Hanging Door New Hinges

Hang your new door and test fit everything.

Hanging door new hinges.

Align the old and new door slabs if you have the original door. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. 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. Working from the hinge side or rear of the door take out the door knob and existing lock set.

Close the door to check the fit. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. Now it s on to the next item on your fix it list. Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to quickly and easily hang a new inside door in your home.

Set the hinges into the mortises and then drill pilot holes for. Drive in a 3 in. Use a utility knife to score the outline. Unless i am hanging doors to match existing ones or the schedule says otherwise i mark a clear line with a sharp pencil on both the lining and the door 150mm down from the top this is the top of the top hinge and 230mm up from the bottom this is the bottom of the lowest hinge.

Start with the bottom hinge and work your way up using a hammer and screwdriver. Use a utility knife to score the outline of the new hinges onto the edge of the door. Support this channel by shopping on amazon through our l. If you are hanging a slab door to replace an existing door and you still have the original door you can measure your new door slab to fit the frame by aligning it with the old door.

Cut the hinge mortises with a hammer and inch wide wood chisel. If you re hanging new doors onto old frames you will need to cut or mortise new hinges onto the door. To use this technique remove a screw near the middle of the hinge rather than the top or bottom screw. To do this place both doors next to each other on the thin long sides with the hinges on the old door facing up.

Remove the pins holding the hinge knuckles together. Screw with a drill. If you don t need any further adjustments remove the door again then finish it to match the rest of the woodwork and rehang it. Continue tightening and checking until the door no longer sticks.

When the screw is snug against the hinge give the screw another quarter turn with a screwdriver. To install door hinges on a new door measure and mark where your hinges need to go on the door frame and on the door you re hanging. Set old door on top of new door and transfer the hinge mortise locations to the new door using a combination square.