Level is measured in the 'Horizontal Plane', 'Plumb' is in the Vertical, thus the name of a 'Plumb Bob'. Most larger Levels can find 'Level' and 'Plumb'...
As a carpenter with over 50 years experience a point of clarification. Level refers to the horizontal, plumb refers to the vertical. For example, the door header may be out of level and the style might be out of plumb. I also preferred to remove hinge pins with a nail set or drift pin rather than a screw or nail.
@Get on the cross and don’t look back people wonder why less and less of us are going to church nowadays. The older I get the more I realize how narrow-minded church-going people are
Here is a tip for removing and installing the hinge pin with no damage to the door or frame. Get a plastic ice cream container and cut the corner of the container about 50mm each way from the corner. Now place that L shaped plastic under the hinge and drive the pin out with a nail or whatever you normally use and a hammer. The plastic ice cream corner protects the door and frame from any blows of the hammer. Same way to drive it in as well. Simple, cheap and works a treat.
Wife was just complaining of this a couple days ago. I said I'd fix it......... but I really wasn't sure how I was going to do that lol. Perfect timing video, thank you sir!
OH MY GOD! For 32 years we've lived with a swinging bathroom door which has required us to kick a steel weight around on the floor as a door stop. Can't wait to try this.
Thanks a lot for the tip! I've lived with that annoying problem for twelve years and it only took two minutes to fix.The entry door took a little longer because it's a heavier door.
The back door kept opening by itself after my grandfather died and the family was terrified ...until the smartest one decided to examine the door. Me gaffer, who had a bit of dementia before he passed, had taken a dozen tiny nails and nailed down the door's iron tongue just prior to his passing 🤣 Good one, Pop! Timing is everything
Hey, just watched your video for a quick fix on a door that keeps swinging open. I watched 5 other videos but liked and subscribed b/c yours was the best! Having a video that addresses the problem with a professional fix and a quick fix brings a lot of credibility which is why I hope to watch more of your videos. The humor is spot on too lol thanks for the video!
Along with several other people, I just implemented this solution myself! Genius! Since the downward-facing part of the barrell was closed, I took the long way - I placed two wedges under the door to hold it in place, (a couple of my kids' board-books work great as spacers to get the exact height too), 'stood' the door in place with an f-clamp, and then unscrewed the top hinges, before taking to the vice, pulling the pin with a pair of vice grips and then gave it a few small whacks to bend with a hammer. This made putting the now-slightly-bent pin back into the barell much easier, as I didn't have to worry about the door jamb, frame, angle, etc. (Whack with rubber mallot back into place). Securing the door first makes removing the hinges easy and stress-free, and the door no longer (hilariously) traps the dog inside by itself!
Thank you! This is even simpler than what I was doing, which was to remove the pin, take a hammer and use it to strike one or more hinge barrel sections to reduce the inside diameter, and then re-insert the pin.
Also, you can knock the pin out, slip a peice of small wire down the hole and knock the pin back in. Leave plenty of wire on top and bottom so you can grab the wire when you're done and wiggle it to snap it off flush. If its not quite stiff enough just add another wire until its just right.
I love all your videos! The things I find funniest about the 'funny carpenter' is how he moves his hands like a rapper from the '90s! 😆🥰 This is one of the best channels ever! I learn something in every single episode!!
😂this is true! I was so happy the other day I saw a video about how to be an engaging speaker and one of the rules was to talk with a lot of hand gestures…. Check- I’ve got that covered😂😂
@@TheFunnyCarpenter I love it! ❤ I have a request/question ...should I ask in a comment? Or do you have an email so I can send a photo? It has to do with plaster walls in our old house. I'd love your input!
Thanks - great tip. I have a 110 year old timber framed house - nothing is plumb, level or square! This will simply solve a problem I have been avoiding for a while 😄.
Hey man, I finally combed the world over for the last RAS for sale. TOTAL game changer!! Highly recommend that scribe tutorial video you mentioned. My first attempt was about as good as I’ve ever done with a belt sander in 15 years in the biz.
