You will remember every little thing you did for years!! Every time you open the door every time you open the oven every time you look at the window you’re gonna remember all the details of how hard you worked!!😅
sorry to see you hit a few rough days, must be very frustrating, but still you keep going. Admiring your tenacity. One day it will be all over and you can enjoy it all.
We call the 'edging' corner bead in the US. I've installed many, and they can be tricky. Any bends or high spots need to be crushed in to prevent proud spots when mudding. Door hanging is universally a nightmare. There are so many ways you need to be able to adjust doors it's ridiculous! Your dogs are about to be stars, hope you're ready 🤩
Yes doors are always terrible but with a few shims and screws I always get them decent but with foam.... Ill get someone in and watch him do it and learn that way.
I usually use shims to get it plumb (usually starting from the hinge side) and then shims on the latch side and nail it there too. Foam wound be to just fill the gaps for soundproofing. I’ve never seen a door hung with just foam. The shower connections are done that same way though.
Yes, that is exactly how Ive done it before but this one does not work like that. I am going to get someone over to fit the door, and then ill learn how to fit one of these doors!
I think the only time I fitted a door frame like this the instructions said to use foam only. The main advantage is probably that you don't end up with visible screws or plugged screw holes. Steel door frames usually have tags for screwing them to the wall before plastering. The Scandinavian bathroom plumbing rules are amazingly strict compared to anything I've ever seen elsewhere.
@@Ragnar8504 Yes, normally we screw them in and the cover the pre-drilled holes with special plugs, none of that on this particular door though. Yes the bathroom plumbing in Scandinavia is on another level, doing internal taps takes an arm and an leg when it comes to the amount of work needed with special waterproofed boxes and so on, but in a way it's great because I have never seen mold in a bathroom and the only bathrooms i've seen with problems are very old ones before the rules were as strict, basically 20 year old bathrooms are still as new today.
@@VillaAroldi That's the process for external doors and windows but rarely for internal doors in central Europe. Steel frames in stud walls are fixed with screws from the back, through the metal studs, other than that it's foam, except for heavy steel frames, like for fire doors. Also note that most internal door frames don't have much meat to them round here, just thin MDF with some reinforcements around the hinges.
If you don't know Anuba hinges and don't know how to install an internal door correctly, it's certainly not Italy's fault. The door frames are installed with screws using custom made hardware, foam is then used to seal the gap.
I have installed many doors before none with Anuba hinges but all with Snap in hinges which is much nicer and non visible from the outside and there are no custom made hardware to be found to attach the door with. Normally the frames come with pre-drilled holes for attachment, normally 5 on each side, this door has none of that. Anyway, I am going to get someone over to fit the door, and then ill learn how to fit one of these doors.
Here in Canada, I use foam only for insulation and in door frames to better help seat the door once screwed in place. I use extra long screws in the sides, not drilled in all the way, to keep the frame plumb and steady. 'Old ways' aren't always good ways.
Well at least your learning new ways to do things. Just do it your own way and stay positive. Your doing a good job so don't get discouraged. You have a big job ahead of you so just take your time and remember it will all be worth it
1) la porta la stai montando al contrario, quella è una porta che si apre verso l'interno e NON all'esterno 2) usa degli spessori di legno sui lati, almeno in 3 punti, (alto centro e in basso) tra il telaio e il controtelaio per metterla a squadro facendo dei buchi al telaio per avvitarli e poi copri le viti con del silicone o stucco bianco, la schiuma serve solo a riempire gli spazi vuoti tra gli spessori, alla fine metti le cornici coprifili con il silicone e chiudi le fessure con un po' di stucco passandolo con la punta del dito
Thanks! But does it make a difference if you mount the door inwards or outwards? Surely it must be fixed the same way right? You cant open a door inwards in a bathroom, what size bathroom would you need then? So your suggestion is to drill holes in it and fix it with screws? And then try and fix the holes afterwards? Im not a huge fan of that idea unless I can get hold of those standard covers in plastic. Thank you for the suggestions though!! 🙏🏼
@@VillaAroldi non cambia niente se non a livello estetico, ma esistono le porte che si aprono all'esterno con le apposite cerniere a scomparsa. Io sono fan delle porte Scrigno quelle del tipo a scomparsa nel muro, costano un po' di più ma sia a livello estetico che funzionale sono millemila volte meglio, purtroppo nel tuo caso del bagno nel sottoscala con il soffitto così basso e a 45° non credo sia possibile, comunque nei prossimi lavori in casa facci un pensiero in fase di realizzazione. ciao
@@MrNoncredo Yes I were very limited when looking for a door as it's only 2 meters high and not 2.1 which is the usual height. For the Villa we will keep all the doors we have there today, there will be a few new ones in the basement but that's about it.
