How to expand an existing door opening

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  • @igordotnet
    @igordotnet Před 2 lety +120

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

    • @TheDesertRat31
      @TheDesertRat31 Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah... Savage 😂

    • @MSeroga
      @MSeroga Před 2 lety +1

      That's why I'm here, not for the great carpentry work :)

    • @DGALVIN45
      @DGALVIN45 Před 2 lety

      Lmfao 😎🤣

    • @denverwood5290
      @denverwood5290 Před rokem

      Fuckin gangster!!!😂 Love this guy.

    • @jdthnt
      @jdthnt Před 6 měsíci

      That was so good 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @selectyourtools
    @selectyourtools Před 2 lety +46

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

  • @msavage138
    @msavage138 Před 2 lety +107

    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.

    • @WideAwakeHuman
      @WideAwakeHuman Před 2 lety +3

      haven't done it but I was wondering if that would work

    • @lisaln3987
      @lisaln3987 Před 28 dny

      Can you make a video next ..

  • @migdi242424
    @migdi242424 Před 2 lety +24

    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.

  • @josephwells697
    @josephwells697 Před 2 lety +59

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

  • @OmaBike
    @OmaBike Před 2 lety +19

    Now I want a digital level!

  • @jaycarusowrites
    @jaycarusowrites Před 2 lety +16

    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.

  • @kinghasrisen9891
    @kinghasrisen9891 Před 2 lety +21

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

  • @dannynewmanny7365
    @dannynewmanny7365 Před 2 lety +17

    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... 😉

    • @jovanyjuarez7772
      @jovanyjuarez7772 Před 2 lety

      Any idiot can frame a door opening.

    • @frontlinefinishcarpentry4193
      @frontlinefinishcarpentry4193 Před rokem +1

      Bingo.
      I'm building a small 2 story deck right now. Framer friend of mine came by the job site and asked why I had clamps out.... and why I was using 16ths. My helper told me later, you should get him a tape measure that only has whole inches on it 🤣

  • @wchops7578
    @wchops7578 Před 2 lety +37

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

    • @719vol
      @719vol Před 2 lety +8

      It’s the algorithm. You think it….it provides.

    • @123MiPrimeraVez
      @123MiPrimeraVez Před 2 lety

      @@719vol 😂😂😂

  • @laszlodesimon4768
    @laszlodesimon4768 Před 2 lety +35

    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!

    • @jamesowens3587
      @jamesowens3587 Před 2 lety +2

      yeah thumbs up for that keyhole saw work. I would've scored and snapped the main part, but the cut looked impossibly clean.

  • @frankhopkins337
    @frankhopkins337 Před 2 lety +18

    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

    • @jamesowens3587
      @jamesowens3587 Před 2 lety +5

      I always do that, but only because I'm not precise about cutting the plywood and I don't want some crap sticking out somewhere. Now I can tell people I have a real reason lol.

    • @APinTheAK
      @APinTheAK Před 2 lety

      @@jamesowens3587 🤣🤣🤣 👏

    • @bernardolic.2154
      @bernardolic.2154 Před 2 lety +7

      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 😹

  • @austinrivera8711
    @austinrivera8711 Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @buildingutility815
    @buildingutility815 Před 2 lety +6

    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 😎

  • @tysak4
    @tysak4 Před 2 lety +4

    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!

  • @johnterpack3940
    @johnterpack3940 Před rokem +3

    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.

  • @Woodementary
    @Woodementary Před 2 lety +7

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

  • @brandonshannon5122
    @brandonshannon5122 Před 2 lety +18

    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.

  • @samsboringchannel
    @samsboringchannel Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @SnootchieBootchies27
    @SnootchieBootchies27 Před 2 lety +6

    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 👍

    • @j10001
      @j10001 Před 3 měsíci

      Top of the (decapitated!) king became a cripple, bottom became a jack. It was like the work of a guillotine in the French Revolution.

  • @torridice
    @torridice Před 2 lety +6

    I NEED that level!

  • @forestgoebel1862
    @forestgoebel1862 Před 2 lety +5

    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.

  • @davidlynch7666
    @davidlynch7666 Před 2 lety +11

    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.

  • @robwaz1547
    @robwaz1547 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @kathyyeager6055
    @kathyyeager6055 Před 2 lety +1

    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!

  • @raminybhatti5740
    @raminybhatti5740 Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @smuhhhh
    @smuhhhh Před 2 lety +5

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

  • @T.E.P..
    @T.E.P.. Před 2 lety +2

    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

  • @williammorris3303
    @williammorris3303 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @Jojoba-wz6ri
    @Jojoba-wz6ri Před 11 měsíci

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

  • @kevinfultz1908
    @kevinfultz1908 Před 2 lety +8

    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

  • @kerrygwebster
    @kerrygwebster Před 2 lety +2

    I cannot wait for the pool and rollercoaster videos.

