How Do YOU Hang a Door?

How do you hang a door? Let me know below. Today I hang new door leafs in old door frames.

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These videos are intended to provide information and inspiration only. If you choose to imitate, duplicate or copy anything you may have observed in these videos, you do so at your own risk. Scott Brown Carpentry Ltd does not take any responsibility for any action taken as a result of the information or advice on this YouTube channel and shall not have any liability in respect of any injury or damage that may result.

[rogerwatson]

As a boy I was told the toilet door is the most important door in the house as other joiners sit on the loo and check for an even gap around the door, you know you do!!

[BinJuice]

I've hung probably 100 doors and I had no idea the lock side had a tapered edge. Once again I have learned something new from you.

[thecuttingsark]

Love the channel mate. I’m mid way through changing career to Carpentry because I realised I would rather hang a door than drive a Bentley! Wish I’d worked that out 15 years ago.

[TotalCarping]

My old man taught me to use the existing door as a template. Before you take the old door off, look at it in the lining and note the gaps marking on the door if it needs more or less. The carefully lay the old door onto the new one and mark it up. This gives you a good starting point and saves alot of time.

[robertmeadows]

I’ve hung literally thousands of doors in my career and have accumulated many tricks over the years. I’ve always tried to keep an open mind, however, so really like the pump jack idea.
I’ll relate one story. One winter I was asked to adjust a door that was difficult to make latch. This was a steel-skinned, in-swinging entry door. I checked it; yes, you really had to push hard to make it latch. I open the door, file a little on the strike plate, close the door and it latches smoothly. I go get the homeowner to demonstrate. I operate the door and it’s again hard to latch. Hmmm. Sorry, I say, gimme a minute. I open the door, file on the strike plate a little, the door again works beautifully. I get the homeowner again to demonstrate and the door is again hard to latch. What the heck? Then the lightbulb moment! As I’m filing the strike, the door is hanging in the relative warmth of the interior space. It is essentially the same temperature on both sides and is therefore flat. When I close it, the outside skin starts cooling and shrinking, causing the outside of the door to become concave in the minute it took me to retrieve the homeowner. Mystery solved. Solution: Spring.

[oddjobkia]

the thing that helped me was 'Hinge drill Bits' or Self centring drill bits...good video by the way

[brendancredlin]

My favourite tip for hinging a door is when you pre drill your screw holes put them slightly off centre favouring the back of the checkout. Then when the head of the screw gets to the counter sink in the hinge it pulls the hinge tight into the checkout

[mattlawson]

Great videos mate. I always make a stand for when checking out hinges on a loose leaf. Two pieces of 4x2 on their edge sitting on ground. Cut a slot in each, one side square and one angle so you can tap a wedge in. Stands the door up securely so you can work on it

[joef]

Lots of talk about using a centering jig To install the screws for the hinges.

I put the screw in just back of center this way it will be pulled tight to the cut out of the mortise. Once it touches the back side it will stop and the screw will sit perfectly

[JimStim]

Use a Stanley knife to mark hinges. Always more accurate than a pencil ever could be!! Also pre dill the hinge holes slightly to one side of the hole so the screws pull the hindge into the checkout of the door!!

[neiledwards]

Hey Scott great vid, a tip I use is I place 2 £1 coins on top of a door and pump it up then mark hinges and keep gaps all equal, helps also to c what may need trimming off the top if it’s an old out of level liner/casing, keep up the good work

[shaundell]

Hahaha, "You may have a Bentley but can you hang a door!" My Dad who was a carpenter, always said you can tell a good carpenter from how he hangs a door. :-)

[johncreaby]

love the vids. I pretty much hang new doors in old frames the same as you do. But new doors in new frames, i always use a story pole. Maybe I'm getting old but I just find it easier to get a piece of timber a bit shorter then the door, keep it flush with the top of the door and mark my hinges on it and then use it to mark all the doors. Then when I'm marking the frames, I put a €2 coin between the pole and the head of the frame. I also use the bucket boss for the locks and handles, saves your back big time as you're sitting on a tall bucket with your tools in the pockets just below your arse!

[sionn]

My tip is if possible don't use the screws included with the hinges. Even on higher quality hinges the screws are almost always terrible and there's nothing more annoying than the screw snapping and having to try and fish it out. Get a decent box of nickel screws, they go in much faster and you don't have to worry about them breaking. Good vid by the way!

[mojitomaker]

I’m always amazed that you don’t need to clamp the track saw, and it doesn’t slide - even when you press quite hard. Magical.

[BrentDarlington]

Putting them upside down like that would drive me nuts! and I would totally screw at least one up out of habit Haha

[zzlnuhx]

I know that some people don't like them but I find self-centering drill bits to be pretty handy for hinges.

[michaelskovgaard]

I usually unscrew the bottom hinge first. I feel it gives me more control of the door panel :) Great videos!

[ObiwanNekody]

A mark of superior customer service and attention to detail: takes off work boots each time he enters the client's house.

[obamabeard]

my tip is when dealing with old houses, if a frame is seriously out of level/twisted etc, sometimes it is easy/better to just replace the frame so you can have nice level frame with even gaps around the door