The Fastest Way To Hang A Door(Realtime Demo)

If you've got a better method that is faster please let me know in the comments!

Thanks for watching!

[kdove]

Those 3 minutes were the fault of having to explain to us what you were doing and why. It's been studied/proven, that multitasking slows us down.
I have a door I have wanted to have replaced. I think you just gave me the confidence to do it myself.

Thank you,
from an old woman.

[scottnewman]

I like how you tacked the shims up first... I always find myself wrestling the door and shimming at the same time. Good stuff 👍🏼

[dwalsh]

13 minutes is very respectable, particularly as you were explaining everything as you went. If I were doing that, it would take me a weekend. Part of that time bill would be explaining everything to my better half. She usually wants a detailed explanation about what’s happening, most commonly after I’ve applied 5 minute glue but before things have gone together.

[sandydillon]

I literally can’t wait to try this, I’m heading to the unit I’m flipping now to give it a go. Please show more it’s giving me the confidence to go tackle my career of carpentry.

[VC-Toronto]

A couple of suggestions.
I always pre-drill with a countersink bit any screws I put through. The chance of cracking is too high (especially with MDF jambs) even with skinny screws, and I prefer not to risk bridging and to have the screw head guaranteed be below the surface without bulging up the surface. (for when it comes time to finish)
I try to have the shims from both sides so I don't create an angle that when the screw goes in could cause the jamb to pull in a bit on the unsupported side.
You may notice at the bottom edge below the bottom hinge the jamb curls in a bit towards the door (9/10 prehung doors seem to suffer from this) I'll do a predrill and countersink about one inch from the bottom and put a screw there. The screw allows fine tuning to be able to pull in that bottom leg so that the gap is consistent top to bottom)

[chrisnovak]

You are a solid 2 mins faster than this old timer 😂. Definitely picked up a few tips on this video. Thank you sir.

[acz]

Framer did a good job sizing that opening for the door. Makes door install much easier and faster.

[edgrace]

I haven't heard anyone say water pump pliers. My dad which is gone now always said it. I think you and I are the only ones that k ow what that means. I'm a retired custom cabinet maker, trimmer, contractor. I love it water pump pliers. In my family it was Channel Locks. Just watching YouTube and your video came up. Keep up the good work. Ed.

[duanesherrell]

your doing it the right way. looking good. i have been a carpenter for 48 years

[mos]

REALLY good info, like in my trade, its the little tips and tricks passed down/around, combined with EXPERIENCE of doing makes a PRO

[kd]

Hey your videos are awesome. Love you presentation style, very clear. Brilliant stuff.

[longwayaround]

Ya' had me at Hangin' with Bob Ross. Great channel. I've used a number of your suggestions.

[ConstructionDiscussion-psdq]

Great work, so many so-called carpenters mess up the hanging of a prehung door set. They approach it as if it's a standard unit, stripping it down and defeating the purpose of the handiness of prehung. Weel done. Nicely demonstrated, cheers

[bzarre]

Great job - instead of the headless screw I always got a 3" screw and used it in place of one of the hinge screws. Then again, I usually was putting up nickel hinges lol

[AntonioCruz-fhyr]

Great process and explanation but after doing it for over 40 years, I found and easy way to hang the door on a wall that is not plumb. You centered the door frame flush with the drywall by starting at the top but if the wall is off plumb by more than 1/4 of an inch, the door frame is going to be 1/4 inch out on 1 side and 1/4 indented on the other side

[KarasCyborg]

Great hustle, awesome tips, thanks for sharing!

[cdronnn]

I like to put the shims in from both sides to avoid twisting of the frame. But I love the idea of stapling up the shims first. It definitely makes it a quicker install.

[fuelboy]

Followed this tutorial to a tee yesterday on a coat closet door and results were perfect, thank you! Took me 45 min tho and that included watching college basketball on tv throughout.

[traderjoe]

I use a rolling cart around jobs like these, saves bending over a thousand times ..great video thanks. I learned from it

[bloodsport]

When I was building homes we had a pretty slick method. You put the trim one side. Put the door in the hole and (one guy on each side of the door) pushed it all the way to the left and marked, pushed to opposite side and marked. Then it's easy to center the door in the hole based on your marks. You plumb and shoot the trim on the hinge side. Level the top, plumb the other side and shoot away. Guy on the other side puts the shims in. We had it down to a science and knocked all the doors out quick. Very fast and solid install