How To Hinge A Door Slab

Center the middle hinge between them for exterior doors.

How to hinge a door slab.

Chances are that they will be very close to the same size. Next measure the door s height and thickness. Let the home depot show you what it takes to hang a new slab door or to replace a damaged one. Make the knuckle inside not outside the house.

Attach the hinges to the slab door. Slab doors typically do not have a left or right side but if your door clearly has an exterior side the hinge. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4. We ll also so you the tools required for this moderately diffi.

Place the hinges on their designated spots on the door. Most door hinge kits come with the screws that you will need. Place one of the hinges on the door as if it already was installed on the door. Purchase your new door as a slab meaning that it will not have any routes for the hinges or any holes drilled for knobs.

Take the door down and trace each hinge outline on the edge of the door with a sharp pencil or knife allowing each hinge leaf to extend 1 4 inch beyond the edge of the door so that the knuckle will clear the casing. Line up both doors and lightly clamp them together photo 1. Measure your old door. You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into.

That way we can line everything up to make it work perfectly with our existing jamb. 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. Measure the width and height of the existing door and check the new slab. Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes.

Jot down the widest dimension. Measure for the new door slab by checking the old door s width in three places across the top middle and bottom of the door. Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush.