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No time for a wheel replacement as this was an emergency fix for a party that started an hour later. We replaced wheels following weekend as they're very cheap and available at Home Depot. Thanks for watching.
Happy to help and if you're going to do this, it's best to replace the wheels. Very easy and inexpensive. This video was a temp emergency fix for a party that was happening that day. We replaced the wheels later. Thanks for watching.
I have an old sliding door ... probably 35 to 40 years old. For some reason there are no holes for adjusting the rollers, I have looked repeatedly. Is there any way to make adjustments other than removing the door?
Well done. I agree with you. Hanging doors seems so easy from RU-vid videos with perfect openings for standard size doors. In reality it is rarely perfect and you have to improvise.
When it comes to prehung doors, there are rare occasions when they simply pop into place. As a door specialist for 15 years, I can assure you that rarely happens, and the challenge is to use creative problem solving to get it in. I've a new video coming out soon that shows easy vs hard prehung installs. Thanks for watching.
When u said put hinges flush do u mean hinge side of frame or the hinge itself. Cause at that part the frame flush where your showing but the hinge is overlapping
Great question. Whatever side the hinges are on, the face of the door should be flush with that wall. You can fudge a little, but that's a good rule. Thanks for watching AND paying attention.
That's very encouraging to hear. I'm glad you've enjoyed. I no longer have the askillthatpays site. Between my business and making the videos for this channel, I'm busy enough. Thanks for watching. I appreciate it.
Thank you so much for this! I'd like to suggest that you ad a little bell to your channel so that your subscribers (I just subscribed) will be notified of your new videos.
Thanks for watching. And I always recommend replacing the wheels if you're going to do this. Very cheap and easy. This was just a temp emergency fix for a party.
Thanks for noticing. Most people can't do this at all. I do it one handed while making videos for you to enjoy. As my good friend Wayne Dyer once said, "don't go through life looking for reasons to be upset. " Thanks for watching.
I have a cordless angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. I reciprocating saw with a metal cutting blade works, but they can bounce around. Also a regular circular saw is fine as long as the blade is fresh. It's just aluminum so very easy to cut. Thanks for watching.
Don't let the jargon get in the way. Turn off the sound and just watch. I really can't explain it any simpler and keep in mind that doors are not simple. To do this sort of work requires a base knowledge of carpentry and some people simply aren't ready. I believe anyone who truly wants to, can learn this. Thanks for watching.
When doing tasks like this, there's always one little thing that holds up a job. Sometimes it can be as simple as trying to remove an old bolt. For this, the stucco work, at the end, was tedious and tiring due to the height. There's no manual anywhere for this stuff, so I'm happy to share my experience. Thanks for watching.
I've just had a builder redo two rooms and the door frames are crooked to a point of being an inch out with a gap at the top and sides, frames are bigger than the doors. Looks like a case for the building commission to get this fixed, guess he's not the perfect builder he thinks he is.
In my experience, I can fix things that are up to 1/2" crooked by shaping the door. If you have crooked framing up to an inch, that's when I would take things apart and reframe them as that's un acceptable but more importantly something extreme is going on with the structure to cause that. For even when I worked in Los Angeles, I never saw anything that far off. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@@askillthatpays I can't get the door out to change the wheels.
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Very useful, but removing and reinstalling the sliding door is probably a 2-person job. They can be big and heavy. Now can someone tell us how to put pocket doors back on track (they slide from the top).
I always work alone, so I've figured out how to do these things, however, in many cases, lifting and moving doors can be a 2 man job for ease and safety, and I always recommend to replace these types of wheels. This was a short term emergency fix for a party. Thanks for watching.
That's true and sometimes they do fine work, and in some cases they're limited in what they know and what HD allows them to do. I'm happy to pick up those jobs. Thanks for watching.
So If a solid core door is not to be cut down how does one fit a door into a frame that is 28 1/4 inches inside without demolishing the existing frame and part of the wall? I've inherited someone's else's work and trying to not have to rebuild a whole door and part of a wall.
Great question. 28 1/4" will fit a 28" wide perfectly. They aren't stocked locally at HD or Lowes and you might have to go to a local door supplier to get one. Thanks for watching.
Nice simple to the point video and good craftsmanship. We are renovating a manufactured home and have two 8.75" deep door openings on a wall where the different sides of the house were attached together so I will have to make my own frames. Do you have a type of wood to recommend or avoid? Frames will be painted
That's an exciting project. Congrats. Avoid MDF as it's too bouncy. The inexpensive knotty pine is too uneven and hard to finish. For door frames, the best options are "primed finger joint pine." Very clean, straight and 3/4" thick and it comes primed white. Also "select pine." More expensive and unfinished but very clean and straight with no knots. Ideal if you're going to stain or clear coat. If you want to spend some money, Poplar is the least expensive hardwood that's very clean and straight. Those are all typically available in 1x10 which would be 9.5" wide and you''d have to rip it to 8.75. Good luck and thanks for watching.