The fact that I am so excited over fixing my son's closet door that always closed me in by simply bending two pins feels a little silly! But seriously, thank you! Now on to the door frames that have cracked caulking in them...my wood glue, sanding paper and putty knife are ready!
Manhandling big potted plants in and out of my summerhouse while holding the door open with one foot is now just an unpleasant memory. You have my undying gratitude.
Nice trick 👍. I have a door the does this but I actually like that it opens on its own. I'll keep this trick in mind for doors I don't want opening or closing on their own.
Another way to create more friction is by wrapping masking tape once around the pin so the pin sits even tighter in the hinge This also works for doors that don't have separate pins you can take out, for example if the door can be taken out just by lifting it up a bit, you put a bit of tape around the part of the hinge that is screwed to the door frame and then place the door where it was before
Great, easy fix, just one minor note…. every mention of "level" should be "plumb" (essentially vertical level). More significantly ghostbusters-for-hire will now be very unhappy 😀
I was just watching videos for tips, then I saw this one.....got out of bed at midnight and fixed my bathroom door in less than 5 minutes! What a quick easy fix!
This is very good advice I installed many doors level off on porpuse becaue the floor was not level and i did not want to saw the formica doors This was the reason i installed them 1 degree level off…i wil bend one of the pin so the door will stay on his place Good advice!!
Thanks! I was being a bit wimpy with the pins at first. Bend more than you think you need to and do all three pins. Two bent pins didn't cut it for me.
Wow. I was just asked to do something about a door like this over breakfast. What timing. Also, that niche behind your tub looks like it would've been great fun for the drywallers.
There is another possible way to do this if you have a little bit of room between the door and frame. If you unscrew 1 hinge at a time and put a very thin, tapered shim behind 1-3 of the hinges, in the direction you need, it often fixes the issue without having a sticky door.
I use the pin that comes out of a lav sink pop up drain hardware, the part one actuates the drain with to drive up the hinge pin to remove them. Then yes a slight bend in the hinge pin fixes out of plumb doors.
I have a bathroom for that tortures me every day with its desire to swing open. There is another one at a building that I help take care of, and for 32 years it has swung open, ever so slowly until it sits there... always, always open! Until today 🤗
Would never have thought of bending the hinge pin to create some friction. Very clever solution. Thanks. I'll certainly remember that.
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@@TheFunnyCarpenter umm wouldnt bending the hinge pin chew out its mounting holes over time & cause excessive wear & possibly other problems?
Awesome quick and free tip!! Thanks. Just to be a nit, the door swings because it's out of plumb, not out of level.
Thanks Bill
Agreed, but…… not to be an even bigger nit, he could have his level on the top of door. Then indeed level would be the correct term
@@andylink5818,...NOPE the jamb (where hinges are mounted) is out of plumb.
Level is measured in the 'Horizontal Plane', 'Plumb' is in the Vertical, thus the name of a 'Plumb Bob'.
Most larger Levels can find 'Level' and 'Plumb'...
The door is out of level. The jamb is out of plumb.
As a carpenter with over 50 years experience a point of clarification. Level refers to the horizontal, plumb refers to the vertical. For example, the door header may be out of level and the style might be out of plumb. I also preferred to remove hinge pins with a nail set or drift pin rather than a screw or nail.
True and correct, thank you, I was about to correct him as well!
As not a carpenter i appreciate he use "dumb terms" so i can understand him...
@Get on the cross and don’t look back will it fix my door?
@Get on the cross and don’t look back people wonder why less and less of us are going to church nowadays. The older I get the more I realize how narrow-minded church-going people are
Worked perfectly. Thank you!!
Thank you! We had three doors propped open with extra stuffed animals. They can now join their friends at the bottom of the closet!
Well, you helped fix my closing door in 3 minutes. Thank you good sir take a thumbs up
That is great Tam, thanks for sharing. It’s always a happy feeling when someone uses the videos to fix something!
