How to Hang Pre-hung Door - Part 9 of 15 - Caulking Door Screws Holes

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
DAP Drydex Spackling and Nail Hole Filler, 5.5 oz
Paint scraper 1-inch

Mr. Victor Longpont hired my services to remove his garage door that had become damaged after a bad rain storm. The door had not been painted for over 30 years, the bottom of the door was damaged by a badly worn door shoe and sweep that allowed water into the bottom of the door.

This post shows the three steps to caulking the drill holes within the pre-hung door frame.

Step 1: Use DAP Nail Hole Filler to fill in the holes from the drill. DAP states from their website that the Nail Hole Filler contains an indicator that causes the application to change from pink to white. This spackling compound is good for outdoor use. It did shrink a little but applying a second coat to the nail holes fix that problem, and the nail hole filler was easy to sand and later paint. 
Step 2: Fig.1 shows two areas that hole filler was applied and filled the holes. 
Step 3: Fig.2 shows the hinge side of the door frame, notice the pink holes in the frame show that the area is still drying.

Fig.1 Latch side of door

Fig.2 Hinge side of the door

How to Hang a Pre-hung Door:

Part 1 of 15 Introduction Why Replace This Garage Door

Part 2 of 15 Removing The Damaged Door

Part 3 of 15 Door Hardware Removed

Part 4 of 15 Door Threshold Removal

Part 5 of 15 Installing Door

Part 6 of 15 Recycled Metal Removed

Part 7 of 15 Caulking Outside Door Edges

Part 8 of 15 New Door Hardware Installed

Part 9 of 15 Caulking Door Screws Holes

Part 10 of 15 Inside Door Mud

Part 11 of 15 Inside Door Taping

Part 12 of 15 Inside Door Painted

Part 13 of 15 Applying Stucco To Door Edge

Part 14 of 15 Exterior Door Molding

Part 15 of 15 Old Door Cut to Trash

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How to Hang Pre-hung Door - Part 6 of 15 - Recycled Metal Removed

Fig.1 The Tools

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Cordless Screwdriver with Phillip bit
Claw Hammer 
Paint scraper

Mr. Victor Longpont hired my services to remove his garage door that had become damaged after a bad rain storm. The door had not been painted for over 30 years, the bottom of the door was completely rusted. 

This post shows the seven steps to recycle the damaged door hardware. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the door that has been removed and set on its side.  
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the use of a cordless drill with a Phillip screwdriver bit to remove the latch and door handle from the door.

Fig.2 Door Hardware

Fig.3 Hardware

Step 3: Fig.4 shows the removal of the dead bolt lock assembly. Notice the long metal screw, it's made of brass and so is most of the lock assembly. Use the cordless screwdriver to remove the lock parts.

Fig.4 Strike Plate

Step 4: Fig.5 shows the removal of the metal hinges. On this door there were three sets of metal hinges. Using the cordless screwdriver remove each brass screw and save for later. 
Step 5: Fig.6 shows the removal of the aluminum weatherstripping seal that was around the door. Save the metal for later.

Fig.5 Hinges

Fig.6 Removing aluminum weatherstrip

Step 6: Fig.7 shows all the metal from the damaged door ready for recycling. The aluminum weatherstripping, brass door hardware for the door handle, screws and dead bolt. The metal door sweep and the aluminum threshold plate will be used to make other materials instead of landing in the waste dump.

Fig.7 Recycle Metal

Step 7: Recycling is not a money maker, its hard work to separate each type of metal.  Sometimes what looks like brass is plated metal but recycling metal parts is a good a way to keep our environment cleaner.

How to Hang a Pre-hung Door:

Part 1 of 15 Introduction Why Replace This Garage Door

Part 2 of 15 Removing The Damaged Door

Part 3 of 15 Door Hardware Removed

Part 4 of 15 Door Threshold Removal

Part 5 of 15 Installing Door

Part 6 of 15 Recycled Metal Removed

Part 7 of 15 Caulking Outside Door Edges

Part 8 of 15 New Door Hardware Installed

Part 9 of 15 Caulking Door Screws Holes

Part 10 of 15 Inside Door Mud

Part 11 of 15 Inside Door Taping

Part 12 of 15 Inside Door Painted

Part 13 of 15 Applying Stucco To Door Edge

Part 14 of 15 Exterior Door Molding

Part 15 of 15 Old Door Cut to Trash

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How to Sand and Paint Second Floor White French Door

By Gary Boutin

Painters cap

Supplies and Tools:
BEHR® Premium Plus Ultra Ultra Pure White
BEHR® primer paint
Blue paint tape
Paint brush 2-inch
Paint tray
Paint scraper
Sandpaper 120-grit

Dr. Jeorge Valvus called me from an advertisement from a Bing advertisement campaign. Dr. Valvus home is under 30-year but he had not kept on the maintenance for his home. Today job was to re-paint his second floor patio door frame. The door needed re-painting but the frame needed complete re-scraping, priming and painting.