Great work! My only comment for future is try NEVER to use wood at the bottom....every DIY store has poly/acrylic boards that should be used on the bottom (and sides if needed) to avoid future rot from weather! Using wood (wrapped, primed or sealed with coppercoating) on exterior face or anything exposed to weather is just asking for more issues 5-10 years down the road!😊
Technically, great idea. I can only stock so much stuff and have to carry wood that's versatile. primed 1x4 and 1x6 have so many uses. Look at it this way. The original wood, with no protection, lasted 25 years. Primed wood wrapped and caulked will last at least 35 years so even though it's a good idea they'll get their money's worth and the house will be remodeled before that sill fails. stocking various types of synthetic products is just not practical or necessary. I don't drive a box truck. I appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching.
I can't thank you enough for this video! After 16 years of lifting the door and using our body weight to push it open, we watched your video and fixed it the next morning. Only $17 for wheels and it's like new! It glides so well now that we had to put in a new handle because the old one almost crushed my fingers when I closed the door. Thanks again! PS: For anyone doing this, I highly recommend using a wire brush, cleaning liquid, and paper towels to clean the track. Ours was full of tiny metal shavings from the old wheels and door.
So glad this could help you and YES, always replace the wheels. This was an emergency repair to get the door working for a party. We replaced the wheels the following week. Thanks for watching.
Yes, Love the way it rolls off the tongue. My mentor used to say it all the time. Don't go through life looking for reasons to be upset. Thanks for watching.
I was just looking at a solid core door on Home Depot's website. I need to cut the door in half on the short dimension and remove 2-3 inches from one side. The instructions says the only cutting should be no more than 1/2 inch on each end. How critical is that? Thank you.
It's very critical. When you cut off the wood edge you'll be left with a very rough edge that won't hold screws well. See this video for more info. Thanks for watching. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hVLgJfhX_mg.html
To be fair Home Depot and Lowe’s (at least the ones in my town) subcontract the absolute worst of the worst to do their installs. It’s rather misleading when all the signs say “We install ____” when you don’t actually know who will be showing up to install your product and how much, or little, they’re being paid for the install while Home Depot pockets most of what you paid. Last note, great install by you!
I agree, and I think the guys they sub to do the best they can, they're just limited. If they truly knew how to do this stuff, they'd be working for themselves. Good lord, my phone never stops ringing, and if I just knew ONE guy who could do this, I could make him rich. Thanks for watching.
We did the next weekend. This was an emergency fix for a party that was starting in an hour on a Sunday and neither of us felt like driving to the depot. Thanks for watching.
As I mentioned, the depot subs aren't idiots, but they're limited by their skills and by what HD allows them to do. Since I'm independent, I have no such limitations and I simply get it done. Thanks for watching.
Ordering a door install from a big box store and having the wrong size frame is like hiring movers but none of your stuff is packed up yet. They came for a very specific job, they aren't there to do other stuff too, that's on you to get the frame to fit.
Depot subs are limited by their knowledge and what they're allowed to do. Because I'm my own business, I have no such limitations and simply get it done. All good. Thanks for watching.
Thank goodness for these two door videos. I've searched for and watched a bunch of videos about hanging doors, but almost none of them address any of these issues. Not only did they give me what I needed to approach the problems, but I also feel a little less insane / incompetent. Developing DIY skills on your own can be daunting, and I often want to throw in the towel cause it seems I can't ever get anything right. But these videos illustrate just how many things can go wrong, and how all of this stuff takes time and experience to understand. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise in this way. I mighta lost it had I not found these two vids!!! 🙏🙏🙏
You are ABSOLUTELY correct about increasing SKILL SETS ! I have saved MULTIPLE fortunes over my LIFETIME doing my OWN specialized work! Much gratitude for SHARING.
Agreed. Many think that their "job" is what brings wealth. What I've discovered is that making a good living, then investing income instead of wasting it, is the true way to success and wealth. Thanks for watching.
Remember the Home Depot guys can’t do any modifications to your house that’s outside of the job specification. This is for liability issues. If the Home Depot guy takes off your door jam and you have a problem with it you can sue Home Depot and therefore Home Depot will not allow it. This is why your job was not accepted. as the guy also stated they’re just not allowed to something that they couldn’t do it. They’re just not allowed to. Hope that makes sense plus they’re not getting paid for all that extra work.
Ok but in 95% of cases you order doors to fit the space, and having to alter the frame or door is obviously more than a simple door install. It's like if I show up to install a door in an opening that's way too big I can do it but now there's framing drywall work and painting, all stuff that cost more and I would have to reschedule so I have the proper tools, materials, and time
Correct and in my 15+ years of experience, pre-hung door fit about 50% of the time and sometimes the modifications are minor and sometimes major. Since I've seen everything, there isn't anything I can't handle, but everyone has a different skill level and experience so I don't blame anyone who passes on a job they don't understand. Thanks for watching.