Only a pro would know this. Thanks.
Here is a tip for removing and installing the hinge pin with no damage to the door or frame. Get a plastic ice cream container and cut the corner of the container about 50mm each way from the corner. Now place that L shaped plastic under the hinge and drive the pin out with a nail or whatever you normally use and a hammer. The plastic ice cream corner protects the door and frame from any blows of the hammer. Same way to drive it in as well. Simple, cheap and works a treat.
Wife was just complaining of this a couple days ago. I said I'd fix it......... but I really wasn't sure how I was going to do that lol. Perfect timing video, thank you sir!
😂Incredible
Being a homeowner, your videos are entertaining, helpful, and informative! Thank you!
OH MY GOD! For 32 years we've lived with a swinging bathroom door which has required us to kick a steel weight around on the floor as a door stop. Can't wait to try this.
Same. Can't even blame anyone, built it myself. Thank you!
Thanks a lot for the tip! I've lived with that annoying problem for twelve years and it only took two minutes to fix.The entry door took a little longer because it's a heavier door.
The back door kept opening by itself after my grandfather died and the family was terrified ...until the smartest one decided to examine the door. Me gaffer, who had a bit of dementia before he passed, had taken a dozen tiny nails and nailed down the door's iron tongue just prior to his passing 🤣 Good one, Pop! Timing is everything
Hey, just watched your video for a quick fix on a door that keeps swinging open. I watched 5 other videos but liked and subscribed b/c yours was the best! Having a video that addresses the problem with a professional fix and a quick fix brings a lot of credibility which is why I hope to watch more of your videos. The humor is spot on too lol thanks for the video!
Thanks buddy🍻
Well that's just awesome. I've hated that one door that wouldn't stay open without a wedge, and a minute later and now it stays in place. Great tip.
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Thank you!!! This was driving me nuts on one door. Can’t believe how easy the fix was.
Happy to hear the fix worked for you!
It's rare that someone teaches me something useful. Thank you!
You must open your eyes.
Seek Information, it’s ones life work!!
I have several interior doors like this. Thanks for the video
Best wishes on the fixes
Along with several other people, I just implemented this solution myself! Genius!
Since the downward-facing part of the barrell was closed, I took the long way - I placed two wedges under the door to hold it in place, (a couple of my kids' board-books work great as spacers to get the exact height too), 'stood' the door in place with an f-clamp, and then unscrewed the top hinges, before taking to the vice, pulling the pin with a pair of vice grips and then gave it a few small whacks to bend with a hammer.
This made putting the now-slightly-bent pin back into the barell much easier, as I didn't have to worry about the door jamb, frame, angle, etc. (Whack with rubber mallot back into place).
Securing the door first makes removing the hinges easy and stress-free, and the door no longer (hilariously) traps the dog inside by itself!
Awesome fix!
That took 2 minutes and worked like a charm! Thanks for the tip!
Glad it helped!
Three hinges on an interior door, now that’s a well-built home👍🏻🇺🇸
Wow I had no idea that’s not standard, I’ve got 3 hinges on every single door in all my houses thru life
Especially with what appears to be a lightweight door. I have very heavy exterior doors with 3 hinges but all interior are 2 hinged.
Thank you! This is even simpler than what I was doing, which was to remove the pin, take a hammer and use it to strike one or more hinge barrel sections to reduce the inside diameter, and then re-insert the pin.
I'm in a old house you just helped me fix 2 doors thanks.
old house, new house, ANY house - we just bought brand new and one bedroom door was doing this...well not anymore - thanks Funny Carpenter!
Also, you can knock the pin out, slip a peice of small wire down the hole and knock the pin back in. Leave plenty of wire on top and bottom so you can grab the wire when you're done and wiggle it to snap it off flush. If its not quite stiff enough just add another wire until its just right.
Genius, absolute delight of a practical solution!!!! thank you so much...
Thanks! You are a natural on camera.
Thanks Dude, we owe you a beer!
