How To Hinge A New Door

Use a drill or screwdriver and the package screws to secure the two sides of the hinge to the jamb and the door.

How to hinge a new door.

Place the hinge pin in the hinge to secure the new hinge. Install the new hinge. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges.

Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door.

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. Repeat the process for the other hinge along with the lock set. If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there. Place your new hinge over the location of the old one.

How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. 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. If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into.

Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4. Some blank doors have a specific swing direction.

We show you the tools to use and the.