@@VillaAroldi It’s pretty standard in the US for doors to open into the room….including very small toilet rooms. Practically and aesthetically it seems better than to have a door swinging open into the common area or a narrow hallway (do people often get taken out by doors in Sweden since apparently they all open outward?🥴), unless the door is kept closed at all times so it’s not sort of hanging around out there in the common space. It doesn’t really need much clearance to swing inward, and obviously usually rooms/doorways are configured here with this in mind. Just a different way of doing things….
@@bryanneatwood4261 I see, well In Sweden bathrooms has to be built accessible to handicapped people so that you can enter with a wheelchair and turn it inside the bathroom etc (leaving about 4x4 feet of free space in there), furthermore if you get locked into the bathroom and the door opens inwards how do you tackle it open then?
I think you need a few days off and get more people to help.this is life in Italy.for those of us who were not born here its very frustrating..but then you did take on en enormous property .these doors are screwed to the wall and then covered by a facing so you cant see ....it helps if you speak the language
There will be some time off later in the summer, but for now I will continue 😂 I have the covers, the problem is there is no way you can screw them on and then cover it with them, it's all very strange.
That is actually an excellent idea, unfortunately I were just now in the store buying stuff, but will have to go back there for a stapler! Yes, wedges is what I have used before when screwing the door in place.
I understand your frustration. It is strange how different nations have their quirks with construction. I watch a few videos of people in Portugal and they have some very strange construction methods as well.
Yes, and I do understand that when there are different climates etc then the houses need to be different but when it comes to certain things it's just 🤷♂️
I had to smile when I heard your views on some building practices in Italy. I'm sure you were told, "That's the way we've always done it here," which is not always a good explanation for doing anything. Securing the door frame with foam sounds crazy to me, and I wouldn't be fond of those non-adjustable hinges.
Yes, I have heard that before 😂 actually the door hinges are slightly adjustable by rotating them but still, it feels like some sort of medieval contraption compared to more modern alternatives.
@@VillaAroldi I don't think there's any real alternatives for doors with rebates. Almost all other hinge systems are designed for doors with plain edges, except for the even older and less adjustable style called "Fitschen" in German. Where modern hinges simply thread into the frame, these old ones have a flat steel plate perpendicular to the frame that's set into a pocket created using a dedicated tool, a cross between a chisel and a rasp, and secured with two nails through the jamb and the steel plate.
If you so dislike Italy, Italian plumbing and Italian building, and everything is so much better in Sweden, have you ever thought that perhaps you’re not in the right country? Already you’re using a Ikea kitchen and you’re not satisfied with it, whereas in Italy they make the best kitchens anywhere, of course much more expensive than IKEA because they are made for people who want the best, not the cheapest. However, if you have come to Italy to complain about everything and say how much better everything is in your country, you may well end up offending a lot of people who may remind you that nobody obliged you to come to Italy at all if yku dislike it so much.
First of all, I have never said I don't like Italy. Just because I complain about people not showing up on time or even at all for appointments, or that the building standard when it comes to certain things is lets just say, frustrating, does not mean i don't like Italy, I love Italy, what I don't like is how it's often managed. When it comes to kitchens, it's debatable, I know for example that Boffi is Italian and considered one of the "best" kitchen, unfortunately I have heard that the quality is maybe not on par for the price, so the safer bet would probably be Bulthaup then which is German if you are in that price range. We are definitely not in that price range, especially not for the kitchen in the stables which is just en extra kitchen that we will use now for a while going forward. But in the price range of Ikea I have not seen a single kitchen that comes even close to the same finish here in Italy, in our rental apartment we had a kitchen installed from a cheap Italian manufacturer and it was absolutely horrible and basically made out of plastic and was more expensive than Ikea.
Henrik is not alone in voicing his frustration with Italian trades people and the inefficiencies of Italy. Watch just about any Italian renovation site and you will hear the same laments from just about all of them.
I just nail them in, could screw as well. Id think the foam would break over time, but never know....looking great so far, cant wait til you get started ont eh main house given you have energy left after this part...
