the safety squints with the nailgun when I can literally see the bits of wood flying off in front of the camera lol
Also, regarding your compressor, I bought the Husky silent 2 gallon one a few years back and it has been fantastic!
Thanks for sharing. Always learn something.
Snappa lappa everyone!
It was as confusing as heck for me Matt, but I’m a 74 year old woman watch for entertainment and I do love your videos!❤❤❤
Thanks!
Thank you!!
Great video
Love your videos!❤
It looks like you are a handyman 😮
Y'all are so dang cute!!
Thanks for posting Matt
Great episode as always, Matt.
Right now! 🫵🫵🫵
Can’t wait! Thank you for sharing,
This was a level video!
Awesome job
Hello!!!!!!!!!!! Excited for all the possibilities!!!!!!!
Oh wow im learning carpentry thanks
Oh my goodness, I'm never going to do this type of door as we only build brick houses, plus I'm an old lady, but I'm watching this as if my life depends on getting this right. 😂
😂👍 And I really appreciate that!
I’m also an older lady with a house made with plaster. I also watched as if my life was on the line 😂😂😂
Me three! 😂
Me four 😅😅 I'm 71
huh you are old lady, hi old lady, i'm young boy (13)
You lost weight. Now days I screw everything with the small impact driver . Still following 😊
Nice work. 👍😊
The Fixer 👍
I've got a challenge for ya! I have an existing structural double 2x4 party wall that I need to install a pocket door into. :D
How many times did you trip over the folded carpet? 😁
Are jack stud and king stud so named from playing cards?
“If you don’t have a nail gun you can use screws” or just a hood old fashioned hammer and nails!
True. But nailing overhead with a bad shoulder is...difficult.
😅 good job
Won’t it be easier to split the room between the windows
18:26 made me think you measured off the nailer.
Get rid of those CFL bulbs if you keep the ceiling light fixture.
Oh yeah that fixture is long gone now… stay tuned! 😁
water is leaking under washing machine ,what dou you thing problem is
I'm surprised nailing a top plate through drywall would be code. I'd take out the drywall and nail the top plate directly to the wood.
Its a non load bearing wall. It makes no difference.
“Don’t ever use this as a hammer.”
Do as I say, not as I do. 😂
💖
Read the instructions? That's crazy talk!
I don’t like swear words, disgusting talk.
😂 Hey, I'm not telling you to do anything you don't want to do. Throw those things in the trash if you want.
That gun scares me 😅
It's safe, because it has to be pushed down on the wood before it can fire. Just don't get your hand in the way.
The number of times I repeated "don't use the framing gun as a hammer!"
You'll shoot your eye out!
Now why would you put the header 2 x 4s, that direction? Headers should have the thicker part of the wood vertically to be stiffer to span the distance. And then people put a plywood spacer between, not just to make thickness correct but the ply actually adds more stiffening.
Top plates have all the studs running between them so having them lying flat is fine. Headers are by definition spanning and having them lying flat is the weakest orientation.
It’s not a load bearing wall, so not as big of a deal
Not necessary. That is not a structural piece. Load-bearing wall, yes! And the 1/2 plywood (or a metal plate) is an appropriate thing to do.
I have an older home. Pocket doors really ain't for me I wanna make a whole wall. I would have more options with my furniture.
#SnappaLappa
Instructions? We don’t got no instructions. We don’t need no stinkin instructions! 🤬
😂
When I first discovered how American houses were built , I was astonished. I was born in Germany and this kind of construction would be barely acceptable for a garden shed. Most German buildings are way over engineered and hence super expensive. Almost nobody I knew owned a house. The reason American houses are built this way seems obvious to me; it's cheap. Cheap and crappy, but mainly cheap. If you look at a new housing development, you see a prime example of cheapness is put above everything. Above quality, safety and longevity. If a developer uses a method or a certain material, you can be sure it is the crappiest way to do it there is. I think it's hilarious that US building codes are supposedly there for your safety, but somehow it's ok to build a house out sticks and firewood and put asphalt on the roof - in an area that gets wildfires! The stick build industry is so entrenched that they have the entire permit system in their pockets, and in practical terms, that's all your allowed to build.
Euros seething from their million dollar shoebox sized houses. Love to see it.
@MortonSeinfeld Hey, I not wealthy and I appreciate cheap houses! The same way I appreciate a cheap crappy tool from Harbor Freight. It's shit, but it gets the job done for the time being.