  • @sparklander
    @sparklander Před 2 lety +3

    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.

    • @1012ube
      @1012ube Před rokem

      the correct term for his "cripples" are jacks. cripples are the little ones above the header that extend to the top plate.

    • @StephenBoesch
      @StephenBoesch Před 4 měsíci

      @@1012ube Probably accurate but many folks and framers use cripples term for both types.

  • @SethBearden.
    @SethBearden. Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @christopherdekonstrukt444

    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.

  • @harmonicalessonsnyc6386
    @harmonicalessonsnyc6386 Před 2 lety +5

    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

    • @pibblesnbits
      @pibblesnbits Před 9 měsíci +1

      Yeah, screwing or nailing in a straight line is bad practice because it puts all the force along the same length of grain and can cause splitting of the board.

  • @nancyandtomfisher5210
    @nancyandtomfisher5210 Před 2 lety

    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

  • @kkwizman
    @kkwizman Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @jimfeaster4837
    @jimfeaster4837 Před 2 lety +2

    Your videos are the
    Best !

  • @jamartin1
    @jamartin1 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @kenethsoberano
    @kenethsoberano Před 2 lety +1

    Can't wait for the rollercoaster!

  • @tertys
    @tertys Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @bernardolic.2154
    @bernardolic.2154 Před 2 lety +1

    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 😹

  • @EricLS
    @EricLS Před 2 lety

    Excited for that roller coaster!

  • @clemejuan5296
    @clemejuan5296 Před 2 lety +1

    Good job bro. You're the best!.

  • @AlexA-bx8jr
    @AlexA-bx8jr Před 2 lety

    love your sense of humor

  • @RamblinRoadies
    @RamblinRoadies Před 2 lety +24

    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. 👍

    • @djblock215
      @djblock215 Před 2 lety +1

      Same in Philly. The lady I bought my house from had an opening between the cinder block walls going to the garage w a bullshit hollow wood foor that was really thin.
      I grabbed a circular saw with a masonry blade and ran a line right down the blocks to extend the door and replaced it w a solid fire rated, wider, door.

    • @jstimen1906
      @jstimen1906 Před 2 lety +4

      Code only says doors to garages need to be fire rated.

    • @RamblinRoadies
      @RamblinRoadies Před 2 lety +4

      @@jstimen1906 and be self closing.

    • @ImConstantlyDrunk
      @ImConstantlyDrunk Před 2 lety +2

      I'm gonna go out on a limb and say just about every county and city has a similar building code, and here in my part of Canada, you cannot get occupancy permits without the self-closing fire-rated garage door. A lot of homeowners just remove the self closing mechanism after they move in.

    • @scottspropertyservices6877
      @scottspropertyservices6877 Před 2 lety

      Same in West Aus. Solid door to garage but no self close.

  • @gabbyjim8943
    @gabbyjim8943 Před 2 lety

    Great work!

  • @martinp1544
    @martinp1544 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome! Thanks!

  • @pegleg00
    @pegleg00 Před 2 lety

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

  • @markarita3
    @markarita3 Před 2 lety

    Good job Rich.

  • @mikez4132
    @mikez4132 Před 2 lety

    The humor makes these all the better for me.

  • @douglashelsel
    @douglashelsel Před 2 lety +1

    GREAT JOB!!!

  • @mckinnon421
    @mckinnon421 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @hansangb
    @hansangb Před 2 lety +1

    @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.

  • @blainethurlow5483
    @blainethurlow5483 Před rokem

    I enjoy your sense of humour

  • @jovanyjuarez7772
    @jovanyjuarez7772 Před 2 lety

    You did great!

  • @seandaly660
    @seandaly660 Před 2 lety +2

    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 CZcams, however, I am wise enough not to put out junk!! So thank you my my friend for being you and bringing value to CZcams.. keep up the excellent work you truly are mastering your craft!!
    Feeling Inspired!
    Regards,
    Sean

  • @gilbertmarquez6434
    @gilbertmarquez6434 Před 2 lety

    Can't wait for the roller-coaster install video

  • @davesantos3553
    @davesantos3553 Před 2 lety

    good job Richard

  • @BWIL2515
    @BWIL2515 Před 2 lety

    Looks good

  • @rickdejean4649
    @rickdejean4649 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful!

  • @courtneyb-h6459
    @courtneyb-h6459 Před 3 měsíci

    If you're widening it already, why not do 32" for walkers and wheelchairs? It also helps emergency personnel bring in stretchers. Houses with the 32"+ opening for doorways are sold faster and it adds value to the home.

