Expert Guide to Installing Double, Pocket, and Flush-Concealed Doors On-Demand

Consummate craftsman Casey Knips shares his expertise and time-tested methods for prepping and installing complex doors that bring high impact to the home. By following each door step-by-step from frame to jam through installation and operation, Casey will demystify these complicated installations by sharing his preferred methods, the tools he uses, materials he selects, and preferred hinge hardware for trusted results.

Benefits of these doors:

  • Learn to install double as a great way to connect spaces and let a lot of light pass through without having to give up the possibility of privacy.
  • Get pocket doors right and you can save space and have a passageway where a swinging door would otherwise not work.
  • Use disappearing doors as a fun way to blend a doorway seamlessly into an architectural detail, like a paneled wall.

What You'll Learn:

  • Framing considerations to get started
  • Fabricating jams for customization
  • Selecting hardware for quality and reliability
  • Mortising for hinges with routers and jigs for precision
  • Hanging and adjustments for a perfect fit

Approximate running time: 2 hours 30 mins

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$99.99 USD

Finish Carpentry with Gary Striegler

In this comprehensive learning collection craftsman Gary Striegler shares his 40 years of trim carpentry experience and explains how-to master interior door, window and door trim, crown molding, chair rail and wainscot installations. Whether you're looking to quickly and competently train new members of your crew, or looking to hone your own finish carpentry skills, this course will increase the efficiency and enduring quality of your work.

You will get: 

  • On-demand access to over 9 hours of video instruction 
  • Downloadable resources to make you a better craftsman 
  • Tips, Techniques and Tool insights to help get your trim jobs down faster and more accurately

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