I can't believe - this old woman fixed 10 year long irritation in less than 15 minutes! Fantastic! Thank you.
That’s great news!
Great idea, the power of friction. Thanks!
Man I’m always surprised at how many tips & tricks you have for things that are right in my wheelhouse, that I’ve never seen before.
Thanks Buddy
I love all your videos! The things I find funniest about the 'funny carpenter' is how he moves his hands like a rapper from the '90s! 😆🥰 This is one of the best channels ever! I learn something in every single episode!!
😂this is true! I was so happy the other day I saw a video about how to be an engaging speaker and one of the rules was to talk with a lot of hand gestures…. Check- I’ve got that covered😂😂
@@TheFunnyCarpenter I love it! ❤ I have a request/question ...should I ask in a comment? Or do you have an email so I can send a photo? It has to do with plaster walls in our old house. I'd love your input!
@@zanna9857 it’s probably best to ask in the comments, then other people may be helped as well…that’s assuming I have anything smart to say😂
@@TheFunnyCarpenter ok...I'll go ask everyone in the main thread to be sure they see it. Hope you see it too! 😁
Brilliant tip and now it's noted in my head thanks bro ! 👷 👍 👍
Thanks for the comment Alex:)
Thanks - great tip. I have a 110 year old timber framed house - nothing is plumb, level or square! This will simply solve a problem I have been avoiding for a while 😄.
Worked like a charm. Had this problem for several years and now gone.
Hey man, I finally combed the world over for the last RAS for sale.
TOTAL game changer!!
Highly recommend that scribe tutorial video you mentioned.
My first attempt was about as good as I’ve ever done with a belt sander in 15 years in the biz.
😎that’s awesome! It’s a pretty sweet unit, now you can see why I would never sell mine!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter agreed!
Great video! Appreciate all the little tips. Now I can save those 5 hours and fix some of the rest of the things that are wrong with my house!
Love it when the best solutions are also the simplest.
No doubt!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter I hate my boss. I always come up with the complex solutions. :)
The fact that I am so excited over fixing my son's closet door that always closed me in by simply bending two pins feels a little silly! But seriously, thank you! Now on to the door frames that have cracked caulking in them...my wood glue, sanding paper and putty knife are ready!
Yup The Funny Carpenter alright. The plumb side of the door frame is out of "plumb", not out of level. 🤣
I have a door that needs this tip applied. Thanks!
Excellent video. Thank you so much.
I suffer for that little problem. Maybe got OCD 😅. So I will try your solution as soon as possible. Thank you so much
It worked. Thanks for the tip.
I have used your advice on a few things around the house and it works but most importantly it’s easy!
Thanks Tommy
Manhandling big potted plants in and out of my summerhouse while holding the door open with one foot is now just an unpleasant memory. You have my undying gratitude.
As a self-titled conceited-know-it-all-old-timer I thought I seen it all. That was a new one for me. Great tip!
Old dog new tricks!
Nice trick 👍. I have a door the does this but I actually like that it opens on its own. I'll keep this trick in mind for doors I don't want opening or closing on their own.
Most informative and detailed video on the subject. Thank you!
Another way to create more friction is by wrapping masking tape once around the pin so the pin sits even tighter in the hinge
This also works for doors that don't have separate pins you can take out, for example if the door can be taken out just by lifting it up a bit, you put a bit of tape around the part of the hinge that is screwed to the door frame and then place the door where it was before
Great idea. Just fixed a door that has been bugging me for three years now. I used black electrical tape.
Rob, that's an awesome idea.
ok how are we not talking more about your outtakes! Hilarious!!! and of course great idea / fix for this issue too
Also worth noting before you start doing any work, check that you don't have self closing hinges.
What a great idea! You're a genius
Oh yah! Thanks!
I will be doing this in my office. Thanks for the tip!!!
Nice tip! Plumb, not level.
I may need to make a shirt with this slogan😂
Thank you sir ,did it it works
Bro, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! My dang bedroom door loves to close itself.
