Beginners Learn how to Install a Door in 4 Minutes, without Shimming!

hi I'm Jim today I'll show you the newest and easiest method for perfectly installing doors will be using quick door hanger brackets which are available at nearly all Home Depot locations for roughly the same price as a pack of shims quick door hanger brackets allow beginners to install a door just as well as a professional builder quick door hanger brackets replace the need for shims and are about five times faster and ten times easier than shimmy it actually works so well that Pro builders are the number one buyer of this product first we'll put a quick door hanger directly behind each hinge this helps stabilize the door preventing it from becoming out of plumb next we'll place three hangers here on the other side of the door first hanger will be about eight inches from the top next hanger mounted just above the latch stop the third bracket that should be placed about six inches from the bottom of the door this makes it much easier to keep the door reveal equal when we trim out the door okay that's the last of the brackets now we can prep the opening for the door we'll be drawing a plumb line about a half inch in on the hinge side of the wall here we're using a six-foot level to keep the line straight if you don't have a six-foot level a four-foot level will work fine you all right we're now ready to place the door into the opening if carpet or finished flooring is to be installed later make sure to place spacers equal to the thickness of the flooring down first to rush the door jamb on the only time you want to place the door jamb directly on to the floor as if it's a finished floor now that we have our door in the opening starting with the top of the hinge side line up one of the brackets notches with this drawn line screw in this top hinge side bracket I'm gonna make sure it's good and tight don't which notch of the bracket is lined up with the line when screwing in the next to hinge side brackets make sure the line goes through the exact same notch of the brackets this keeps the door perfectly level when you're fascinating the final three brackets here on the latch side be sure you check the spacing between the door and the door frame on the top of the door and to the first top bracket on the latch side be sure that you keep this same spacing as you move down and fasten those last two brackets you may find you need to tweak the jamb a little the brackets are designed so that all you need to do is reverse the screw enough to move the bracket in or out based on what you need to adjust the door properly once in place simply retighten the screw for a perfectly installed door you if you're installing a heavy solid core door we recommend removing the center hinge screw from the hinges and replacing them with a long set screw for added support you the tabs that rest the bracket onto the door jamb will be perfectly concealed by the trim or casing they do not hold up the trim at all if you're placing the door on a finished floor you may need to trim the bottom of one side of the door jamb for floor level Nestorian stalled yet simply offset the brackets the distance of the drywall thickness you that's all there is to it the door is hung perfectly level and we did it in a matter of minutes another great thing about this bracket is that it allows you to put your trim directly over it like so with zero interference so you see the quick door hanger makes installing the door much easier and quicker and if it saves you time it's definitely a good investment

Channel: Quick Door Hanger (Official Channel)

Views: 1,343,304

Keywords: how to install, door installation, fast door install, easy door install, door hang, beginner door install, how to install a door, learn door install, quick door hanger

Id: WcJhR7Dp6Gw

Length: 4min 59sec (299 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 21 2018