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.

Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4. This prevents having to find hinges to match the old mortises. 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.

Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Lay the old door back on top of the new one and then transfer your hinge mortise lock set mortises and door hole outlines. Most doors require three hinges hollow core doors need only two. Then place 1 of your hinge s wings flush against the spot where you want it to sit.

With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. Step 4 using a hammer and chisel rebate the marked areas so the hinge fits flush. Position the hinges and trace around the edges.

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. We show you the tools to use and the. 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.

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. Cut the mortises in the door first. Use a utility knife to score the outline. Typically middle hinges go in the exact center of the door top hinges sit 7 in 18 cm below the top of the door and bottom hinges rest 11 in 28 cm above the bottom of the door.

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. Use a combination square to lay out the mortises making sure that you re transferring the proper width and height of the outlines. Mark the previous hinge locations on the new door. We ve used a couple of craftright saw horses from bunnings.

Step 3 now place your door on a couple of saw horses. Allow the glue to cure and drill the pilot holes.