How to expand an existing door opening 

“When you do your crown molding video let me know 😎” lmaoooo

Hahaha… holler at me when you do crown! I busted out laughing! Love the channel man!

Now I want a digital level!

I install the header before the trimmer to avoid the blowout in the rock. You can smack it upward instead of from the side. You can cut a slight relief angle off the end of the header so as not to dig in to the king stud so much, knocking it out of whack.

Thanks for this. Had to widen a closet door so my wife could get her wheelchair through (all the doorways in my house, constructed in 2005, are 36" except for the walk-in closet doors in our bedroom and that is really annoying) and this helped me get through doing that.

What I appreciate is that you find time to do this at home after what I'm sure is a long day of doing this at work. Much respect.

“ we’ll obviously be rebuilding the back half of my house “ 😂 ☠️

You do very little wrong! I'm always impressed how nicely you cut the drywall, existing header and studs and then perfectly fit in the new pieces! amazing! You are so good!

So freaking timely, I was just staring at my door wondering how to do this!

Good work Richard👍, you did just fine! I just did the same thing on my garage a week ago. I put in a door on the side wall of my garage. Yep, just superimpose the framing component as necessary into the existing framing. Now when it comes to finish carpentry - I'd probably let you do that 😎

Make the door a swinging door so you can easily go in and out with hands full of stuff. Get some nice trick hidden swinging hardware.

Yknow I was just looking at my backyard thinking if I wanted to do a deck or roller coaster myself. Can’t wait for that vid!

Man every video I watch it’s so helpful, yet humorous!! The comment about framers was hilarious! Keep the videos coming! 💪🏻

You the Man!! Thanks for always keeping us educated and entertained. 👍🏻

I already knew how to do this from a technical standpoint. But I had no idea it could be done that cleanly. I'm a "sledgehammer first, fix it later" kinda guy.

"If this doesnt work, then the next video will be "rebuilding the back half of my house."" I laughed pretty hard at that.

I NEED that level!

Laughed a few times in this video lol. I can’t wait to own my own house and renovate something for myself for a change.

Hahaha, spat my coffee out at the crown moulding comment, absolute gold

You are seriously hilarious and so darn talented. I love someone's swinging door idea. I don't know much about carpentry but know alot about doing laundry! Love your videos!

I enjoy your videos, and I applaud your tidy work. Always impressive. I would recommend adding more nails to your header. A rule of thumb I’ve always heard is to put one nail for every 2" of dimensional lumber. So for a 2x6, it would be three nails top to bottom every 16". Also do so from both sides of the header so it stays together before installing it and toe nailing through the jacks into the bottom.

Superb video and straight to the main course! It's been a delight watching all your vids and seeing all the new subscribers coming in toooo

Always great to see your videos. Keep them coming man.

a pro tip for making headers always rip your plywood a good quarter inch less than the header width. The logic is that the header stock will most definitely shrink with age / drying out and the plywood will not it’s not much but good to know when building strong houses. Thanks for the videos man

"The next video will be rebuilding the back of the house" was hilarious!

Ask any finish carpenter to frame something and it'll get done, ask a framer to do some finishing and get ready to buy a lot more materials... 😉

Your videos are the Best !

I cannot wait for the pool and rollercoaster videos.

More nails in the header, top and bottom, to resist cupping is my only critique! Nice work

That’s what I like about, you never take yourself to serious. Good job, I’m sure you’ll get someone telling you that you screwed up or how they did it

Can't wait for the rollercoaster!

You could've put header in first then set your jack in and hit the jack in place which will push the header up in place. But all in all, great job

Can’t wait to see the roller coaster!!)

I love this channel. The level of knowledge and experience is awesome to watch in practice. I don’t know shit about building anything.

5:55 Needed the sunglasses, the spliff, and the Snoop Dog song to be edited into the video. 😂😂

Nice video. I'm expanding a closet soon. This helps a lot. Thank you.

love your sense of humor

Excited for that roller coaster!

I'm putting in a 32" door where a 28" is so this video is very useful. Bought the door in December, now warm enough to do the job as my garage is unheated and this is the passage to the dining room.

Good job bro. You're the best!.

A finished trim guy, now a framer……… is that like a singer trying to be a actor or vice versa . Enjoyed that Smirk

The humor makes these all the better for me.

Good job Rich.

Can't wait to see the pool and roller coaster installation.

GREAT JOB!!!

