So excited to have this entire series streaming. Gary comes at it with zero ego and the patience of a saint. This series is so useful to those of us who weren’t able to find the mentor we needed but Gary indeed became that for me and I’m sure many others.

40 year carpenter, I’ve seen you many times at the roadshows, respect your passion, expertise, and practical “ in the field”, solutions, and also your attention to productivity which so many people don’t understand- your best tip in this video is when it’s time to throw the level away after checking head and jambs and fool the eye- there will always be the haters that don’t understand this concept and will lose their minds because they’re in love with the level and have not learned proper, proven, professional techniques- all the best Gary!

1 hour and 15 mins of pure carpentry pleasure. Thank you.

Gary! This is tremendous!! I'm a new carpenter and doors are my absolute favorite work ever. They're so cool and fascinating; I'm always eager to learn more about door work. Thanks so, so much for sharing this.

This guy's incredible you should have been a teacher explain things so well comprehended it very well thank you

BRILLIANT ! Thank you for being detailed oriented, not like many other videos with just a brush-over explanation and presto-the door is hung! Thanks for using the proper vocabulary also. it is a pleasure to listen and watch and experienced professional in his element. Your side comments about young helpers and extra details are most appreciated also. I have an exterior 9 light door slab to install next week and now I am ready-- even though I have installed several slabs before over the years I am now properly prepared. As my Strength of Materials teacher used to say: "You are good engineer."

Your content is invaluable to new carptners as well as well seasoned carptners looking for new tricks. Bending hinges to fix the hang on a door isnt anything ive seen on this old house. The 1/4 1/4 1/4 draw isnt anything Norm showed us. Im sure they knew this. Your a great teacher.

Great series! Having a different festool router for each depth of cut is some flex 😂

Wow what a great surprise seeing this video on KZfaq today I have the dvd and the book you wrote on hanging doors. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge over the years it has made a big difference in my life and others. Now I can watch your video any time any where. God bless you buddy

I would also like to add a huge thanks Gary. Im on door number 5 and even my dumb ass actually cut and installed the very first one perfectly. You are a fantastic teacher, man!!

Immense thanks, Gary! I encountered an odd sized 27.75 x 80 jam for a solid wood door. By cutting the slab door just once, it fit flawlessly on the first attempt! Discovering your video and gaining knowledge from it has brought me immense joy. Thank you!

Phenomenal!!! It's Great to get full detailed tips and instructions from a TRUE PROFESSIONAL! THANK YOU!

Thank you for sharing this technique, I will be making a door hook now and trying this

Really grateful for these videos, Gary. I always enjoy seeing how other people do things, especially from other continents/countries. Some nice little tips here I can use.

@ 52:10 (hanging the door) -- you can also use AIR WEDGE BAGS to assist in dialing door height and hinge screws.

Incredible! Awesome teacher!!

I love the strike plate with tape technique, I'll have to try that one. Thanks for the uploads. Great source of information and seasoned professional techniques.

Thank you so much for posting these. Treasure!

I've been doing carpentery for 40ys. I only wish you could could have taught me. Quality workmanship .😃

Thanks for making this available 🙏 so good

Wonderful, helpful video! Thanks so much!

This video is a master class. Thank you.

You are a wonderful teacher

Keep ‘em coming man I use every trick

I have installed a lot of doors b4 but ur video brought me a lot of light thank you 💯

I haven't seen the old videos you refer to, but I have enjoyed hours of Larry Haun videos.

I am following you from Morocco

49:19 Been there done that. Lost an hour trying to get the bit out. Didn't want to cut the door even though it was only a Masonite door, needed to get the job done and didn't have time to order another. There's a cardboard maize inside those doors, but I eventually got it out through the hole believe it or not. Use tape ever time now.

Very nice tools.

Find it interesting that carpenters use the butt to the hinges for getting the door handing. Locksmiths use a different method and its all based on which side of the door is the locked side. Standing on the locked side of the door and hinges on the right if you have to back up to open the door its a righthand reverse.

Where’s the door hanger link 😂

Marvelous video! Very helpful! And you are a true professional! Thank you for the videos!How do I get a hold of the door scribing tool measurements you use in the video? Thank you.

As a new carpenter your videos are invaluable Gary, thank you very much A question: what to do if the existing jamb/wall is considerably out of plumb? Enough that the door would open/close due to gravity. Install the hinges plumb and have the door out of wind with the jamb? Thanks

Thank you!

Job well done

SkilZZZZZZZZ- LEVEL 10. Thank You

My head is going to explode . I'm just going to pay someone to do it.

Using the strike plate and tang method to line up the holes is a great idea! But do you use the strike plate for the dead bolt also?

...never could figure why the bevel on the hinge side...I've never done it (well, after I learned it's not necessary) and have doors I've hung 35 years ago that operate just fine. oh, and I'm a stick guy too, it won't lie, lol...so, got to the end of the vid and, yes, I can see a reason to bevel the hinge side. But I'm one of those guys who resist bending the hinges until there's no other option...lots of times I'll slam a 4" screw into a hinge I want to pull back so it gets to the king stud, more often than not that will get it done. Nice vid...oh, I use a plunge router with the stops set to my depths and the newer Templaco kit has a nice jig for the strike where, usually, there's no need to adjust between the hinge depth and the strike depth. Also, Templaco makes a Forstner/auger type bit to fit their jig that is much faster and cleaner than that olde spade bit. I've done alot of apartment work and have to travel (read: lug tools) up and down stairs so have to keep my kit to a minimum...I *wish* I could use a door rig like you have! Haha...

