Re-hanging door to open the other way - door restoration project (part 2)

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Жыл бұрын

It’s time to tackle the doors in our 1920’s renovation house. These are 100 year old doors and they’ve been covered up with hardboard panels for at least 50 years. Time to take the panels off to see what we have underneath! This is a 2 parter. Part 1 covers the initial door reveal and prep work. Part 2 covers re-hanging a door to open the other way and the final reveal of the finished, restored doors. Enjoy!
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@mauricecasey866 Жыл бұрын

Fillet of wood glued into the hinge rebates and then filled I feel would be a better repair.

@utilitarian Жыл бұрын

Agreed but you won't see it and they shouldn't crack or anything.

@BOBBY-et9xb Жыл бұрын

Agree

@TonyCarnell Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that as I watched it. It reminded me of my father. I once started filling an old hinge rebate and he told me not to be so bloody lazy! 😂 He proceeded to cut a piece of wood slightly thicker than the rebate, carefully glued it in and then when dry he planed it down to match. A seamless repair, but since the door was being painted anyway it struck me as an over engineered solution. Still, that was my dad 🙂

@dunch1988 Жыл бұрын

Correct, it would be quicker too, but both methods are perfectly fine and acceptable

@BigHenFor Жыл бұрын

Not really. Firstly, this is 2-part epoxy filler, and it won't budge. Secondly, no measuring required. Just fill, shape and and a quick sand. But you do you.

@nicklloyd-jones Жыл бұрын

For the upstairs cupboard door I would probably go for magnets. One in the edge of the door and one in the frame.

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Possibly!

@kevinhiggins373 Жыл бұрын

Doors look great !

@cornwallkid100 Жыл бұрын

Cannot wait for more 😁😁😁

@anwolfs9804 Жыл бұрын

They've gotten huge! so glad you took his brother too! job well done!

@TheShadowmyst Жыл бұрын

What a journey. Thanks for inviting us in.

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

No worries David!

@daleknut1 Жыл бұрын

I'm no DIY man but you're chanel is the best by a country mile

@markmiwurdz202 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, my mantra for DIY is "Don't Involve Yourself"!

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jon!

@gingerelvis Жыл бұрын

I've just done this job myself, I got away with carrying on the hinge mortice all the way through to the other face, filling the old open edge and flipping the door around in the frame. One thing I would say is rather than using buckets of filler you can glue a thin wooden strip in there and make the difference up with a little filler, much quicker and cheaper.

@MK-yo4jn Жыл бұрын

Wow the doors look lush and you’re right doors with character look so much better than brand new ones!!

@Doug.... Жыл бұрын

Nice job on the doors Andy. Love the old style locks and handles. They look a treat. 👍

@Tom-Lahaye Жыл бұрын

These doors bring a lot of character to the house. People did not only board up doors to make them look more modern (I have a couple in my house) but cupboard doors as well. I have a small cupboard which had a 50s styling, but when starting to refurbish the doors I discovered that nice panelled doors were hidden under the plywood and the cupboard is maybe early 20th century or even older.

@Swarm0r Жыл бұрын

Wow! The doors have come out great, well done! Surprised how well they came out!

@Simezy1 Жыл бұрын

They came out so much better than I was expecting, fair play! Good job

@tom_davis Жыл бұрын

I'd do a ball latch and a brass handle for that cupboard door. No need for a full cylinder latch. Nice job on the doors, they look great 👍

@danahawkeye 2 ай бұрын

I agree. To be honest I would probably do the ball latch and handle thing for all of the doors, unless you actually need a lockable door.

@ClarkOVision Жыл бұрын

Yep, I knew they'd come up smashing. Look great. They are definitely better with the panelling removed. The handles do look nice too. Very good job as usual guys. The cats are just lovely too.

@moiragoldsmith7052 Жыл бұрын

They look stunning...time, patience and love...answer to everything. Well done Mrs Mac' and Andy.👏🥳

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Cheers Moira! 👍

@andrewdraper8336 Жыл бұрын

Doors look fantastic you and the Mrs did a great job.

