How To Install Hinges On Metal Door

Trace around the hinge.

How to install hinges on metal door.

If the existing jamb is out of square it will show up along the top. Cut the hinge mortises with a hammer and inch wide wood chisel. Temporarily screw the hinge jamb in place by driving two 8 3 inch drywall screws through it. 3 place the hinge on the door as if it were already.

Installing door hinges 1. Or simpler how to hang a door. Loosen the screws if necessary to bring the jamb back into plumb. The door im doing is an interio.

The edge of the door should be 1 16 inch from the centerline of the hinge barrel. Put your hinge in place on the door and the jamb and use a carpenters pencil to carefully. Remove the hinge and use the screwdriver to carefully indent the screws pencil markings. Set old door on top of new door and transfer the hinge mortise locations to the new door using a combination square.

Use a utility knife to score the outline of the new hinges onto the edge of the door. One about 2 inches above the top hinge and the other about 2 inches from the center hinge. Use the enclosed screws or 3 4 inch self drilling screws to fasten the hinge to the door. Place the door into the opening and align the top of the door with the top of the hinge.

Because we haven t routed for the hinges yet and they are still attached to the jamb it should be a snug fit for the width. The term cut. Check that the door jamb on the hinge side is plumb and shim as necessary. In extreme cases you might have to trim the top of the door to make the reveal even.

If your door came undrilled you ll need to drill pilot holes before. Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise. Replace the hinge and install it in the recess using the screws and screwdriver. Cut the door to length with a portable circular saw.

Place your hinges in the correct location. Install the hinges onto your new door by screwing them into the holes usually already drilled in the edge of the door. Install the other half of the hinge along the pencil markings on the door.