How to Install a Sliding Glass Door | This Old House
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to open up a wall for a large glass slider. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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– 2x4s [https://amzn.to/30Ra8Qk]
– ⅝-inch-thick exterior-grade plywood [https://amzn.to/2WaTsVe]
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– quick-setting cement [https://amzn.to/2WaVuok]
– minimal-expanding foam [https://amzn.to/2YZ1fTb], used to insulate around new door
– silicone sealant [https://amzn.to/30RfUkL]
– masonry screws [https://amzn.to/2YSZvdS]
– 3½-inch (16d) nails [https://amzn.to/2I2U853]
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– wood shims [https://amzn.to/2Wvrzqe]
– wood shingles [https://amzn.to/30RxJ3q] and shingle nails [https://amzn.to/2wmgCsv], for finishing new wall section
Tools List for How to Install a Sliding Glass Door:
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– 12-pound sledgehammer [https://amzn.to/2JRitOT]
– 4-foot level [https://amzn.to/30RcApZ]
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– square shovel [https://amzn.to/2IbJbOz]
– mixing tub [https://amzn.to/2WzrzFy], used for mixing cement
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I want to ask Tommy, "what the heck is sment?"
When you know what your doing and your a certified master builder then get your own business…
never heard of real garage doors, check http://www.alpha-deuren.nl
02:15 Tommy "I want to put the door on a flat and level surface"
Homeowner "whats that surface gonna be made out of?"
Tommy "Cement, did you have something better in mind?"
When you open up a wall like that, you take out the inside and look for wires and stuff right? Before you start cutting?
I feel bad for any person that's never used a sawzall before.
Cheap vinyl door will soon not slide open so easy
Khkjjjhujuujkkll
Here Jason, fire through this cedar shake siding with asbestos insulation behind it. You'll be fine for now
when tom has the angry eyebrows he means business jmo
What about when you have aluminum siding?
Excellent technique and walkthrough. Clear and concise.
That's some good sment
I'd love to work with him – he'd just makes you feel comfortable and confident that he knows how to deal with whatever the project is.
Sment
7:34 "Thanks Tommy" That was the most awkward thing I've ever seen.
I wouldn't call this a particularly old house. I have seen where people have put sliding glass doors in old houses, such as Queen Anne or Greek Revival, and the architectural result is disastrous, totally UGLY. Please don't insist on installing incompatible elements that mar the beauty a house.
Make sure that "sment" is nice and level.
Why you don’t use any gloves?
This house will be so much easier to break into now. Especially with it well hidden from the street.
“Here’s the keys to your new door” – a keychain screwdriver.
Everyone please read , has anyone else noticed that from the outside u can just unbolt the solid door and walk right in
This is a very good TV show and we love it !
Not Cement….. it's Concrete! Cement is a powder, like flour in a cake mix.
Nevermind if it’s a load bearing wall or electrical wires or anything else just take that fukking out
Every project i start gets 90 percent done like this and that last 10 percent like doing the siding and trim takes me about a year and a half
He makes it look so easy…. I’m sure he is enjoying life being able to work in the arts for a living
Guys gloves are exist.
How the hell has a grown man like that never used a sawmill before. What is wrong with society
Lmao can you imagine owning a straight 2×4 to use with a level?
Did they check for wiring in wall ? And Girl needs pants! Not Shorts?
You don’t support any part of Cealingthe joices not came dow mr
What’s the labor on something like that
Protect those hands. You only get one set.
He didn't use any jacks
sment
Just sawzall the wall without checking for electrical and/or other utilities…. seriously doff!
I wish every project of mine was this easy
When these old builders pass away its the same for building industry as the burn of the library of alexandria was for literature.
That was the most disgusting way I have ever seen anyone demo a wall…Tom your fired and don't come back… bottom line..
Is a new header needed for the sliding door?
Who actually has the door square the first time they measure it? This guy sacrifices kittens to the construction god.
Meanwhile in Latin America…
"We're gonna need a bulldozer to bring down this concrete wall."
Uh……I'm pretty sure the sliding door goes on the outside. Just sayin'.
no header?
How do I remove the sliding glass door to install a double solid door
Alright Jason, do you like walls? Yes? Well tough.
theres usualy a wire under the window probably a good idea to remove drywall first to check for electric wires
left out the important part. worthless
tommy is so amazing
Tommy: “sment” Lol love him
The wife has bigger biceps
I remember watching that episode when it was new, man time flys.
Cment lol
Tom looks SO SERIOUS!!
Where does one purchase cment?
WHY IS THERE NO HEADER ???? ALL THAT WEIGHT ON THE DOOR NOW????
No info about the lintel. Pathetic.
I love these, but I wish they'd get the home-owners some PPE. I was cringing watching her swing that 10lb sledge with those plimsoles – jeez !!
Sment
You can tell this is an old video, they didn't follow any of the new energy codes.
Was anybody else concerned that they were sledgehammering the concrete away with the new door within feet of them? Move it, or at least cover it up so pieces of concrete don’t fly into the glass.
PSA for viewers… check your wall for electrical and plumbing before ripping a saw down it lol
Ok I would just like to say that that inactive door can easily be unscrewed and taken off I hope there was something to cover up those screws or I would have put the doors with the one that slides on the outside
What is sment?
No flashing?
Can I put a 2×6 slider in 2×4 wall?
Nothing like wearing clogs on a demo site with heavy, falling objects!
Masonry, masonAry, same difference
So no mention of a header above the door and I guess we're just counting on oozing silicone to secure the top nail flange instead of nailing it so Tommy boy didn't have to do any more shingle repair .
Very good now how do you take out old windows and install new windows
Where can I buy some of this sment Tommy is talking about?
How about some protective gloves too Kyle!!!
Slippers are osha approved
I’m sure this has already been covered but can we talk about the woman’s safety shoes?
"Tuammy dat's feanteastik!"
How much a job like this cost
I love this guys because they always make the homeowners to work lol
Sment haha
Sment
Wasn’t where the door hole was cut a load bearing wall? That wasn’t explained and no mention of door header.
was something wrong with the stationary panel?? couldn't a thief just use a screwdriver to unscrew those brackets on top and bottom since they were external? should that panel have been on the inside??
Nice safety shoes she got /!!!!! Lol
Good job, just leave the tar paper over the plywood and don't worry about the trim package….. lol….
Tom the Duck at 2:05
put some gloves on dummies
and look at them shoes she wearing lol wtf this guy teaching them