Comments on: That’s My Jamb (aka: How To Hang A Door)

By: Daniel S.

Daniel S. — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:48:47 +0000

Great article John, the doors look great. The only thing I would add is that 1/8″ may be a little tight for the top piece of the door jamb. I would suggest a 1/4″ inch to adjust for paint build up and moisture in the air.

By: Devlin

Devlin — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 14:22:24 +0000

Hi, John & Sherry!
I am a little late to the “door hanging” party, but I wanted to pass along a little tid bit that the big boys at the pool hall taught me (actually the guys at Woodcraft). When I was hanging a ton of doors, they recommended using a self centering hinge bit to drill all the pilot holes for the hinge screws (they come in different sizes so you can use them for cabinet doors or regular door doors). These bits keep your pilot holes perfectly centered so no wonky screws or slightly misalligned hinges (you can also use these on drawer guides). They are SO worth the investment.

Anyway, just wanted to pass that along. Please excuse if this has been mentioned earlier. I love the blog!

Best,
Devlin

By: sean

sean — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:43:09 +0000

hey, lookin great.
just wanted to mention that ryobi makes a door hinge template for your router. must come from the same series as your ryobi knob hole template– it’s the same blue and yellow plastic. i used one when i hung all new doors inside my house & i’d recommend it.

By: Laura from Denver

Laura from Denver — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 01:00:45 +0000

Once again, thanks for showing step by step how you did this. Too many people gloss over the details.

By: Rita Crane

Rita Crane — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 21:27:13 +0000

AWEsome job! It’s coming along and looking great! Looking forward to seeing it finished! :)

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 20:37:55 +0000

You really should paint the storage room door navy blue. I can see it looking absolutely amazing. Just a thought. Awesome job, so far!!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:31:12 +0000

Love this. I have so many damaged doors and can’t seem to find budget friendly, pretty ones. Thank you for sharing!

By: erin

erin — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:19:13 +0000

i totally feel ya when it comes to the wood floor and tile! we had that same problem with the wood floor in the hallway and the tile. we didn’t lay out the wood floor long enough (if we had gone an inch, we would’ve been golden with the transition piece we already had).

since the transition piece from wood to tile was about 3 1/2 inches and it was about 3/4 inches height difference…took us about a month before we found the right piece and we still haven’t drilled it in. HAH. it’s been 3 months, at least but it’s in place!