Installing a Pair of Doors
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
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I was a professional carpenter about 35 years ago but am a bit rusty now and out of practice. You never really truly forget though (kind of like riding a bike) So I simply refreshed my memory and regained the jist of hanging double doors after watching a number of videos but …..
This is by far the best video on hanging double doors that I’ve seen anywhere on the internet. Thanks 🙏 for the precision in which you explained this sometimes uncanny and tricky task. May good karma come your way. ☮️
This must be one of the most lucid, sensible, transparent, logical, and approachable expert-level tutorial on RUclips.
To this day, best French door install I've come across.
Yea Gary is bad ass dam good trim man
@@dalebarker510 is there any way to ask this man a question? I just had someone install these type of front doors and the door that opens is crooked and drags.
@@jefferiadcock5508 you can ask him when u get to heaven.
@@jefferiadcock5508 put a 3” screw behind the top hinge. Tork it and keep checking it.
Why... Oh Why.... did I not find this video before I installed my exterior double doors? Would have saved me so much time understanding these simple methods for retaining usable leverage points. I want to rip mine out and start over... the tops of the doors are just barely touching. I'll first try your hinge-bending methods from your other video and see if I can't get this addressed. You, sir, are incredibly articulate and concise. This will definitely help me with replacing interior double doors...
Thank you for extensive information 🙏 and guidance.
Good one sir
Solid method for installing doubles or singles; went real smoothly. The real deal would be showing how to trouble shoot those flexible poly jambs that have a tendency to s-curve meander, deflection and twist, causing tight hinge margins and binds. You'll need a lots of shims and slow careful placement, other wise you'll chase adjustments around in circles.
Very informative.😀
great instructor
This is good procedure for new construction, I'd like to see how you replace exterior doors/frames in existing brick veneer construction over concrete slabs - nothing is level or square.
I like the procedure. Saw this on the Katz road show. Worth while. Saw Mike slogatt too. I use lipstick on that bolt to locate the hole. I slap lipstick on it, the cheaper the better. Put it in place and raise the bolt. The lipstick shows right where to drill.
best double door installation method ever!
Nice job!
My old Dad à Carpenter born in 1924 now pass away , would say to me this ..A thing well understood is a thing easily explained .
Thank you For all your videos.
I would like to see this video where you install a set of double doors on a garage slab to exterior. There are things like the sill level and the frame alignment [cross leg] that are more difficult to deal with because of the concrete and block sides.
I'm a beginner. I've watched dozens of these door install videos but this one was by far the BEST!! Thank you!
Very nice job of installing doors. One question; you only applied shims from one side, if you don't put them in from both sides you could be putting a slight twist in your door.
He's a master carpenter, he knows shims should be put in from both directions. It was just for demonstration purposes.
@@andrewmarcinko1796 It is a demonstration, it should be done correctly for the viewer since they are typically not master carpenters and do not know the difference.
The only video out there that I found concise, detailed, well explained and easy to understand instructions on hanging a double hinged door. Well Done!!
I just got finished installing 3 pairs of French doors using the methods and techniques from this video, and I'm amazed at how well it went. If I do say so myself, my doors have better gaps and meeting stiles than the door upstairs that we had professionally installed. Gary, I can't believe you give this info away for free!
When some contractors add unreasonable estimates and costs to a reno, this kind of info is invaluable
You said it brother! 👍🏼 😊
Thank you very much for all those deeps you are the fucking best ever
great video as usual. definitely a couple things i'll take with me to my next job
I have removed double folding doors to a closet and replacing with a set of double doors. Haven’t installed a double door before and it is giving me fits. This video makes so much more sense that other videos I have reviewed on hanging double doors. Will try these steps in the morning and feel certain I will have my double doors hung before noon. Thanks for the sensible video.
Thank you for the detailed instructions
Awesome video...easy to follow procedure. I actually installed my own french doors using your method. Came out great. Thanks!
Watched a bunch of videos and yours was the best by far, Thanks!!!
Love the video! Would be nice if painters didn’t have to remove the doors and hinges after all the effort
Thank you so much for the wonderful step by step and for also taking time to explain WHY. We were attempting to install interior french doors with a transom attached and after 2 failed attempts watching other videos (doing everything thing you said not to do), we found your video. Voila!! Third time's the charm! They look awesome and close perfectly!
THANK YOU so MUCH for this. I learned a lot today from watching you. I believe I have caught some errors that professionals have made. I guess from now on I will be doing my own home improvements. I have a touch for perfection, not just close enough for a job mentality. I really like how you explain everything!
Thank you for your video! Could you clarify one thing for me? How would I correct for cross-leg by hammering at a wall? Wouldn't the wall be unable to move because it's fastened down to the subfloor/foundation?
I just replaced all my interior doors using this method. All of them ended up nearly perfect and I think its a.) packing out the rough jam, and b.) that shim above the bottom hinge, that are often missed in installs. I used to dread doors now I love doing them.