@matthewwilson6097 Жыл бұрын

Dude! Those doors and the upstairs look fantastic! I have a 1913 house here in the U.S. and you give me a ton of hope! Especially watching you go from the damaged plaster wallls to this. Well done!

@mandyleeson1 Жыл бұрын

Love that hardware Andy, and how wonderful you were able to resurrect the original doors, which you and Mrs. Mac have restored to perfection. Hello to double trouble Chicken and Nugget 👋🏼

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mandy and yes, they're trouble!

@Quaker521 Жыл бұрын

Those doors and new hardware look fantastic Andy, you've done a really great job there (and Mrs Mac, of course).

@raydriver7300 Жыл бұрын

Great job Andy and thank you for having me around and sharing your journey. You have every right to be pleased with your work. You have more patience than all my local doctors 🌞

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ray! 😎

@stewartmcardle8149 Жыл бұрын

I dislike intensely those sloppy painters who slap paint all over the hardware on door hinges and handles. Well done to you for the stripping of the doors and to Mrs Mac for the painting finesse.

@cindyharrison4191 Жыл бұрын

Love that you're using your old 🚪

@awt Жыл бұрын

Aha, I see you did exactly the same with the quinetic switches as I did - left the one behind the door when I rehung it and put a new one on the other side. It felt like a bit of a bodge, but I'm glad I'm not the only one.

@krisgair5863 Жыл бұрын

Those door knobs on the newly painted doors look bloody amazing mate, you have amazing attention to detail also 👌

@projectrebuild908 Жыл бұрын

That hall way looks amazing. I love that those door have had a life than a face lift then a new face lift with your work. Awesome work

@colingoode3702 Жыл бұрын

Great job as usual. Wait until those two cats start bringing in wild life🐭 That will definitely keep you & Mrs Mack on your toes. We have 3 cats one of which is a ginger tom. Adorable but he's a hunter so we get all sort of presents left for us. Pretty sure he was responsible for bringing in & releasing a live mouse in our kitchen which landed up making a nest for itself inside our dishwasher. It chewed through a load of wires in the dishwasher & tripped the MCB & earth leakage breaker on our consumer unit before I finally found the problem. Keep the vids coming.

@chrisdowning7543 Жыл бұрын

Just want to say I love love love your Channel!! I lived for 15 years in the north east, jesmond, sandyford. I miss miss Whitley Bay!!!😢😢😢

@knobbytube Жыл бұрын

I always get my door furniture from an online company Door Furniture Direct, good price and amazingly very helpful advice if needed on the phone.

@nutter-world Жыл бұрын

Outdone all expectations again. They look absolutely amazing. Great work!

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Cheers - really pleased with how they came out!

@michaelplays2449 Жыл бұрын

Well done Mr and Mrs Mac ........Great video !!!!

@brentfrench752 Жыл бұрын

The doors look amazing! You have done a really great job on everything. I’ve never seen door locks like those, and not really sure why most people would want or need to use them, except as in your case, or anyone replacing similar locks for new. Look forward to your big reveal video!

@BM-jy6cb Жыл бұрын

Looking very good. You should be proud of yourselves. Really nice colour scheme too!

@paulprescott7913 Жыл бұрын

Smashing job Andy. Those 2 cars are gorgeous.

@glynprice3815 Жыл бұрын

Nice work as usual. Well done to the both of you

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Cheers Glyn!

@sidthescenic09 Жыл бұрын

house looks superb. bet you're proud of the results.

@lilypudd Жыл бұрын

Oh the doors look lovely! So clean and bright. Love the new knobs/ latches. That storage room upstairs needs shelves and some hang up rods!! Lol! I'm sure that is on your list! Thank you for sharing your journey with this house.

