This is exactly why I'm happy to pay to pay a craftsman to do 'simple' jobs around my house. I do what I'm good at and get paid for it so I have no issue passing that on and paying someone to do what they're good at 👍.
Clever how accurate he is when cutting the door to fit perfectly. I assumed he would hinge from the short side but I guess with experience he knows this is much stronger with 3 hinges rather than 2.
I did one with a cut down full door, it was a nightmare, I did the same and cut a triangle out at the top...I'm not a chippie, I was just a handyman but it worked out OK in the end and the customer was pleased.
@@robertbamford8266 I do the tiling for a loft company and the 2 chippies are both 18 and their work is outstanding. I've watched them do exactly this and the work was spot on and they were fast. They also do roof work, cupboards, staircases the lot. Quite amazing when you bump into youngsters that have learnt so much in such a short time and with a great work ethic.
I fitted a new under stair door about six months ago - my wife wanted an oak veneer door to match our other doors - this made it even more difficult. The original door was 21" wide and square shaped - I cut the upper section out of the wall above and fitted a frame kit I bought in our local DIY store. In hindsight, I should have increased the door width to 27" or even 30" - as it would have given me a wider choice of oak doors to select from - I ended up buying a bespoke size oak door for £££. I also kept the sharp angle at the top - so I had to feather the top corner (I used my belt sander to do this) . Now it's finished it looks great - but what a palava.
Tidy job. I remember getting caught out by the triangle shape door getting "larger" at the top when you pivot it. I feathered it, but it became quite a lethal hazard. Best to flatten like what Dan did here.
To make this space ore useful I would have put 2 sliding drawers in there so you could access the whole space. This would stop you having to drag everything out to get to something at the back.
Brave man to let himself be filmed doing one of those spandrel doors - finnicky job - and I've done a few of them. And as per other's comments - pricing can be tricky.
Why take the top corner off! Looks awful. Leave it on amd round the inside egde off. I did one recently made from 18mm ply and made it match on colour and routed out the same as other interior doors.
The void under the stairs SHOULD NOT be used for storage in most homes. In a fire you might need to run down the stairs to escape and if the clutter under the stairs is burning you have just guaranteed you can't escape safely if at all. Also the fire brigade can't come to rescue if the stairs have burned away.
This is exactly why I'm happy to pay to pay a craftsman to do 'simple' jobs around my house. I do what I'm good at and get paid for it so I have no issue passing that on and paying someone to do what they're good at 👍.
Yes Dan is back . Lovely job as always 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Thanks chaps. 🙏🏼
Potter is going to love his new door.
Clever how accurate he is when cutting the door to fit perfectly. I assumed he would hinge from the short side but I guess with experience he knows this is much stronger with 3 hinges rather than 2.
Tip: Always hinge from the heavier side. The door will not sag
I did one with a cut down full door, it was a nightmare, I did the same and cut a triangle out at the top...I'm not a chippie, I was just a handyman but it worked out OK in the end and the customer was pleased.
You can do a half inch router round-over on the Inside Edge it will help a lot
Dan the Man.
🙌🙏🏼
That's one of them jobs that when you give a price they are shocked , they don't see the amount of work ,tools that goes into doing a proper job
And experience.
Exactly
@@robertbamford8266 I do the tiling for a loft company and the 2 chippies are both 18 and their work is outstanding. I've watched them do exactly this and the work was spot on and they were fast. They also do roof work, cupboards, staircases the lot. Quite amazing when you bump into youngsters that have learnt so much in such a short time and with a great work ethic.
I agree completely. For instance, that nailer he’s using costs around £500……!
Took him 6 minutes
Impressive work as always from Dan!
Thanks Steve.
👍👍👍 Top job. Thanks boys
Great job
Nice job
I fitted a new under stair door about six months ago - my wife wanted an oak veneer door to match our other doors - this made it even more difficult.
The original door was 21" wide and square shaped - I cut the upper section out of the wall above and fitted a frame kit I bought in our local DIY store. In hindsight, I should have increased the door width to 27" or even 30" - as it would have given me a wider choice of oak doors to select from - I ended up buying a bespoke size oak door for £££.
I also kept the sharp angle at the top - so I had to feather the top corner (I used my belt sander to do this) .
Now it's finished it looks great - but what a palava.
Nice work !!!!
One thing I’ve learnt - The easier they make it look, the more difficult it is.
Dan please one full video about loft conversion dormer
great video. Can I ask how long that job would take if it wasn't being filmed?
Tidy job. I remember getting caught out by the triangle shape door getting "larger" at the top when you pivot it. I feathered it, but it became quite a lethal hazard. Best to flatten like what Dan did here.
Six people lost their lives last year in triangle shaped door incidents. Very dangerous.
@@ricos1497 And Obama did what? Nothing. God damnit, Obama.
ricos1497
Was that in Bermuda?
Lovely old job
Nice job,
Even better if the council carpet was finished over the threshold
It is Karndean and it was laid into the threshold
@@SkillBuilder Clearly its been cut short .
Naughty didn’t see the top after nailing 😁
It’s still there.
Dans here😎
Thanks Del. 👊🏻
2:05 looks like a good way to lose some fingers.
Plenty of clearance, just the camera angle. 🤟🏻
An area known as the spandrel.
What dust extraction did you use for the dust etc from saw?
It is a Festool dust extractor
To make this space ore useful I would have put 2 sliding drawers in there so you could access the whole space. This would stop you having to drag everything out to get to something at the back.
Could you hinge on the short side? 🤔
Yes with a lighter weight door👍
My mate built a house and I had 4 of these to make up and fit 😢
tricky deats
All expensive tools.😊
Brave man to let himself be filmed doing one of those spandrel doors - finnicky job - and I've done a few of them.
And as per other's comments - pricing can be tricky.
Thanks.
Why take the top corner off! Looks awful. Leave it on amd round the inside egde off. I did one recently made from 18mm ply and made it match on colour and routed out the same as other interior doors.
This guy is really belt and braces
How many grands worth of gear does this guy have?? All just to cut a bit of mdf!
I think he does more than one bit in fairness
Dan is a real professional and has invested in his tools to work efficiently.
Do you think he bought it all just for this job 😂?
Explains the quote 🤣 (I’m joking obviously… you’re paying for their skill as clearly demonstrated)
Do you even use tools?🙄
The void under the stairs SHOULD NOT be used for storage in most homes. In a fire you might need to run down the stairs to escape and if the clutter under the stairs is burning you have just guaranteed you can't escape safely if at all. Also the fire brigade can't come to rescue if the stairs have burned away.
Many old houses have the electric and gas under the stairs.
Mine is full of wine, excellent fire suppression
Mate have you seen the sizes of houses in this country. The space under the stairs is 1/5th the ground floor footage.
There's a few too many 'ifs' you're concerned with. The wasted space under the stairs outweighs all those ifs nearly every time.
get a grip you sap