I enjoy your sense of humour

Great work!

great job, when I did a carpenter's apprenticeship, I was taught to stagger the nails and never nail lumber in a straight line like you can see you did to the header when you nailed it together (7:56) I'm sure it will be fine, but I would put at least one more spike and I would have staggered them more and not nailed the 3 in a straight line in the middle like you did

made me laugh your comment about crown molding 😀 Excellent door framing. That red nailer is a beast

It probably some builders or framers gonna be laughing at me... but when you do your crown molding video let me know.. haha that was the best part 😹

Can't wait for the roller-coaster install video

Your jokes always have me rolling! 😂

I am impressed you used the proper terminology (king stud, header, cripple) even though you are not a framing carpenter. You must have had some experience at framing.

@3:16 LOL. That was funny. But the first clue that it's load bearing is that the saw gets stuck! 🤣 @5:12 That miter saw's dust collection looks impressive.

It might be different in Texas, but typically the door from the garage to the house, laundry room, needs to be fire rated solid core door. If you ever have a fire, the insurance company might make an issue of it. Yeah, this framer is chuckling at your header fabrication. And you would probably get a chuckle out of my crown moulding fabrication. Much of what I know about crown mould came from you. Thanks. 👍

You did great!

good job Richard

Awesome! Thanks!

Haha the crown molding comment was gold buddy! 🤣

Hahahaha was a good one I been laughing , nice work on your trim projects

Love the smartass pop on the framers.

Finally I have been looking for this video...

I lol’d at the crown joke 😂😂😂

Beautiful!

"when you are going to shoot your crown moulding video let me know" now that was damn funny!!!!

If you have a floor below , you may get a bit of deflection, as it may not have proper weight transfer once you move the load point.

Lol 😆 🤣 dig joke at framers was pretty funny

Looked good. Hanging the door is my source of frustration. Hate ghost doors and had too many.

You're turning the king into a jack, not a cripple. But really, potato, potahto. And as someone who does a lot of framing *and* finishing, I'm not gonna laugh at you for using clamps on your header, i'm gonna give you a 👍

"but when you do the crown moulding, let me know..." I like what you you said LOL

Long time watcher first time commenter…… Is there anything you can’t do? I must say this channel is the BEST!! Knowledgeable begging for a like or a Sub and to the point with usually no just one solution but sometimes several.. you should give etiquette and editing lessons to others… maybe it’s easy for me to criticize and I have nothing on RU-vid, however, I am wise enough not to put out junk!! So thank you my my friend for being you and bringing value to RU-vid.. keep up the excellent work you truly are mastering your craft!! Feeling Inspired! Regards, Sean

You did OK... better than most… I’m a framer by trade turned trim carpenter… I definitely have picked up a few tips from you.

Always a nice clean job sir. A tip of the cap to you. I have to do some framing at different times for my handyman business and I’m not as fast as a guy who only does framing but I’m pretty fast. The way I figure it is I make up for it when I do their drywall repair, texture, finish carpentry and paint. And it will look like the house was built that way. I always make it perfect, which is why I’m always busy. Thank god I worked for general contractors who made us do everything without subs. It taught me a lot over the years. And a lot of framing I run across in the field was not built to be over examined. When doing framing you can get all mid evil with it and if I it’s not plumb or level just give it a few knocks with ur framing hammer. Or if it’s really stubborn use ur favorite sledge, there! That’ll do.

the rollercoaster got me lol

Looks good

You did good

Looking good

Looks good to me!

I might specialize in framing but I can also do flawless finish work. If you wouldn't want it in your house don't leave it in someone else's is the way I see it

🤣 always great content

Hahaha 🤣 🤣 When you said "..... when you do your crown molding video, lemme know!" I thought - Scott Brown (cough)

"And I'll just line it uggggh" 😆

Richard you cut thru rough framing in one foul swoop and immediately lift the blade while its spinning, no need to do the ol'double cut then wait for the blade to stop. Lol. Good job

Love your sense of humor and the channel...meh. ; -) keep up the good work!

Good content. 👍

I sub'd for the roller coaster!

Damn fine job sir

6:00 Thug Life! 🤣🤣

how well has the dust collectoin been for you on the makita miter saw?

Looking forward to the next vid...."rebuilding the back half of my house"..🤣🤣🤣

Lol "if this doesn't workout my next video will be rebuilding the back half of my house"😂

Ya done good Baba!

Nice work. Maybe a pocket door though for a situation like that?

A header on that wall is not required per say as the roof load goes to the outside wall as evident when you did the laundry ceiling. Also, when you cut the studs there was zero load present. The wider door will be very convenient. Looking forward to how you trim it out.

"roller coaster" LMFAO 😆

thanks

Man, you crack me up. lol

I'm needing to widen the doors at my parents house. My pops is huge, like 6'5 but has to use a walker.. till he hits the bathroom. The doors arnt wide enough. Perfect timing

That smirk at trim …! 😂

Please make a video when you build the rollercoaster...hahaha