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Cheers! Yup, defo on the list - slatted shelves. 😁👍

@Andy-te6jj Жыл бұрын

they turned out great, love this Style

@MK-yo4jn Жыл бұрын

Yes yes two videos in two days ☺️

@Elkott Жыл бұрын

I could get used to these daily videos :)

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

😁

@attlee1945 Жыл бұрын

Looking great Andy

@careynixon-james3002 Жыл бұрын

Adjustable roller ball door catch ;)

@OrdinaryJoe12 Жыл бұрын

Looks amazing. perfection.

@couldabin Жыл бұрын

I think it's great that you made the choice to refurb existing doors rather than buy new. The doors look amazing. No doubt it's all down to a bit of elbow grease and to your usual high standards. Your taste in terms of finishing and colours is also to be admired!

@wyrdlg Жыл бұрын

I really love the last words you say in your vids!

@steeshyboy Жыл бұрын

These look great.

@steffenuhlig1970 Жыл бұрын

Came for the woodworking, stayed for the cats. Lovely!

@JohnJones-wo1bc Жыл бұрын

very impressive. the latches remind me of my grandparents house, and were a really cool touch.

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Really pleased with the latches!

@1973scotia Жыл бұрын

some locks let you rotate the latch 180 degrees for this type of scenario, usually involves stripping apart lock

@johnavery15 Жыл бұрын

Nice job Andy!

@shirleyburnham2782 Жыл бұрын

Love your doors, did a lovely job xx

@brady4222 Жыл бұрын

Here in Australia houses built in the same era also had doors that swung into the room and not towards the wall which took up valuable space

@awantamta Жыл бұрын

A wonderful restoration

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Cheers Tahir!

@nickh2519 Жыл бұрын

Doors look good! For the upstairs cupboard, how about a ball catch? All the best

@noreazter9055 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Andy, the doors look absolutely stunning! Been subbed for years, and your craftsmanship and attention to detail never cease to amaze me. Keep up the great work sir! Chicken and Nugget looked like they're thriving with you guys.

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Thank you - the cats are trouble! 😂

@Jules_Pew Жыл бұрын

The doors look fabulous. We've hung the lounge door the other way, and we're going to chase the lights hence me ripping up my bedroom carpet tomorrow. My son's room needs the same. We made the bathroom door open into the bathroom instead of nearly knocking everyone down the stairs when opening it. Getting fed up with painting doors, but this has given me a boost seeing how great yours came out.

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Cheers Jules! Yes, painting doors is soul destroying. 😂

@jeromeuk Жыл бұрын

I remember I was very excited to get rid of the 60s/70s cover in my house' staircase, covering up from the rake rail down to the end stringer, hoping to discover a Victorian treasure underneath. Did not happen unfortunately, cover was there to hide misery. I must admit the fake wood effect on these doors looked pretty decent but getting back the original is absolutely the way to go. Great work ! 👌 (and I can't imagine how tidious of a job that is)

@wendymaddock7705 Жыл бұрын

Love the kittens there beautiful xx🐕🐕🦋🦋💙💙the doors look stuning xx

@stomperthemixer1 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job well done buddy.

@michaelevans1658 Жыл бұрын

Great job on the doors Andy.

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Cheers bud!

@colinmiles1052 Жыл бұрын

Glad you re-used those hinges. Ours were all cast iron. No wear due to all that lovely carbon acting as a lubricant. We used some of our rim latches back to front. We were able to reverse the snibs.

@SteveAndAlexBuild Жыл бұрын

Lovely stuff 🤩👌🏼🧱👍🏼🧱

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve! 👍🤘😎

@SteveAndAlexBuild Жыл бұрын

@@GosforthHandyman 🧱👍🏽

@peterskidmore8222 Жыл бұрын

Just started watching and I was right. ;-D

@sergiofernandez3725 Жыл бұрын

Those doors look great. I done a similar job on all the internal doors of a house recently and it really is time/paint/filler consuming. Most of the doors I done needed 5 or 6 coats of paint. Acrylic primer and white satin top coat, it hides any blemishes its great to see the original doors in a property rather than the cheap stuff from B&Q / Wickes.

