How to Install a Sliding Glass Door | This Old House 

Sounds like me trying to fix my car

I would hire it out

Same along with everything else I try to do lol

Me trying to hang a picture on the masonry wall

And of course wishing you had Tommy there with you to do the job right!

lol! yeah and nice "secure" door! Can anyone with a screw driver just remove the panel?

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That was my first thought. 😂😂

My first thought too.

Tommy wanted me to tell you that you spelled sawr wrong!

i was going to say

The lintel questions should have been addressed. Too many do it yourselfers don't have a clue. Someone pointed out that the area was most likely a garage door in a former lifetime.Of course a garage door would have a lintel strong enough to bear the weight of the house above it.

Old garage door?

hahaha. "meh... just send it!"

I think they checked before but he didn't mention it

Tommy should have the authority to revoke Man cards.

you ever see a grown man naked?

have you ever been in a Turkish prison?@@justanotherguy8791

do you like movies about gladiators?

Caleb Allen .........That was classic!!!

ironray123 If the women don’t find you handsome...

You've forgotten the handy mans secret weapon!

It's awesome to see other Red Green fans!

Random Stuff In Oregon duct tape!

Nzfilms having tea party dances

Nzfilms lol

So u 1 of them comedians huh lol

Muhammad Sultani ba

I came to put this comment, glad to see its #1. #sment

Most don't. Preparation is key.

I was ready to go buy a door today until I read your comment lol. What should I get more of? 2 doors, framing lumber, siding, waterproofing, screws, and a tub of caulk?

​@@thesweattexperience7741Nobody is going to do that when they can just smash the glass. Anybody worried about undetectable entry can easily pick the lock. Somebodh removing and then re-installing a glass door is NOT how you are going to be robbed.

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It's called TV magic. If something doesn't go right they just edit it out. Trust me I have been in the construction business for 30 years and doors especially sliders don't go in just like that.

@@derekleesmith76 I'm working on one right now. Not my first rodeo either. You speak the truth.

yes ! every home rebuilder/ flipper has a team of 30 pros, hiding behind the scenes, doing the tough, hard work. but this guy looks like he put his time in. and everyone's getting paid well. good job!

@Jessica T indeed he is!

It's also about having good quality tools. Construction worker or not. Yes a good crafts person in any trade can almost use any tool and do the job. But as a Tool Junkie there's a big difference in cheap stuff vs middle grade, vs Just the Right Good Quality Tool for the job you are doing. And it's also about how you are using a tool. Everyone has different experience also. It's kind of like Martial arts the more you train the faster and stronger your ability. But if you think about it too hard it becomes complicated.. don't think feel. Let's say you have put in 2 sliding doors but that's all you've done. But a person who works as a professional door installer only does that. That person would be a master at door installation in 2 years or less doing it every day. But imagine if they did it over the next 30 years. Tommy is a contractor so His expertise is Building houses from the ground up and he knows a lot about everything in a house. The point is you could classify him as a Jack of all Trades Master of none. But that would be false. Tommy's ability has gone beyond the physical level because he is able to share and teach it. That is how you know a True Master. No matter what the teacher is teaching. Building, Art work, Martial Arts, Automotive, etc. The point everyone eventually becomes the Master of there own abilities. Unfortunately it is very Western to reach a level of training and stop learning even to the point of being physically unable to perform at any level. But it is When you realize you never stop learning that your ability improves in any and all things you put your mind too. Yes video and editing can happen and make the appearance that something is easier then it actually is. It can make bigger doors smaller and messy rooms look clean in 2 seconds. But the whole point of doing any Work is to experience it. As Work is one of the Ultimate Gifts that God has blessed us with. Friendship also Work should be experienced as it is. And not to be stuck emotionally in yourself about the job. I here many people and sometimes even myself say This work sucks. I wish I could do it faster. However some people gripe and complain so much about the job that it becomes the reason they work not to experience the blessing of it. Therefore they forget the reason why they are doing a job. One too make a better life for themselves. But two to help others build a better life for themselves. Those are the two main reasons in life anyone has too work. So if you must Work do What you Like.. not What pays the most. A very humble trim carpenter once posted a video. And he was suggesting that he held the fastest casing install. You see He was pulling a fast one on his audience. Because people who know him Knows that he builds the casing and trim on the ground and then installs it. So while his introduction to that video was theatrical and entertaining, the main objective of the video was not to gloat and say he was the fastest in the World although at first glance that's what it looked like. His purpose was to point out that building cases and trim on the ground will get you perfect trim every time. Once it's built you set it in the window ,you shoot one nail. And it's installed. Vs holding pieces of trim up and nailing one at a time. Which is normally what a lot of people even some construction workers do because that's the only way they ever tried it. But that's the thing there is a difference between rough ins and framing a house compared to Trim Carpentry and Joinery But it's all abilities. My whole point in writing this is to inspire others to strengthen there own abilities in there own crafts.