I am still not convinced with the foam either. Yes, can't wait to get started with the real project now, it's been a bit too much work in stables lately.
Yes that was an idea I contemplated, I would need to make sure I have the exact length screws though and I would need to screw them in from the side behind which would cause the whole door fram to twist I am afraid.
Some of your observations are just hilarious! I was going to remind you that there are two types of foam, expandable and non-expandable but you have already found out by now. Why not re-frame the rough opening to make it closer to the jam of the door frame, since obviously you already have the door, instead of foam? Do you have a table saw where you can rip a piece of wood to the appropriate thickness?
Haha, yes well that's an idea but I would like to get the frame in as it is without having to do too much DIY there. Ill try and get hold of someone who can mount it for me.
@@VillaAroldi You already have drywall right there so put a piece of drywall between the frame and the opening. It looks close enough to the right width but of course we can't tell dimensions on the video. I wouldn't use it on an outside door, but you might want to try it as a down and dirty solution right now.
Could you cut the oven drawer in half and put it on the top where you wanted it, leaving space behind for vent?? Can you screw bathroom door from the inside through studs into frame then foam. You could use shims to make plumb?
The problem is I wouldn't be able to fit anything inside of it so there is really no point unfortunately. Yes, I tried to get hold of shims but there were no shims in the right size so the other option is to make my own shims, or get hold of someone to mount the door for me.
Haha, I would love that as 4 hands are usually 4x as good as one pair. Unfortunately he is busy playing Golf 😂 He is coming to visit in about a week but no building then unfortunately.
I think perhaps something got lost in translation about that foam. Or these builders need a lesson from their Roman ancestors. And look at how cute little Tony was there at the end.
@@VillaAroldi As I commented above, I seem to remember that's what the instructions said for the last door I fitted. Wedge frame into place so it's plumb, level and square, brace the inside and fill the gap between frame and wall with a specific type of expanding foam (a kind that exerts less pressure than regular foam, to avoid deforming the frame).
Plumbing sealed inside of walls always makes me nervous because eventually something is always going to leak. Same with the toilets with the tank sealed in the wall, they look great, but having to remove all the tile and drywall when they break doesn't seem like such a great idea.
Yes I never like to have pipes with connections inside a wall, a toilet does not worry me so much as I have done a few of those and they have been perfect (all of them from Geberit) and worked for many many years now without any issues.
I live in Germany, so I am probably not qualified to say this, but from watching others doing renovations/builds in Italy, you forgot to say with your review of building practices that workmen rarely show up when agreed upon. There is nothing to be done about it. They can just not come for months or quit in the middle of a project. It is hard in so many ways you never imagined. But thanks for documenting it. I am happy to watch but glad it is not me! 😅
Im not from Italy so I’m hoping you just got the wrong advice. Because foam seems harder to work with unless it is meant to be used on a different surface.
The problem is I then need to cover the screws somehow which is not impossible with these little plastics covers etc but there must be a way to fit the door as it's constructed this way, I have just never fitted one in this way, I will get someone to fit it for me.
wiedziałam że coś wymyślisz jakiś sposób na te drzwi jaki świat mały mam ten sam model piekarnika jak ja kocham te psie mordki serdecznie pozdrawiam🦮🐕🦺💕❣
🙏🏼 I know very well there are very good materials here but all of the work I am doing right now is for the secondary building and therefore I need to keep the budget, one job we should not even have started if it weren't for all of the delays we have had with the main house. Every single thing that we have agreed and signed contract for on the main house is delayed, and it's not by a few weeks but many months.
So I should adapt to something less functional just because I live in a different country, I should stop respecting peoples time and put my time as the single most important thing in the world in front of everyone else's? Yeah, no that's not me. I will for sure adapt where necessary but some things just need to change. Don't get me wrong here, I do love Italy, it's wonderful here but some things are just ridiculously frustrating.
@@VillaAroldi Start by learning Italian properly and listening to people who know what they are talking about so you don't get bad advice. This channel is turning into a whinge fest.
@@WravTil Why would I even care what you think? You have 0 knowledge about my italian skills and 0 knowledge how I got the advice so why would you feel entitled to even comment on that? Please move along, there are plenty off channels for you.
You have quite a litany of disasters. But are they really disasters? Are they opportunities for learning how to do things better? Maybe you just like to grab our attention by using the word “disaster”.
