Door Videos
These This Old House videos showcase all of our door projects, how-tos, and designs.
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How to Replace a Doorbell
Master electrician Heath Eastman helps a homeowner solve an old problem: locating and replacing doorbell components and wiring.
How to Hang a Sliding Barn Door
In this DIY Smarts project, Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert travels to Birmingham, Alabama to install a sliding barn door in an open-concept loft apartment.
How to Hang a New Front Door in an Existing Frame
Replacing an old entry door with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva
How to Install a Prehung Exterior Door
In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva makes quick work of replacing an old door.
How to Install a Garage Door
Assembling and hanging a new garage door with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva
How to Replace Full Mortise Door Hardware
Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner to replace his traditional mortise hardware with hardware that locks.
How to Repair Sliding Wood Closet Doors
In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares simple solutions for balky sliding doors
Window and Door Installation Master Class | Pro2Pro LIVE
Watch Kevin O’Connor and Building Science expert Christine Williamson discuss the key strategies to an air-tight installation that manages water.
How to Make an Exterior Door Threshold
Carpenter Nathan Gilbert shows how to close the gap caused by a new floor in an older home with a new threshold.
How to Build a Sliding Barn Door
Carpenter Nathan Gilbert enlists the help of his father to install sliding barn doors on Mark McCullough’s chicken barn.
How to Repair a Split Door Jamb
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a fast fix for a badly fractured doorframe
How to Install a New Threshold
In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva installs a new oak door threshold
How to Weatherstrip an Exterior Door
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares tips for fixing a drafty door
How to Create a Dutch Door
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva converts a regular door into a Dutch door.
How to Restore an Antique Door
Ask This Old House General Contractor, Tom Silva, helps two homeowners meticulously restore their original, 1918 front door using a paint stripper, mahogany veneer, and a polyurethane finish.
How to Prehang a Salvaged Door
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a homeowner how to turn an old door into a prehung door for a new opening
How to Paint an Exterior Metal Door
Ask This Old House painter Mauro Henrique teaches a homeowner how to paint a metal front entry door.
How to Install a Storm Door with a Dog Door
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install a storm door with her active dog in mind
How to Install an Electronic Dead Bolt
Ask This Old House host Kevin O'Connor shows a homeowner how to install a Bluetooth-enabled smart-lock dead bolt for his front door
Interior Door Installation
Tom Silva shows you how to install a pre-hung interior door in your home step by step.
How to Build a Sliding Barn Door
Get a rustic look by building your own barn door with this step-by-step guide.
How to Install a Deadbolt Lock
In this video, we show you how to install a new deadbolt lock step-by-step with tips on how to mark the door and position the drill.
How to Replace Glass in a Door
In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to safely replace a broken glass door pane.
How to Reuse an Old Door
This Old House master carpenter Norm Abram shows how easy it is to reuse and modify an old closet door to fit the door opening to a master bedroom.
How to Install Bypass Pantry Doors
Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert travels to Missouri to install a set of bypass doors for a pantry.
How to Build and Hang a Custom Screen Door
Ask This Old House general contractor helps a homeowner build a custom screen door to fit her unique front entryway.
How to Recreate the Look of an Antique Closet Door
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva travels to Pittsburgh to replace a bi-fold closet door with one that is more appropriate for the house
How to Swap the Swing of an Entry Door
Changing your door from a right-hand swing to a left-hand swing can be a fairly easy task, as long as it’s the same height on both sides, and you’re okay with the inside face of the door becoming the outer face. Watch Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert as he helps general contractor Tom Silva change the swing of an entry door.
How to Tightly Fit an Antique Door
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva uses multiple techniques to make an antique, drafty door weathertight
How to Replace a Garage Door Opener
Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron replaces an old garage door opener with a smart opener in this edition of DIY Smarts.
How to Bore for a New Door Knob
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install a new passage set door knob on his closet door
How to Install a Secret Door
Tom Silva installs a bookcase that also serves as a door, concealing the entrance to a closet. He also demonstrates how to use a "scribe" to cut filler strips for an uneven floor.
How to Install a Hidden Door/Bookshelf
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva is in Salem, MA, to help install a bookshelf that doubles as a door