Gary, thanks for these door videos. I use a different method to survey for crossleg, especially if I'm installing in an existing frame in an old building where the entire wall is leaning out of plumb. I use the How Far Out level gauge in a way not so often mentioned in its promotion: not just as a gauge, but also as a positioning device. First I place the jamb level against the wall on one side of the opening. Presuming it's out of plumb, I use the gauge as a positioning device and advance the leveling screw until the bubble reads perfectly plumb. The level with its one end spaced away from the wall now becomes a new relative "zero." Next, leaving the gauge in this extended position, I survey the other side of the opening. If the bubble no longer reads perfectly plumb, I know the opening has a crossleg problem --- and I can know this even if neither side of the opening is plumb. After advancing the level adjustment screw until the bubble reads perfectly plumb on the second side, I read the gauge again. By subtracting one gauge reading from the other, I know exactly how far one of the sides needs to be adjusted to get them both into the same plane. Clearly, diagonal strings can do the same thing; this is a new and efficient way to skin the same cat. www.howfarout.com
Hey Mr. Katz, not sure if you check the comments on this video anymore, but first I'd like to say I love watching your videos. I've watched this particular video at least 6 times in preparation for installing a pair of interior doors in an office conversion in my house. As far as I can tell most of what you're saying is intuitive. One question I have is, are there any different steps for an interior pair of doors? The only potential difference I can see would be that I'm not dealing with a threshold. Any guidance or comments would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for putting these videos out! Kyle
I wish this was the first video I watched. Anyway to add “double doors” and “French doors” to the description? This was the key to success. Thank you.
Same here... and I second your recommendation to add "double door and French door" to the description.
Within a very few minutes, I could tell this gentleman is a great teacher. Subscribed!
I just discovered your channel and sir you are amazing 👏. Thank you for putting this out in the world so people can see this!! Wow 👏is all I can say
I just had a double door install on a fully bricked exterior. bad cross leg issues.... if u could do a video on how to handle that situation it would be a BIG help
Best tutorial I've seen. Wish I'd seen it before I installed multiple doors making all the mistakes you said absolutely don't do. Thanks.
I did mine just like this ,,,so what happens when you set top head frame flush and the doors don't line up at top,,I tried adjusting the frame at the top like he shows doing at the bottom but it doesn't change a thing ????
I have a double door frame that has a header that is unlevel, a twisted 2x4 and is out of plumb. Impossible to hang these door unless I rip everythingthat is framing out and start over and I am not about to do that.
All fine but what to do when you get a frame build into brick building.no adjustments to the frame possible
My OCD can't watch the shims only going in from one side. I just want to jump inside the video and fix it.
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When the shims oppose each other i.e. thick ends on opposite sides then it doesn't matter which side they come in from.Then you tap on the shim which has its thick end facing you and they remain parallel.You may,of course,need to put e.g. 3 one way and 1 the other if the rough opening is out of whack,thus keeping the frame adequately supported and square,regardless of what the opening is doing.These are sometimes called 'folding wedges' in the UK,where traditionally they are used for height adjustment and levelling of oak cill/bottom plates at the same time.
wow. what an impressive and well thought out video. Just learned so much! Thank you for this!
I love you. I was trained wrong. Thank you Sooooo much !!!! Your the best!
Very good video. You saved me a big headache when I couldn't get the doors aligned. I thought for a moment there I was going to have to hire someone to help me, but I took it all apart and started again. Start at the top, then line up the bottom, and then work with the shims until the space in the doors line up.
Best door installation video I’ve ever seen
I enjoy how passionate he is about his work. I now want nothing less then perfection when I install my French doors for the office
Thank you Gary for a great video on this subject!!
Amazing job! Will you be doing more videos like this soon?
It’s like a well thought mathematical solution to a complex equation
I wonder what brand of milk crate he keeps his shims in?
Land O' Lakes? Berkeley Farms?
Rough and framing for a non-bearing wall for a sliding glass door
America give this gentleman a medal,you only have him once
Gary Katz is the Larry Haun of finish work
Excellent video! Thank you. It helped tremendously.
Gary. i was about to pay a handyman $600 to install my double fiberglass front doors, but with your precise instruction,
I will attempt DIY installation. thanx for your knowledge. you are the
Man!
So, you explain what cross leg is and correct it by pounding with a hammer. Question is, what keeps the wall you pounded from creeping back to out-of-plane?
Where did can you get the Stabilla XTL 48"-79" level that you use in the video? I've checked multiple places and they are all out of stock for this model.
I just built and installed inside double doors and referred back to this video. It worked exactly as shown here. I am still amazed how a few well placed shims can fix gap issues. Thanks again for all the great instructional videos.
I never enjoyed long tutorials before, after watching this channel I have found a new appreciation. This channel has raised the bar in my installations, and given me the ability to train my guys quickly and easily.
Thank you for all the knowledge you put into these videos.
You are so smart
Thanks
I used this video to make a double door box and install two doors purchased separately for a shed. It worked out great. Made a few mistakes starting out but learned a lot.
best practical instructions, thank you
But what if the wall is concrete ? I dont think hammering it will change anything ^^
谢谢
So awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Great video and instruction. Nice tricks of the trade.
We tacked up my 8' knotty alder double exterior door tonight with 2 screws to hold it in place since we ran out of daylight. Your video looks like it'll save me a ton of grief and trial and error. Will update tomorrow after we hang it!
It’s been 7 months, is the door still tacked?
Does the 1/8 gap in new rough opening not cause side james to pull away from top jam when screwing each side? How is the extra 1/8 centered?
I'd probably allow for 1/16"
i wish Gary was a little taller
I don't know your name, but this was an excellent video. Thank you!!
Its the man the myth, the legend, GARY KATZ!
Fantastic. Well done.
Great video
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