Door Install Trick - DON'T SCREW THROUGH THE HINGE!!!

Here is how I screw my door jambs so that they stay perfect for the long term.

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[vinceferraccioli]

Predrill the hole first. Because you just split the jam

[jeffhaman]

As a painter, when I remove the hinges, I label every single plate so that it goes back up in the same spot, and I also label every hole that has a long screw in it. But yet, I can see a lot of painters not doing this.

[brucegregory]

I’ve been doing that for 30 years. It truly works well!

[MarkWilliams-yhzz]

I've been a carpenter for a long time and I appreciate watching your videos. You never cease to show me something new or a different way of completing a task....you're a great carpenter..

[mjac]

That's a new one on me, retired capenter age 73 hung hundreds of doors, many from scratch not pre-hungs. This is a good idea, I like it.

[normanjacques]

Thats a great idea. I've been doing it thru the hinge for 33yrs. Painter has screwed it up in the past. Thanks

[claudemaddox]

Good point about the painters. But on a heavy door, I would do both, as a screw through the hinge is stronger.

[cslloyd]

Maybe do both, but i like a long screw through the hinge because the door frame really isn’t beefy enough to hold a heavier door

[Dan_Ohhh]

Excellent tip, I never knew this. You should make a video sharing the tip of installing screws behind the weather seal for storm doors. I’m almost always working on exterior doors and do this every time, even on low income housing. The people appreciate the quality work because nobody else ever seems to get it done right. Glad to see the pride you take in your work! 💪🏻

[ryan]

That’s the voice of experience right there. 3 weeks ago I was at a house fixing doors the painters put back up wrong. Lol. Nice work Spencer as always.

[NextLevelCraftworks]

I also like to pre-drill with a counter sink bit, that way the screw is not gonna make the hinge all wacky.

[markcollins]

Good point with the hinge screw, the walk through punch list is always my last eyeball on the job nothing better than a nice crisp paint line😊

[zephyr]

One of thee best Finish Carpenters in the business bar none!

[dustinmarquand]

I do both. Top and bottom hinges. Painters are usually pretty good at putting screws back where they go...

[funkmanone]

This is just a great idea all around and I will be doing this from now on.

[apyorick]

As a painter, I don't lose screws, but I already know I'm an anomaly. This is definitely the way to go.

[NoIwont]

Hung hundreds of prehung doors in my life...I used screws to temporarily hold my hinge side jamb stable while I finished set the entire door jambs with hand driven 16d galvanized casing nails...wether the door was an exterior or interior door, they never moved when installed with hand driven casing nails.

[nannesoar]

Wooo gonna be showing up to my first job today, stuff like this has me so excited

[divineful]

The painter could always remove pins from the hinges to remove the doors. If I am going to enamel the doors and trimwork, I don't want the thickness of the enamel to throw off how the hinges fit if I take the doors off via the hinges. Its an extra step of prep work leaving the hinges on the jambs and doors, but you never have to worry about the doors fitting right when they're put back on the jambs. Doors are finicky sometimes...

[_JohnRedcorn_]

It also helps if your house isn’t on 60’ of clay and shifts back and forth all year