This post shows the five steps to repainting the patio french door.

Step 1: Look at the door damage, the door needed re-painted only, the exterior door jamb were in bad shape and will need scraping. Fig.1 shows the application of the blue tape around the perimeter of the door.

Fig.1 French 
balcony doors

Step 2: Fig.2 through fig.4 shows both sides of the door jamb that needed scraping. 

Fig.2 Scraping
 the paint

Fig.3 More paint

Fig.4 Blue 
painter's tape

Step 3: Fig.5 shows that after a good scraping, the next step is to apply white latex primer to the door jamb. After the primer has been applied, paint two coats of white semi gloss paint on the door frame.

Fig.5 Trim painted

Step 4: Fig.6 shows that after the french door were painted the stucco needed to be touched up on all sides. Fig.7 shows the door frame is repaired.

Fig.6 
Stucco painted

Fig.7 
Trim painted

Step 5: Fig.8 shows the door and the frame are finished. Now Dr. Valvus can enjoy his bedroom patio door.

Fig.8 Job if finished

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How to Replace Bathtub Diverter Spout Tile

Fig.1 Gary

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Channel locks® pliers
Caulking white silicone
Diverter instructions
Electric drill
Pencil or permanent market
Shoe Booties (protects bath)
Shower tile
Spring clamps 4 inch
Teflon tape(white)
Tile adhesive
Tile hole saw kit
Tile scraper 1/4 inch gaps

Dr. Valvus called me from an advertisement from a Bing advertisement campaign. He was related to the late Dr. Valvus who invented the valve. Dr. Valvus wanted his shower tile repaired after a local plumber worked on the shower spout.

This post shows the eighteen steps on how to drill a hole in a shower tile, and how to replace a missing diverter valve.  

Step 1: A local plumber repaired the shower mixing valve but would not repair the damages or the diverter valve and stated that the doctor should get a handyman to finish the job. Plumbers do not repair tile or wall damages, they just can not make enough money to cover their time and cost. 
Step 2: Fig.1 shows the Handyman removing the diverter spout with a pair of Channel locks® pliers, now twist off the diverter spout away from the wall. 
Step 3: Fig.2 shows the diverter valve has been removed and only the pipe is left.

Fig.2 Tub with missing tile

Step 4: Fig.3 shows are Channel locks® pliers that were used for this job. The handyman is wearing shoe booties on his shoes to protect the tub sides.

Fig.3
Channel Locks pliers

Step 5: The next step is to cut the hole in the tile. From your local hardware store, or a plumbers store purchase a tile hole saw kit, make sure that the hole saw is the same diameter has the water spout. This kit comes with a tile hole saw and a base.   
Step 6: Fig.4 shows the tile hole saw is being drawn with a pencil on the backside of the shower tile.

Fig.4 Circular tile cutter

Step 7: Fig.5 shows the circle drawn in pencil.

Fig.5 Tile to be used

Step 8: Fig.6 shows the base is placed on top of the tile. In this example the hole needs to be position as the left upper side of the tile, not an easy cut.

Fig.6 Circular base 
for water pipe

Step 9: Fig.7 shows the drill drilling the into the backside of the tile. In this example an electric drill was used.

Fig.7 Drilling tile hole

Step 10: Fig.8 shows the hole from the tile saw, the cut has been made. Dr. Valvus had to help me steady the drill and the clamps so the drill hole saw would cut straight.

Fig.8 Hole Cut

Step 11: Fig.9 shows the orange tabs are the spring clamps that held the base of the tile hole saw. Two sets of 4 inch spring clamps were used to do this project.

Fig.9 Removing the base

Step 12: Fig.10 shows the hole in the tile and on the new spout the plumber placed into the shower. The end piece is not new, its the piece between the spout and the valve that needed to be replaced, this picture does not show that part.

Fig.10 Fitting the copper pipe 
around the newly cut tile

Step 13: Fig.11 shows the hole in the tile ready to be applied to the shower wall.

Fig.11 Hole cut

Step 14: Fig.12 shows Teflon tape is being applied on the new copper pipe threads. This Teflon tape came with the diverter package.

Fig.12 Teflon the end

Step 15: Fig.13 shows the instructions on how to install a diverter on a spout pipe.

Fig.13 Direction

Step 16: Fig.14 shows the tile adhesive being mix to place behind the new tile to glue to the shower wall. I used a tile scraper with 1/4 inch gaps to allow the adhesive on the tile.

Fig.14 Tile grout

Step 17: Fig.15 shows the tube grout being applied to the edges of the tile.

Fig.15 Applying caulking

Step 18: Fig.16 shows the new wall tile and the new tub diverter valve. Now Dr. Valvus can enjoy his new shower in his new home.

Fig.16 Job finished new 
tile with new fixtures

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