How To Hinge A New Door

Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush.

How to hinge a new door.

If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement. If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l.

Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. Some blank doors have a specific swing direction. 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 old door was trimmed at the bottom and you were happy with the gap at the floor cut the new door to match. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges.

If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob. Install the new hinge. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4. Place the hinge pin in the hinge to secure the new hinge.

Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Place your new hinge over the location of the old one. You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into. If the knob is to the right select a right handed door.

We show you the tools to use and the.