  • @thangvu1269
    @thangvu1269 Před 2 lety

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

  • @zacheiriksson
    @zacheiriksson Před 2 lety +2

    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

  • @BT-ih6kr
    @BT-ih6kr Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @yzdrummer
    @yzdrummer Před 2 lety

    Lol 😆 🤣 dig joke at framers was pretty funny

  • @Rando88_
    @Rando88_ Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @satchmodog2
    @satchmodog2 Před 2 lety +1

    it's so nice not having to listen to that awful ramp up noise from the dewalt guns anymore.

  • @taneshapettway8646
    @taneshapettway8646 Před 6 měsíci

    You did good

  • @johnbushur6080
    @johnbushur6080 Před 2 lety

    Your jokes always have me rolling! 😂

  • @danielburca9857
    @danielburca9857 Před 2 lety +1

    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.

  • @jamesogorman3287
    @jamesogorman3287 Před 2 lety

    Love the smartass pop on the framers.

  • @oldskoolwayy
    @oldskoolwayy Před 2 lety

    Finally I have been looking for this video...

  • @mattwood6144
    @mattwood6144 Před 2 lety

    Haha the crown molding comment was gold buddy! 🤣

  • @dMor912
    @dMor912 Před 2 lety

    I lol’d at the crown joke 😂😂😂

  • @korzym
    @korzym Před 2 lety

    i don't like using the thumbs up thing anymore but here's one since you're a cool dude

  • @tccdlinux1471
    @tccdlinux1471 Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @PirataEscondido
    @PirataEscondido Před 2 lety

    thanks

  • @jgoody7467
    @jgoody7467 Před 2 lety

    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

  • @dirkg7062
    @dirkg7062 Před 2 lety

    Looking good

  • @rossboyd2272
    @rossboyd2272 Před 2 lety +3

    😎 crown molding video , brilliant 😁. I once had this guy comment on my lack of ability to spell correctly and he was very nasty about it so commented how wonderful and great his ability to be able to write and his ability to put together sentences. So I asked him if paid people to build his home or repair his car or weld anything he needed or paint his car or repair his electrical or repair his air conditioning or repair his plumbing. Total silence 😎

  • @jstimen1906
    @jstimen1906 Před 2 lety

    Looks good to me!

  • @vociferonheraldofthewinter2284

    I need this so bad. I swear, my house framers were drunk. The plans called for the front door, arch between the living room and dining room, and the patio doors to be centered.
    CENTERED.
    So what did they do? They lined up one side on all three frames! But the frames are all different sizes. Six feet, seven feet and five feet. I've figured out that if i can enlarge the five foot arch to six feet it'll line up with the patio doors and be good enough for the front door. Right now it's so obviously off.
    This tutorial will save me a fortune and so much stress.
    Now I just have to figure out how to save my master bathroom from it's framing disaster. As of right now, the only option I can see is to demolish two whole walls. smh
    And these are the framing mistakes I didn't catch during the build. I caught several bad ones during the build and the builder battled me on every one, but I won those fights. Electrician fought me on two big ones that I refused to budge on. I gave in on so many things that I shouldn't have.
    Plans exist for a reason, people. They're NOT suggestions.

  • @mitchmorrill9475
    @mitchmorrill9475 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @ErrorInvalidName
      @ErrorInvalidName Před 2 lety

      Agreed, that would have been perfection for that situation.

  • @TheDesertRat31
    @TheDesertRat31 Před 2 lety

    So, Richard, how's the Makita miter saw working out? Pretty well I guess, since you still have it. Any issues with "concave" cuts or other issues with the rail system alignment?

  • @nmancini
    @nmancini Před 2 lety +2

    I’m curious what you are going to do with the finished floor that now have a visible gap

  • @hugoherrera7262
    @hugoherrera7262 Před 2 lety

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

  • @jeffchandler5520
    @jeffchandler5520 Před 2 lety

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

  • @pwnersmanual
    @pwnersmanual Před 2 lety

    "And I'll just line it uggggh" 😆

  • @Gio777ification
    @Gio777ification Před 2 lety

    Richard que Crack 7:57 😂
    Eres un master!

  • @imdking01
    @imdking01 Před 2 lety

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

  • @TheEcorristine
    @TheEcorristine Před 2 lety

    Damn fine job sir

  • @bigredgreg1
    @bigredgreg1 Před 2 lety

    Good content. 👍

  • @hmtrimworks7148
    @hmtrimworks7148 Před 2 lety +1

    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.

  • @kevenmelara227
    @kevenmelara227 Před 2 lety

    the rollercoaster got me lol

  • @samtx5518
    @samtx5518 Před 2 lety

    That smirk at trim …! 😂

  • @josephfriedrich9792
    @josephfriedrich9792 Před 2 lety +2

    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

  • @cybersash1983
    @cybersash1983 Před 2 lety

    Are there alternatives to Windsor One in Houston? Not sure why no one is carrying this product in Houston. Thank you

  • @edrodriguez665
    @edrodriguez665 Před 2 lety +1

    🤣 always great content