Yessssssssssss. I’ve been looking for the unedited version of this video for a long time. He also says something else that’s pretty much talking down to this guy that was hilarious.

Mee too!!! 😂

The inside handle can protrude from the moving door. The door wouldn't open all the way. If the handle was flush, the door couldn't be closed by that handle if the door was slid all the way. You couldn't reach it. You'd have to use the outside handle to begin to close the sliding door if the sliding door was on the outside. So, the stationary panel is mounted on the outside

Don't over think it. If anyone wanted to get in, there's two giant glass panels they can smash. After that, they can drive a truck inside and out of your house.

And don't forget those heavy-duty gloves she's wearing either!

Alot of them are like that today. What they don't show you are the 5 other screws on the inside.

Anyone with a chainsaw can enter your house. Face it.

@@jakefuller7597 That only works in the US

MegaNitrospeed what else Matters ?

@@jakefuller7597 Ah, how classic, Americans thinking they are the best in everything 🤣

Well if you can not fill in the missing bits then you probably should not be doing the job in the first place.

Yes he didn't show how to nail the top flange

Yep can take it down with a screwdriver the way he did it

Came here to say this.

Lol. Only reason. I read the comments was to see if anyone else noticed this.

@Roald Shakleton yes its made out of glass but if you look at the video at 7:12 he is installing the L bracket and screws on the outside of the house . Which means if you take out those screws you can remove the entire door from the outside making the lock on the sliding door pointless .

Just use a truck to run through the door. It's faster.

@@ElCid48 screwdriver at night won't be noticed. This is a HUGE oversight. Sliding doors go on the *outside*

Oh yeah, that's just what I want. A door that I can't open because the track is full of debris, snow, ice, etc. Come on. Put something on the inside to prevent it from being lifted out.

Thank you I told no one notices

@@shimes424 Yes he installed it wrong. The sliding part goes outside

She definitely wear the pants in the family

Someones well trained 😆

Yeah, no rubber membrane. No pan under the door. Good luck folks.

@@christophersharp6591 Yup not even sill seal, or something! I say all the time these guys are hacks!

How do you know thats his wife

That's clearly his daughter

It’s the exact same situation with me. IPut this old house on every night from Pluto.

Right? This show just gives good vibes

so true; good advice

My thought, too! I'm replacing a bedroom window with a slider, and since there's an outlet right under the window now, I KNOW I'd be thinking about getting electrical wires dealt with first!

Porsche924Tim I agree that they don't mentioned what might go wrong. Another video maker said he doesn't list all the precautions because it would make his videos too long. Seems like there would be a happy middle ground where they briefly mentioned the serious risks...cutting into electrical, plumbing, bearing wall, etc.

All external walls are load bearing so where is the right sized header in this job?

if you look above from the hole they knocked out. That's a ceiling beam.. They're safe.

Then don't watch it. Simple, problem solved. This show is for entertainment

ThisIsSolution it's television, they don't show you everything first off. And it's just for entertainment not a how to guide. Also the RU-vid clip is even cut shorter than the clip on TV you don't know what was cut

that's why I have to listen to sh%t from homeowners because of my price or timeline. "well, they did it in 22 minutes. What's the problem."

mrfnk There are way more secure doors out there, but these tutorials are usually on a budget. Many have locking tabs and bars on the inside of the door, but I didn’t see any here.

ShakespeareCafe 😂 I was thinking the exact same thing. And I’m also surprised to see that it’s corded.

Thomas Genders Darwin explained this in his book. Natural selection is awesome. Thins out those who deserve to die. Such as those who would cut in to a wall without checking. We know Tommy did check.

Lmao I was thinking the same thing..! I know they.. Actually I'd imagine they checked off camera but its definitely something that should've been mentioned..

+Daniel L I think you're correct. The fixed panel is indeed on the inner track on my installation. The exposed screws in the video make it easy to break in.

+Daniel L Maybe it's to stop people getting out ?

+Daniel L This is the expert, Tom Silva! He shouldn't make that mistake and I wish he was here to comment.

