There is plenty of advice on the internet about DIY which is all fine and well if you’re a beginner and not too bothered about achieving a high-quality finish. But today I came across a video that really bothers me. An inept joiner proceeds to demonstrate bad joinery practice and tool skills. His tools are obviously blunt and uncared for – any fool knows that blunt tools lead to a bad finish at best and accidents at worst.
Most of his joinery techniques are poor, incomplete and some are dangerous; at 3.25 minutes into the video there is an excellent example of how to maximise your chances of damaging a man’s vital bits!
He also failed to mention that you have to plan down the closing angle of the door also - known as backing the door – to stop the door catching on the frame.
There was no real instruction about keeping the stop latts on the hinge side of the door 1mm away from the door to prevent it from becoming latt-bound (which means the door won’t shut properly).
Simply this video should be called how NOT to hang a door.
I guess the moral of the story is when in doubt make sure you have a way of checking that the instructions you are following are reliable and safe. If in doubt, hire a good, reputable joiner!
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