The best way to mark the hinges accurately is to actually place the door fully in the opening in the closed position, shim up the bottom until your gaps are correct then make a small cut with a utility knife (much more accurate than a pencil) on the face of the door to mark the hinge cut out. Remove the door and simply place a spare hinge between your two marks and knife around it. Then chisel out the waste. Oh and cutting the bottom of the door. It’s way quicker (and less chance of anything going wrong) to clamp straight piece of timber to the door at the measurement you want to remove plus the width of the base of your saw from the edge to the blade. Hope you find this useful. 🙂
I agree. That is how my old man taught me to hang doors on existing jambs. I usually put a piece of material on the top of my door when I'm dry fitting it as well, which helps to ensure a proper reveal. I usually cut a thin piece of material on the table saw. Making a fence for your saw is key too whenever you want a super accurate cut. Gotta use a block on the other side too to avoid the clamp making an indent.
The best way to mark the hinges accurately is to actually place the door fully in the opening in the closed position, shim up the bottom until your gaps are correct then make a small cut with a utility knife (much more accurate than a pencil) on the face of the door to mark the hinge cut out. Remove the door and simply place a spare hinge between your two marks and knife around it. Then chisel out the waste. Oh and cutting the bottom of the door. It’s way quicker (and less chance of anything going wrong) to clamp straight piece of timber to the door at the measurement you want to remove plus the width of the base of your saw from the edge to the blade. Hope you find this useful. 🙂
I agree. That is how my old man taught me to hang doors on existing jambs. I usually put a piece of material on the top of my door when I'm dry fitting it as well, which helps to ensure a proper reveal. I usually cut a thin piece of material on the table saw. Making a fence for your saw is key too whenever you want a super accurate cut. Gotta use a block on the other side too to avoid the clamp making an indent.
@@googleisskynet7312I’ve seen people use a couple paint stirs
Ryobi works (good enough)for me too..👍🏼
1/16 too tight,leaves no margin of error. Especially with out of square doorways.
I always do 1/16 and adjust as needed. Can always make it bigger but not smaller lol.
1. need to use new hinges 2. always check door opening with framing square for no surprises -- like the voice overs
yes, new hinges would've save me 45 mins on this job. I simply forgot to make sure the homeowner had bought new ones before I showed up.
Good job I like to see you painting the Interior door please
Customer decided to paint the door on this one. I'll make a vid of a paint job in the future.
You should make a handyman how to course
Hey Alan, I enjoy your videos. Congrats on passing 900 subs this week. Was it $250 for just the labor or did you include the door in that price?
250 just labor. If I included the door, I would've charged an extra 100.
Thank you so much :))
Nice 👍
You're not going to paint the door?
home owner painted it to save money.
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