Avoid the Two DIY Mistakes Removing Door Knobs

There's a couple things that are easy to mess up when it comes to removing door knobs: the paint on the door and the latch. I'll show you how to avoid both those!

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[zanna]

LOVING THE BLOOPERS!!! They're the best!!!! 🤣🥰

[lilylomcari]

Thank you! Omg I am trying to get this 35 yr old doorknob out and the mechanism inside wasn’t budging. You are going to be saving me lots of time because I have new ones for the whole house coming in. Thanks!

[OneWildTurkey]

When snapping that little plate off with the tiny screwdriver - I put either a credit card or cardstock under the bit before snapping it.
It works pretty well.

[MrBobbyw]

The bloopers are the best. Videos like theses sometimes make people feel like even the pros don't make mistakes! Everyone makes mistakes. This helps people gain confidence in trying it themselves!

[hs]

Great video! I was replacing 3 standard closet doorknobs and was STRUGGLING with the first one. I couldn’t figure out how to get the original knobs off. After an hour of trying, I had an epiphany and decided to go to YouTube. Clicked on your video and had the knob off in less than 2 minutes. Then the other 2 went even faster. 28 seconds was about right. Thanks for the tutorial…you saved me an entire afternoon of cursing, door-busting, and injuries.

[ActOfTodd]

This video just saved my family which was locked in a room -- THANK

[teeroy]

Almost didn’t click on this video. Thanks for pointing out the release button. It was recessed. Thank you!

[latricewashington]

I'm not a diy'r but I did this in way less than 25 sec.! the other videos had too much verbiage... yours was succint & clear cut. thank you very much!

[terryweller]

Short, sweet and informative. Thanks!

[adrhall]

thank you so much, I watched so many tutorials but your tutorial was the one that finally showed me what I was doing wrong. I am a renter and the cheap doorknob was completely stuck. I actually got locked in my bedroom when half of the doorknob just fell off one day and I had to McGyver my way out with tweezers. I was thinking I had to hire a handyperson, but I finally got it thanks to you. Could not be more grateful :)

[MaryOKC]

All my knobs are coming off, being donated to Habitat ReStore, and new lever handles put on…how exciting!

[AndrewThronImprovements]

When the the Funny Carpenter endorses you as the "door knob guy", you just hope it's not an April Fool's joke 😆 Good Tips on the removal side!

[archivestereo]

Thank you! Been looking a half hour to find someone to tell me how to pop out these drive in collars!!! Ton telling me how to put them in but this was the first. Thanks!

[judithwilber]

thanks for the great instructions..got the old handle off...but...the hole was a hair too small for the thingy so i have to rasp it to get it in...nothing is ever simple lol, , i have subbed your channel because im just an old home owner that likes to learn to do things myself first before asking for help...only thing i wont mess with at this point in anything electrical lol...

[chadwick]

What about leaving the internal components in the door and just removing the knobs? you could even tape over the metal that protrudes on the edge. Thoughts?

[ignition]

HELP: I’ve been searching everywhere, I have two doors with the same no-screw, snug-fit dead latch and I want to replace them, but they will NOT budge. Unfortunately I did everything you’re NOT suppose to do which is leverage it from the rear of the latch (bending the latch in the door hole) and taking a hammer to the actual latch to loosen the latch (damaging the door). I’m under the impression that either the age/moisture of year after year caused it to cement itself, OR one of the previous owners GLUED this thing into place… any advice before I order a new door?

[codysmith]

My door knob doesn’t have any release mechanism at all theres no screw latch or a flat head screwdriver spot to unlatch on the implant

[brothermine]

In the step where you inserted a screwdriver through the latch hole in order to pull out the latch, in my case the latch hole contains a white plastic part (and the part's hole is square-shaped). Do I need to find a way to remove that plastic part (before using the screwdriver to pull on what remains)?

[KODoch]

Two observations after having removed dozens of doorknobs for painting door/spray painting the doorknob in the 11 houses I’ve owned: I’ve not once run into a knob with a front release mechanism, and never bent any part of the mechanism on removal or install. Weird! 🤔

[susankruzel]

Any tips, that plate won’t budge at all I was hoping for that great popping sound? Am sure paint and years keeping it in. Thanks