LOL Thanks! I have 2 to do tomorrow!
This worked perfectly and my wife thinks I spent the day fixing it, thank you! 😂
Win Win🍻
Great tip ! Thank you . Let me know if you got any more .🙏
Good tip man. I've used this one a bunch of times.
Great, easy fix, just one minor note…. every mention of "level" should be "plumb" (essentially vertical level). More significantly ghostbusters-for-hire will now be very unhappy 😀
You are GREAT. I've only watched this one video, but I will be sure to watch more. Excellent tip for the wanky door!
Thanks a lot, after 15 years of a door slamming the toilet, now it is at last fixed!
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You are a patient man.
And now your door squeaks! Congrats!
The bloopers at the end 🤣🤣🤣♥️
Thanks Crystal, I’m starting to clip those out as I edit now, sometimes things get pretty ridiculous when you spend hours talking to a camera😂
That was fantastic electrical work 😂👍
Brilliant! Works well. Hope it lasts.
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the tip.
I was just watching videos for tips, then I saw this one.....got out of bed at midnight and fixed my bathroom door in less than 5 minutes! What a quick easy fix!
Awesome, thanks brother.
This is very good advice
I installed many doors level off on porpuse becaue the floor was not level and i did not want to saw the formica doors
This was the reason i installed them 1 degree level off…i wil bend one of the pin so the door will stay on his place
Good advice!!
Just tried it-worked for me thanks-great video.
Never seen this type of quick fix before, I will remember this one!
keep the lubricant handy, it will develop a squeak within a year.
Thanks, Great idea!
Thanks! I was being a bit wimpy with the pins at first. Bend more than you think you need to and do all three pins. Two bent pins didn't cut it for me.
Wow. I was just asked to do something about a door like this over breakfast. What timing. Also, that niche behind your tub looks like it would've been great fun for the drywallers.
Well nothing holding you back now mate!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter Yeah. That worked. Thanks! Worked on a solid heavy door, too.
Brilliant! Great idea hoss
There is another possible way to do this if you have a little bit of room between the door and frame. If you unscrew 1 hinge at a time and put a very thin, tapered shim behind 1-3 of the hinges, in the direction you need, it often fixes the issue without having a sticky door.
Awesome trick man! Thank you. My bathroom doors been bumping me for six months.
Love the outtakes!!
I used an Exorcism with our doors that did this. Worked great.
That’s awesome. Never would have thought about doing that 👍
Thanks mate
Oeh, thats a good tip. Try it tomorrow with our "ghost" door.
Best Wishes on the fix!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter It worked!! Thank you again!
Wow! Great tip! 👍🏾
I use the pin that comes out of a lav sink pop up drain hardware, the part one actuates the drain with to drive up the hinge pin to remove them. Then yes a slight bend in the hinge pin fixes out of plumb doors.
I. 👏 NEEDED. 👏 THIS. 👏
Best Wishes!
thanks for another great tip!
Many thanks. Five minutes, two doors 'de-ghosted' after having them wedged for years.
Great tip!
A huge thank you; that was very helpful.
I've had to add some type of lubricant to prevent the door squeaking in the past. Will bending the pin cause it to squeak again/more? thanks!
Learned this years ago and always wandered who figured that out...🤷🏼♂️
It’s an old carpenter’s trick that is pretty handy from time to time!
One tidbit of info some may not be aware of is that a door between house and garage is supposed to be self-closing to stop fire spread.
Caulk and paint (and friction) make me the carpenter I ain’t!
Amen brotha!
I have a bathroom for that tortures me every day with its desire to swing open.
There is another one at a building that I help take care of, and for 32 years it has swung open, ever so slowly until it sits there... always, always open!
Until today
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Not today door… Not today😎
Thanks
I have a couple of doors that love to open on their own. This will be a quick fix.
Best wishes on the fix
@@TheFunnyCarpenter it worked thanks
Good idea 😃
Nice tip!
Excellent tip👍🇦🇺👍