How to Square an Arched Doorway | This Old House

Tom Silva squares off an arched doorway.

Tom Silva shows Kevin O’Connor how he’s turning an arched doorway at the Lexington house into one that’s squared off to match the rest of the openings on the first floor.

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[JonnyDIY]

0:29 lol that Cigar hidden in that lil arch 😂💕👍

[WoodStoveEnthusiast]

If you play the video backwards, you learn how to turn a boring square doorway to an exciting archway!

[ryanroberts]

"How to square an arched door"..."use a saw"...thanks guys, coulda never done it without you...

[jeffkuipers]

when my dad had his own drywall company i would watch and help him finish walls with him on the weekends.

[Dino_Buk]

Very good job. Nice video.
Thank you Tom and Kevin.

[Jbach]

So helpful and to the point as always!

[johnc]

Corner bead over corner bead. I can honestly say I've never seen that one before.

[robinsommerhauser]

I want to know how to arch a doorway that is squared. I have 3 arched in my living room, dining room, and kitchen and I look through one of the arched openings in my living room and see a squared one and it is so awkward. Old lath and plaster house...

[ferstuck]

I would have appreciated advise on how to square up a wonky door now that is important info.

[christinahartnett]

Do the reverse in another video! I would love to know how to make a square doorway arched!!

[teddyroosevelt]

I bet Tommy was getting girls left and right back in his prime

[bobwhelk]

Good god! I thought Tommy was dead! Nice to see your still kicking it bro!

[Charlesb]

I was afraid that doorway might turn out to be might his arch enemy but it end up being pretty simple straight fix. 😁

[Griffin-Smith]

Called it a day when they left a cigar up in the corner 😂

[Bremend]

Did they get lucky with the arch method?

[todd]

Would have looked a lot better with casing around it. And probably much easier.

[strandedpirate]

Never seen someone throw away good trim details for the box home look. Trailer park fails..

[austin.paradise]

I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would want to square an arched doorway.

[Doomzdayxx]

"How to take interesting architecture and make it plain and boring"
There, fixed.

[cup_and_cone]

That was one disgusting archway...wasn't even a full arch.