I love the authenticity of making multiple mistakes as you go along. That’s been my story ha ha

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

That’s everybody’s story… unless they edit it out. 😊

Love it! I’m having French doors installed this week for the same reason. Can’t wait! Thanks for sharing!

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

Silence is Golden. Very nice upgrade!

Looks fantastic! Good job

looks great, good work dad and son!

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Great job. Trying to put French doors in a basement office. Also trying to put a glass (plexiglass) look through on one of the walls to see into living space area. Doesn't sound hard in my head, but after watching this might need to do more homework.

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

Biggest issue is wires, ducts or pipes in walls. You won’t know until you poke a hole in the drywall.

Great job, great video, real life. Thank you !!!

@handydadtv

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Y'all did a great job

@handydadtv

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

Thank you for this! My wife is working from home and we have a 16 month old. You know how it is 😂

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed I do 😂

At least you have one opening. I have two which is idiotic lol! And my space is 72” wide 🤦🏽‍♀️. Yours was seamless! Thank you for the video! I’m trying to find used French doors. And will makes a faux wall at the other opening.

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

This is the second French door I installed last year. This other video may be useful to you as well. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lqWGmMyHpta6gc4.html

I've found it much easier and faster to install the top trim, center it and then install the side pieces. It generally finishes better as well (has a better finished look because the joints will fit together better). Looks like a nice upgrade.

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

Never tried top-first. This is how Norm Abram taught me.

@jesshawkins6496

2 жыл бұрын

@@handydadtv well, I wouldn't argue with Mr. Abrams, that's for sure!

Great video

@handydadtv

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Great job

@handydadtv

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Nice! Thanks!!!

@handydadtv

8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

👍Hang it, shim it, nail it. The painters will caulk it! 😂Good install.

@handydadtv

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Thank you for this- Now I know for sure we will need to pay someone to do this. Now to find someone who does it

@handydadtv

Жыл бұрын

Any handyman should be able to handle this.

Hi, can you help me how to put the lock on the french door?

So nice! Was your door used? I’m trying to find a used French door. Thank you.

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

No, this door was purchased from a local millwork company.

Excellent video! What gauge nailer did you use on the door jamb into the drywall? 15ga?

@handydadtv

11 ай бұрын

That would have been 16 gauge.

On the one side where you have the gap in the floor, what would be the problem with doing a piece of 1/4 round on the bottom? Any foreseeable problems?

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

That’s always an option

Hey man thanks for the video I’m doing the same project. What size nails did you need to use to fasten the doorframe to the wall?

@handydadtv

3 ай бұрын

I used the longest my nail gun supports. I think they’re 3” or 3-1/4”.

Great video. Was this an in-swing or out swing door? Also, how much did the door with all the parts cost you?

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

There is no swing distinction on a door like this because you can install it to swing in or out. It cost around $500.

@anubha6453

2 жыл бұрын

@@handydadtv thanks!

@davmartin5342

Жыл бұрын

Every door to open should be pushed in in some cases you can pull there's no wrong way but this one was installed incorrectly

I see you have the door opening out to the hall. I’m thinking of adding French doors to my home office but the door opening into the office. What’s your opinion on that?

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

Same exact process. Just be mindful of blocking light switches.

Nice job! What was your rough opening? 4 or 5 feet?

@handydadtv

10 ай бұрын

5 feet wide

Awesome! I'm in the exact same situation and thinking about doing this myself.

@handydadtv

3 жыл бұрын

It made a huge difference

What size nailer did you use to hold the frame to the shims.

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

Those were 16-gauge finish nails, 2-1/2” long.

Nice work! Is it an exterior or interior door?

@handydadtv

3 ай бұрын

This was an interior door.

What kind of molding did you use that looks like it has a shoe molding already attached?

@handydadtv

10 ай бұрын

The baseboard has a shoe molding attached. It’s two separate pieces.

Sic'Em Bears!

What did you use to paint this door?

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

White Dove semigloss by Benjamin Moore

Set your vertical trim first then do base boards. Smoother and faster

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip

I order door 72x80 Prehung French door now my rough opening 74x 82 Does it gone work or I need to have 74 1/2 x 82 1/2 rough opening

@handydadtv

3 жыл бұрын

It should work if the opening is square and plumb. That extra half inch is to give you more room for shims.

@bhavin224

3 жыл бұрын

@@handydadtv thank you

is this a prehung door? Also where did you order it from?

@handydadtv

Жыл бұрын

It was a pre-hung door ordered from a local millwork dealer.

You didn't use screws? Only shims with nails to hold it in place?

@handydadtv

7 күн бұрын

Yes. Generally, exterior doors get screwed. Interior doors are usually nailed.

Looks good.

@handydadtv

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Where did you buy that door ?

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

A local millwork supplier.

What was the brand and model of door that you used? I really like that design.

@handydadtv

3 жыл бұрын

I bought it from a local millwork company, called Woodhaven Lumber and Millwork in Lakewood, NJ. They make them custom to your specifications so you can customize the glass, hardware, jamb thickness, etc. And it was actually cheaper than stock doors at Home Depot and Lowe’s.

Where did you order the door?

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

It was in stock at Lowe’s.

What was the height and wifth of that space?

@handydadtv

3 ай бұрын

72x80 is a standard size door.

Where did you find these doors?

@handydadtv

Жыл бұрын

Bought at a local lumber yard.

I am looking for how to install exterior door

@handydadtv

Жыл бұрын

Gotcha covered kzread.info/dash/bejne/i6Gb16pqetXMZco.html

Read my mind!

@handydadtv

2 жыл бұрын

Living or dead?

The door jamb is installed incorrectly. It is in a reverse meaning the doors should swing inside I made the same mistake. But my client really loved the way it look flat from the outside flush to the wall

@handydadtv

Жыл бұрын

Interior doors are reversible. Exterior doors are not.

They prefer a pull versus a push to Open door.. the proper way is to push open a door the door jamb once again was installed backwards

@handydadtv

Жыл бұрын

There is no “proper” with interior doors. Hang them however you want.

would have loved a sound compare of a comference call with the door closed from outside the room and the quietness of the inside when people are talking outside. nice work!

@handydadtv

3 жыл бұрын

There are still times I still need to mute the conference call because of the dogs barking or grandfather clock chiming. But it’s a major improvement.

@matthewlewis5631

3 жыл бұрын

@@handydadtv nothing like that deep dachshund bark to cut through any convenience call 🤣

@handydadtv

3 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Lewis very true!

Starts out using a 2' level to check plumb. See ya.

@handydadtv

4 ай бұрын

Plumb enough.

That floor gap is ugly

@handydadtv

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input

Too much work. Just hang noise cancelling curtains and don’t destroy your dry wall lol.

@handydadtv

3 жыл бұрын

My wife wouldn’t accept that. Doors look a lot nicer.

@JoseDiaz-xw6ft

3 жыл бұрын

@@handydadtv I wear the pants in my household so no need to worry about that. They do look nicer than curtains though; I will admit that.

@dannycosic6988

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoseDiaz-xw6ft Yikes.

@leyvaalonso38

Жыл бұрын

How lazy can you get lmao curtains would look ugly this is 100x times better

Looks great! I may have missed it but how long did this project take you from start to finish?

@handydadtv

3 ай бұрын

Installed in one day. Painted the next.

Nice job! What was your rough opening? 4 or 5 feet?

@handydadtv

10 ай бұрын

5 feet