Door Videos

Enhancing the energy efficiency of an old, drafty door with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva

Master electrician Heath Eastman helps a homeowner solve an old problem: locating and replacing doorbell components and wiring.

If you have an antique lockset that you’d rather repair than throw away, this guide will help.

Carpenter Nathan Gilbert enlists the help of his father to install sliding barn doors on Mark McCullough’s chicken barn.

Carpenter Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner give her front door an upscale look with a low-maintenance material.

Carpenter Nathan Gilbert shows how to close the gap caused by a new floor in an older home with a new threshold.

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.

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.

Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert travels to Missouri to install a set of bypass doors for a pantry.

Ask This Old House general contractor helps a homeowner build a custom screen door to fit her unique front entryway.

Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner to replace his traditional mortise hardware with hardware that locks.

Watch Kevin O’Connor and Building Science expert Christine Williamson discuss the key strategies to an air-tight installation that manages water.

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.

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

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

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.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva uses multiple techniques to make an antique, drafty door weathertight

Ask This Old House painter Mauro Henrique teaches a homeowner how to paint a metal front entry door.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva converts a regular door into a Dutch door.

Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron replaces an old garage door opener with a smart opener in this edition of DIY Smarts.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install a storm door with her active dog in mind

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install a new passage set door knob on his closet 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.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva is in Salem, MA, to help install a bookshelf that doubles as a door

Tom Silva shows you how to install a pre-hung interior door in your home step by step.

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

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install a new, energy-efficient wood door

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install a new pair of basement bulkhead doors

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva replaces a pair of sidelights on a front door with new, insulated ones

Get a rustic look by building your own barn door with this step-by-step guide.

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva hangs a new storm door in an old opening

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva installs an undetectable wood patch in an old door