No, the fixed panel should always be installed on the outside so you have the option to put a removable security bar behind it, next to the sliding panel, on the inside. I've seen it installed the way you describe a few times, and it's definitely not correct. You could put a security bar on the outside and lock everyone in! The fixed panel should have screws or a bracket on the inside too, and you could always use one-way non removable screws if it doesn't.

Dear RU-vidrs, The exposed bracket you see in this video is just part of the securing of the stationary panel. There are normally screws and/or brackets on the interior as well on ALL gliding doors I've seen in 15 years of servicing them... ;)

most sliding door can be lifted off their base with a simple crowbar

+TIM WARREN - they have a meeting once a week and tell the wall how important it is in their lives, that the wall improves their life, and how much better it is than other walls.

Yep, forget about picking the lock or busting the glass. Just unscrew the L brackets. Enter the house with a Phillips #2 bit. The back panel should be the stationary one, Tommy got it backwards. A very rare miss for him.

Took me a long time to find this comment. Most people were complaining that they didn't show Tommy explaining why he knows there's no wires or pipes in the wall. I brushed that off as "of course he would've checked, but they probably should've mentioned it" then got to the part where the sliding door went in first and thought "cool, we get to see a blooper where he has to switch it around for security" I'm very disappointed in Tommy.

The clip on the outside only keeps door in track. I’ve installed this brand of door and the fixed panel is secured on the inside as well. You could unscrew the L bracket and take it with you but your not getting in the door.

Viran Panchal there is always 1 safety police

Yeah who cares about smashing your feet with a sledge hammer when you can easily grow more- Oh you can’t? Well then.. safety.

Mister Beans nobody has that bad aim when lightly swinging a sludge hammer

It's a trademarked version of regular sement. Kinda like ARDEXteritist.

Arie if people want to get in your house that badly they will... locks only keep out honest people

Breaking a solid door is a lot harder than just breaking a glass door. Glass doors are so easy to pop open that they don't even need to break the glass. I've seen solid wood doors that were fired on by a shotgun several times and it still didn't get compromised. Even if it takes them an extra 15 minutes, they'll likely move on to the next house that has a glass door. You don't have be faster than the lion, you have to be faster than the next impala.

+Хлебников Денис I was thinking the same thing, especially when they were doing the demolition work.

nor earplugs and she doesn't have safety shoes-boots.

Real men don't need gloves when doing a simple removal.

Pat, true story. Bunch of wussies here !!! Who the hell cares, it's their bodies. Smh.

handyt butler real men work 20+ years because they practice safe working to extend their lifetime

Looks good. Excuse me a min? *Gets in trucks and burns out*

In typical “self employed contractor” fashion

Tommy never makes mistakes. LOL but I seen a clip somewhere of him saying it sarcastically "I never makes mistakes" in a voice all serious.

As an instructional, it would be beneficial to at least fake a few typical problems and show how to correct them.

gloves! eye protection..

Yeah, duh, it's a TV show. This isn't reality TV. It's scripted.

Notice how she put out her had before he even produced the keys or even mentioned them.

Well, if the owner has a gun, you and your axe would be destroyed.

But Lil Kurcoban could only dream of any "litteray" feats of destruction lol! leave the feats of strength puddin to real men with muscles and ability to spell, DOPE!

THOSE ONES YOU DISCRIBING ARE FASTENED THROUGH THE FRAME AND CANT BE UNSCREWED WITH OUT THE FRAME TAKEN OUT THIS ONE IS MOUNTED INSIDE AS MOUNTING HARDWARE IS ACCESSIBLE .

There was a window and a door there previously, so a lintel or header was most likely already there. The fact they they didn't need one suggests that it extended from one side all the way to the other....

The header is up inside the wall above the window and door.

There was probably a garage door there originally, due to the fact there was an 8' opening in the concrete wall and no electrical outlet under the window. A steel lintel would have already been in place.

I agree. but more than likely they already had a load bearing header above the door

Uh Oh, OSHA POLICE ON THE PROWL.

That appears to be a converted garage do it wasn't load bearing.

The guy didn't even know how to use a sawz-all, I think a sledge hammer would have been out of his comfort zone.

Only if it’s load bearing without a header. This already had that framed out because the door and window provide no structural help.

It's a concrete foundation, that wood they ripped out wasn't supporting the upper floors

It's a surprise that the second floor didn't crush them. A temp wall was needed also there was no bearing header installed so nothing is supporting the second floor.

Two words: walk-out ranch.