How To Hinge A New Door

If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement.

How to hinge a new door.

If you accidentally go too far you can place a thin wooden shim under your hinge to bring it back flush with the edge of the door. You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into. Some blank doors have a specific swing direction. We show you the tools to use and the.

If the old door was trimmed at the bottom and you were happy with the gap at the floor cut the new door to match. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. Repeat the process for the other hinge along with the lock set. Use a drill or screwdriver and the package screws to secure the two sides of the hinge to the jamb and the door.

Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. Place the hinge pin in the hinge to secure the new hinge. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge.

Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4. Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.

Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Place your new hinge over the location of the old one. If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. Install the new hinge.

Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush.