How To Hang A Door On Hinges

Drill pilot holes for the hinge hardware so that you don t accidentally split the door s edge.

How to hang a door on hinges.

Now it s on to the next item on your fix it list. Position one half of a hinge with the inner knuckles in its mortise on the door. 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. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil.

Hold the hinge in place as a template and score around it using a utility knife image 2. 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. Repeat on the other two hinges. Screw the hinge leaf to the door.

Connect the door to the doorframe by inserting the hinge pin source. Use a vise to steady your work as you install hinges. If your door sticks make a mark on the edges where it s not closing flush. Use a utility knife to score the outline.

Hang your new door and test fit everything. Score all the way around three sides of the hinge. Install the hinge knuckles lock set and door knobs. 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.

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. With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. Hang the door slotting the hinges together and slipping in the pins.

Use a centering punch to make starting divots for the screws. Screw the other halves of the hinges to the doorjamb. In our demonstration we install a simple brass hinge in a piece of hard maple image 1.