@cindyharrison4191 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@mellisapena5571 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ..

@slartythecyclops4643 Жыл бұрын

Nugget & Chicken will still be kittens till 2, then you have their teens best o luck with a nice house mate, all your loverly craft work will get ripped to shreads. I have 10, 6 are now pensioners, 3 teens & a random rescue who may be ferral. The house looks like a war zone, but that's the price of pure unconditional love. I hope your love of your 2happy meal Duo" will reflect that regardless what they destroy. Oh P.S Nice Doors 🙂

@Bear502 Жыл бұрын

You can pair multiple Quinetic switches to a master, so for the bedrooms I have one by the door and another by the bed.

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Yup, they're amazing!

@alanmullock381 Жыл бұрын

Turned out very well Andy👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎😎

@johnnytank944 Жыл бұрын

Love the kitties 😀

@Bobrogers99 Жыл бұрын

Much as I like natural wood, the painted doors and the new hardware are period-appropriate and look great!

@lightmechanic2370 Жыл бұрын

I do handyman work and 2-3 times a yr a door job. Never seen door hinges mounted and mortised in this fashion. Got to try that next time. Thanks! p.s. Wouldn't mind more Mrs. Mac doing some work and/or narration. It's been a lot of Andy and some variety might be nice.

@rga3380 Жыл бұрын

Try a magnet on the upstairs cupboard door & jam.

@gusoshaughnessy2981 Жыл бұрын

Nice job. On the cupboard maybe just a knob on outside to pull door open and a sprung closer or perko to automatically close door.

@carlc88 Жыл бұрын

My childhood home (built 1935 in San Francisco) Had Solid Mahogany panel doors which had Faux woodgrain painted on them. WTF? We, Dad and I, repainted them and the home looked much better. Just like your home, a major improvement.

@outoftheburrough Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kitten update, they are coming on leaps & bounds in size and interactivity with you. I agree with someone else in the comments that a magnetic latch is probably the best option for the upstairs door, if you find it's a bit heavy & still comes open with 1 put another on (I've had to on my understair cupboard)

@c.a.g.1977 Жыл бұрын

The doors look very nice! Love that paneled style! Maybe I'd have gone for black doorknobs as well, maybe bakelite door handles?

@isthisthat Жыл бұрын

put a magnet catch on that cupboard door. Simple, easy, neat, jobs a gooden!

@JD-env1 Жыл бұрын

I had issues with my Quinetic light switches. I found that whenever i used them whilst my car was charging they would start to go haywire - the lights they controlled would start to pulse on and off and the only way you could reset them was to flip the breaker for the lighting circuit.

@dunch1988 Жыл бұрын

On our under stairs toilet I managed to turn the latch on a rim latch to be used on the inside of the door opening out. It's something that's probably depends on the latch your using though.

@jamesbaker429 Жыл бұрын

Use a large cupboard magnetic catch or tubular ball catch and a surface handle to match rest of house.

@bellabella9918 Жыл бұрын

Jobs a gud'un Andy. For the cupboard door I would put a matching handle and a rollerball or a little latch. Little kitty's are cute 😄

@IanWoolcock Жыл бұрын

Doors came up amazing. Shame our 60s bungalow wouldn't look right with that style of door hardware much more interesting than tubular latches.

@maxwellmc9734 Жыл бұрын

Old time DIYer work been undone. By the new...full circle.👍

@georgebevan9058 Жыл бұрын

Most definitely magnetic catches for the upstairs cupboard door, but I would go for 2 on the inside of the door & the metallic part that the magnet attaches to inserted into the door stop on the frame.

@andyc972 Жыл бұрын

Defo worth the effort Andy (easy for me to say), they look grand, and the hardware looks great too ! Transforms the space, so much more light and airy ! The only thing I can think of for the cupboard would be a Suffolk thumb latch, you can get nice brass ones, which don't look as rustic as the black steel ones ! Or of course you could fit one of those nice sprung roller catches, now where have I seen them before ? 🤔😉😆

@LeoInAMillion Жыл бұрын

My first property had doors like this under the panels that were added later. We had a local company that stripped doors by putting them in vats of chemicals. Saved us a ton of time and work, and they came back beautifully done.

