How To Hinge New Door

This design allows you to place the hinges anywhere you like on the door to match existing frames.

How to hinge new door.

With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge. Then place 1 of your hinge s wings flush against the spot where you want it to sit. Lay the old door back on top of the new one and then transfer your hinge mortise lock set mortises and door hole outlines. 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.

Step 3 now place your door on a couple of saw horses. We ve used a couple of craftright saw horses from bunnings. If neither the door nor the jamb has mortises center the middle hinge and place the other hinges about 6 inches from the top and bottom of the door. New doors also known as door blanks have smooth sides without any existing hinge locations.

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. Use a combination square to lay out the mortises making sure that you re transferring the proper width and height of the outlines. If the holes in the jamb are too large for the screws use wood glue to secure a short portion of dowel tightly in the hole. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes.

We show you the tools to use and the. Cut the mortises in the door first. If the holes on your new hinge plates don t match the holes in the screw holes in the door jamb drill pilot holes for the new screws. Allow the glue to cure and drill the pilot holes.

Position the hinges and trace around the edges. Position your door so you can clearly see the back edge. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door.

Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4. Most doors require three hinges hollow core doors need only two. Use a utility knife to score the outline. Mark the previous hinge locations on the new door.

This prevents having to find hinges to match the old mortises. Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes.