How To Install Hinges On Metal Door

Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise.

How to install hinges on metal door.

The term cut. Cut the door to length with a portable circular saw. Because we haven t routed for the hinges yet and they are still attached to the jamb it should be a snug fit for the width. Set the door on its side with the inside edge of the door where the hinges will go facing up against a stable surface such as a work bench.

Set old door on top of new door and transfer the hinge mortise locations to the new door using a combination square. Trace around the hinge. 3 place the hinge on the door as if it were already. The edge of the door should be 1 16 inch from the centerline of the hinge barrel.

The door im doing is an interio. One about 2 inches above the top hinge and the other about 2 inches from the center hinge. Check that the door jamb on the hinge side is plumb and shim as necessary. Install the other half of the hinge along the pencil markings on the door.

Loosen the screws if necessary to bring the jamb back into plumb. Place the door into the opening and align the top of the door with the top of the hinge. Cut the hinge mortises with a hammer and inch wide wood chisel. Replace the hinge and install it in the recess using the screws and screwdriver.

Temporarily screw the hinge jamb in place by driving two 8 3 inch drywall screws through it. Install the hinges onto your new door by screwing them into the holes usually already drilled in the edge of the door. Use the enclosed screws or 3 4 inch self drilling screws to fasten the hinge to the door. Remove the hinge and use the screwdriver to carefully indent the screws pencil markings.

If your door came undrilled you ll need to drill pilot holes before. If the existing jamb is out of square it will show up along the top. Place your hinges in the correct location. Put your hinge in place on the door and the jamb and use a carpenters pencil to carefully.

In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame. Use a utility knife to score the outline of the new hinges onto the edge of the door. Installing door hinges 1.