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Nice! There's always a risk of warping with dip & strip. 🤞

@LeoInAMillion Жыл бұрын

@@GosforthHandyman yeah they did warn us, but we got lucky. The doors were solid oak, so I think that helped.

@franciskisner920 Жыл бұрын

Regarding changing the direction the door opens: The way you did it kept the same face of the door in toward the room. It looks like the doors have the same appearance on both sides. Did you consider reversing the direction of the hinges on the same edge where they were originally? That would have put the original inside face of the door onto the outside. Using this method reduces the amount of fill material since some of the cut-out for the hinge already exists. Also, if the handle sets matched the holes, it might have eliminated the need to fill in those holes as well. Unfortunate that the originals were not available. Finally, you might consider putting a wooden circle onto the wall inside the room where the door handle will hit the wall. Either modern "drywall" or traditional plaster and lathe do not hold up well against impacts from handles. I enjoyed your videos on the door project. Thanks for sharing.

@NikNakGB Жыл бұрын

I'd go for one of those ball bearing latches/catch, hopefully you can get one with a smaller tube size

@carolinegreenwell9086 Жыл бұрын

Chicken and Nugget are gorgeous

@Russwig Жыл бұрын

Very nice!🖖You are lucky whoever repurposed the doors took the time to do the handle backing properly so the doors could one day be returned to original.

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

Yup - they did a lovely job back in the day!

@topgazza Жыл бұрын

Intrigued that you didn’t use nice new brass hinges. I always do and avoid getting paint on them. But the doors look fantastic

@andymccabe6712 Жыл бұрын

Why does a bit of DIY bring out the obsessive in people! Put the old hinges back and paint over them.... it doesn't matter!! I can't remember the last time I opened a door and studied the hinges......

@MattJonesBedwas Жыл бұрын

Probably easier to keep the existing hinges but I'd have removed the paint and tried polishing them up. If they wouldn't polish I'd have done them in black. Just a final detail.

@topgazza Жыл бұрын

@@andymccabe6712 😂😂😂😂😂 Very true and of course they will, inevitably, get paint on them. But I still do it when I can remember. But if the hinges are in good shape I reuse them

@paultay23 Жыл бұрын

Chicken Nugget..... Ours twins are Itsie and Bitsie.... Nice finished job Andy

@p1pem Жыл бұрын

For the upstairs store room door I’d be inclined to use one of those sprung cupboard door catches as they’re quite narrow normally

@arf8u Жыл бұрын

I would go for magnets on the upstairs cupboard. That was you can have a matching knob on the outside and make it looks the same however else you need to.

@tmmtmm Жыл бұрын

tubular latch will work just fine in what looks like a 35mm door. Just need to be precise with the drilling!

@GosforthHandyman Жыл бұрын

That door is 29mm - tight!

@rondobson8654 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Thanks a lot for this. I only have only one tiny quibble and that is with the paint colour. I try as far as possible to avoid Brilliant White on period properties - it somehow looks un-natural - and go for either just white or something like Chalk White. DiY stores tend to have only Brilliant but a trade outlet will probably have the alternatives.

@jhutfre4855 10 күн бұрын

wow! 🤩🤩

@leona_devon Жыл бұрын

For the storage door, I would be tempted to use the spring ball and striker and a fixed handle, will make it look similar and you can pull open and the ball will keep it shut.

@tonyjover Жыл бұрын

I think you may be wrong about when the scumbling was done, Andy. The Victorians loved scumbling and marbelling. They originated the adage ‘If you can’t make it, fake it’ It was losing favour by the 1940’s and by the 1950’s it had completely died out. Panelling the door was very much a 50’s and 60’s thing - my dad had a whole bunch of home improvement magazines from that period which all extolled the virtue of ‘modernising’ your panel doors and spindled staircase.