My local door shop does pre-hangs by making the jamb the nominal size of the door, then cutting a fat 1/4" off the lock stile to make the door fit! They insist that that's the proper way. Beveling the hinge stile is unfortunately a rare thing. I install the strike plate so the door is even with the jamb, and then install the stops with a gap everywhere except the top and bottom of the latch edge. This is adjusted for a slight spring action and no rattling.

Dude bending the hinges I always did old school and add paper stock behind them. Thanks

You know this guy built that door jam perfectly incorrectly just for this demo

So long as the jamb sides are straight, regardless whether plumb and reardless the shape of the opening, I use my HowFarOut level survey gauge and Stabila jamber levels to map the F.O., then my tracksaw to size the door with required allowances for width, head, and sill margins. If jamb surface(s) are so significantly bowed as to make margins noticeably inconsistent, I will scribe as Gary demonstrates, but it is not often that I find this necssary. As Gary says, there are many ways to skin the same trim cat...

I want to know where you got those pants! I need pants with a pocket at the knees for knee pads and I love those pouches for tools, nails, screws etc. I wish I could find then in heavier weight fabric for cold weather and thinner weight fabric for summer heat.

great video...a real pro in action. why seal the top and bottom (interior door) when you want moisture to leave?

Yeah, I could really use that tool right now. Can you show me how to make it?

Goodafternoon sir, please how can I reach out to you. Please am interested in learning in person.

Thank you for sharing these videos. I have most of your DVDs and two of your books. They have been the greatest resources I have for my trade. You and Spencer Lewis are my to go to people. I have two questions. What do you use to seal the bottom of the doors while your working on them? I hang both paint grade and stain grade doors for a store in old homes. Would shellac work for both? Do you have a different suggestion? Second question, What is the preferred height off the finish door? What do you do for hard surfaces? What about over carpet? And much do you allow for carpet that hasn't been installed yet? I currently aim for 1/4" above the finished floor or existing carpet, with the door closed (providing an unleveled floor doesn't interfere when the door is fully swung open). Sometimes the homeowner has a specific request, but most of the time they ask me what is normal. If anybody else is reading this and has practical input, please chime in. Thanks!

LINK to the DOOR HOOK is NOT in the description above!

Gary where can I find a door hook like you have in this video?

How can I tell if an opening can hold a door? I have a opening between two rooms that looks like it's been framed out (molding on the side and what not) and it FEELS solid and I want to hang a door on it, how can I tell if it's good to hang one?

How did the distance increase after shimming the door up on the hinge side? See 08:40 and 09:53. The distance should be less at 09:53 than at 08:40.

I have an existing hollow core interior door that the top corner is snug enough that it won't close. The top corner is touching both the latch jamb and the head jamb. How can I fix this?

@ 48:00 (boring for latch) -- Could you not use a battery-powered IMPACT WRENCH? I think that my Milwaukee could do it.

Great video. Was that your brother at the end ?

Thanks. I got a lot of good tips!

Where is the link to make the door hook please it’s not in the description

Right.... where do you get the door hook from

with the casings already off would it not be faster to correct the out-of-square frame?

You were such a nebish! You look way cooler now.

Excellent video. I'm going to try to hang a new door in an old jam this weekend. Great tips You did a lot of anecdotes however, made the video lengthy

Gary I wonder what you would do if the power went out ? ha..

Wish someone would do a video on doors with tools the average DYI home owner would have on hand. Not gonna go out and buy everything in the festool catalog to hang a couple of doors in my house.

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I Think a carptners job is to make things squar plumb and leval then make it pretty and pleasing to look at by cheating the difference. Becuse you can only get so close you will find times you cant get perfect without making it look perfect. The closer to perfect you can start off with the better the end results. Your building a 100 to 500k dollar home would you buy a new car put together with rusty bolts and nuts? No you wouldn't. Would you buy brused bannas and pay top dolar for them? Either item is pennies in the bucket compaired to the cost of a house. Wood is a natural product its not perfect no tow 2x4s are the same. We make them the same by bending and twisting them to fit. We take advantage of its natural shape and use it to our advantage, durring finish work its up to finish carptners to make it the best it can be. But everything lays on the foundation laid before finnish. Dont use shorta as an excuse to not mesure up to best that can be done standards. Id tear out the door frame prehang it and start over, you can fit the door to the framing better the fit it to a frame. If the frame is this far out Fix it. That you can change. Once you cut parts of the door to fit It cant be moved without changing it back. I kinda disagree with dealing with a poorly hung frame like this.

................talk toooooo much just get to the point!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i used to hang about 15 to 18 doors a day with hand chisels a wooden hammer cordless drill and a hand plain. how many power tools and gadgets does this chap need.