Door How To & DIY
Improve the value of your home by discovering our door step-by-step tips & ideas.
11 Inspirational Barn Door Ideas
See ways to incorporate this popular portal into your decor
How to Build a Hidden Door
Trim out a slab door with poplar boards to create a hidden passage disguised as a paneled accent wall
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 New Storm Door in an Old Opening
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva hangs a new storm door in an old opening
How to Patch a Doorknob Hole With a Dutchman
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva installs an undetectable wood patch in an old door
How to Install a Fiberglass Entry Door
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to upgrade an entryway with a brand-new, low-maintenance, energy-efficient door
How to Replace a Door With a Window
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows the proper way to install a new window into an old—and oversized—doorway opening
How to Weatherstrip a Front Door
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares his fast fixes for a drafty door
How to Weatherstrip an Exterior Door
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares tips for fixing a drafty door
How to Install a Storm Door
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to hang a new energy efficient door
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 Hang a New Front Door in an Existing Frame
Replacing an old entry door with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva
How to Create an Interior Door Opening
Cutting a new doorway with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva
How to Repair a Broken Doorbell
Bringing back the "bing-bong" with electrician Steve Krasner
How to Install a Sliding Glass Door
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to open up a wall for a large glass slider
How to Dress Up a Hollow-Core Door
Apply panel molding to a featureless door to create a grand entrance to any room
How to Install an Aluminum Storm Door
A tightly weatherstripped storm door can reduce air leakage around a front door by as much as 45 percent
Norm Abram's Best Tricks of the Trade
Master carpenter Norm Abram shares his top how-to secrets for flawless DIY
How to Upgrade Front Door Hardware
Update your entry with a bold new door handle, escutcheon, kickplate, and knocker
How to Fix a Door That Sticks
See how This Old House general contractor Tom Silva tightens up and pares down a door swelled by summer's humidity
Preparing a Home for a Blower-Door Test
When doing an energy audit in preparation for weatherizing a home, you have to seal cracks and openings in the building before you turn on the fan
Adding Carriage-Style Garage Doors
See what's involved when installation pros upgrade generic overhead garage doors to old-world carriage-house openers
How to Stop a Wood Door from Sticking
Try these antisagging remedies, arranged in order from easiest to most difficult
How to Create an Archway
Add distinction to any room with a prefab archway kit
Using Chemical Strippers to Prep a Wood Door for Refinishing
Pro secret for rejuvenating weather-beaten wood
How to Spruce Up Your Entryway
Create a lovely new front entry in a weekend
How to Refinish a Door
A pro's secrets for rejuvenating weather-beaten wood.
How to Install a Retractable Screen Door
This pull-down screen door model is unlike anything you've ever seen
Fire-Resistant Doors and Windows
Learn how heat-reflecting glass for windows and sturdy steel for doors can up your home's fire-safe quotient
How to Seal a Door Gap
Learn how to use silicone weatherstripping to fill gaps in your door
How to Replace a Door Threshold
How to put your exterior entryway back on solid footing.
How to Fix a Sliding Door
Go from sticky to smooth in a few easy steps