How to Replace An Exterior Door | Start to Finish Front/Back Door Install

In this video, I help my friend Jon replace the front exterior door of his house. Jon decided that he wanted to install a new front door because he noticed that he had a damaged door jamb because of high winds. I show you how to measure for a new door, figure out the rough opening for the door, and replace the old door with a new one. We do some work, we have some laughs and by the end of the video, he has a new front door!

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[fungiuse]

WOW - GREAT video, well made, lots of useful details. I bought a front door at Home Depot, got 3 estimates from handy men on line (ranged from $700 to $1, 200). I watched this video and now I can install the door for free!! Mr. FIXER: thanks for this excellent video. You're putting those guys out of business for overcharging, and helping people like me save money.

[starfoxjaden]

I've been watching construction videos all day and I just want you to know that yours was just excellent. No bells or whistles or gimmicks, just a high quality, well edited, relaxed video that gave me the encouragement and confidence I needed to finally pull the trigger on my own door replacement. Thank you both very much. You got yourself a new subscriber.

[kontra]

That is one of the most satisfying feeings in the world, when you hire someone to do a job and they do it better than your expectations, with no deception or games played. Just great work! Thank you for this video!

[delmaquezada]

I'm a sevendy year old grandma and I love watching your videos.

[joefox]

Me and my friend used this tutorial and did this all day yesterday. I have no experience with anything like this but I was still able to make it happen with your great tips! Thanks a lot for this one. Best video on the subject I found!

[pandaloverful]

My backdoor is now installed! Took me like 5 hours and some help and it is most certainly not perfect but it's done! Thank you for posting such a helpful and informative video. It really helped.

[JosueMartinez-wdyu]

I’m thinking of changing my front and back exterior doors and have NEVER done this. Watching your tutorial, has given me confidence that I can do this. Definitely going to save this video and use it as my guide when the time comes for me to change them doors. Thanks for your help.

[GreenVegan]

I need to replace the door on my garage, so I was excited to watch this video. Thanks for all the great info throughout. I've never installed a door before so I appreciate the details. And tell your friend, they picked out the perfect door for that house. It looked beautiful and matched perfectly.

[dwil]

Thanks to this video i was able to replace my back door yesterday with minimal frustration. Thank you. I only encountered a couple of stripped screws and a bit of loose/broken sheet rock behind the border that i had to deal with. Thanks again

[EdsterL]

I finished the door yesterday, I did everything you did with the exception that the door wouldn't close correctly at the bottom. I had to also you a square ruler to square the door. This truly was a two-man job, great to have nice neighbors that came to help me 👍

[taramiller]

I've watched 3 videos on this because it's been awhile since I did this. Yours brought back memories, should be easier because of you🥰thanks!!!

[Gary-tsdh]

5:41 - Yay! Free pool noodle!
13:52 - Nice trick, thank you! In just five seconds you've made a jewel out of this video (not to mention that we get to see how long it actually takes to replace an exterior door because of the minimal edits and speedups so many content creators do).

[patrickpreisinger]

My wife volunteered me today to replace an exterior door for a friend. I've installed exterior doors on my house, but have never had to replace one. This was incredibly helpful. Very step by step, answering every question I had (how to remove external trim, start installing the new door on the hinge side, insulation). You are a natural teacher. Thanks!

[turtuhl]

Thank you for this video. I was going to pay someone to install my new door. It's a 6-inch wide opening and I ordered the correct width left inswing. This is the only video that goes through all the steps in depth. Thank you sooo much. I have watched your other videos too so I was psyched that there was one specific to the front door. You are the best!

[danieller]

The backdoor on my house is 60 years old and was recently kicked in so it definitely needs replaced for safety reasons. I hate the idea of hiring people to do things that I could learn so I really appreciate this video.

[thestonewall]

You make it look so easy. Lol. I spent 4 hours on one door. But I did learn a lot. And next time I’m making sure my brother n law doesn’t touch the door.

[bigscarce]

Great video. I had no clue how to install a new door + frame. Watching this video gave me the confidence to try it myself. It may have taken me 5 or 6 hours. But I did it by mself. It may not be perfect but it works.

[kevindrevik]

Great job describing all the steps. Its very helpful for those of us trying to do projects like this - so we can think through everything that has to be done

[clairebordeaux]

My father once said spray foam is like fix-a-flat…..they create more problems than solutions. Great video.

[georgiapeach]

I'm just now able to watch this. I learned a lot about installing a door. There's a lot more to it than just taking it off and putting it back on. Sorry, I was in the bed sick for a week and I felt yucky. It's that time of the year. I love the new door too. It matches the house. Very pretty. 😁