How To Install Hinges On A New Interior Door

Measure this distance and mark the location on the frame and then do the same on the door that you re hanging.

How to install hinges on a new interior door.

Score and notch the hinge perimeters score the line around the hinges with a utility knife then notch the perimeter and interior of hinge area with a hammer and chisel. Unscrew the lockset from old door. 3 place the hinge on the door as if it were already. Some blank doors have a specific swing direction.

Working from the hinge side or rear of the door take out the door knob and existing lock set. Align the top edge of both doors and use the existing door as a guide for marking the hinge placement on the new door. One hinge is located 7 inches from the top of the door frame and the other hinge is located 11 inches from the bottom of the door frame. If you don t need any further adjustments remove the door again then finish it to match the rest of the woodwork and rehang it.

Mark the hinge placement use a speed square to mark the top and bottom of each hinge on the new door. Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise location on the door frame. If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. Make sure it s flush.

Place your hinges in the correct location. Trim door to correct size. Place the existing door on top of the new door. If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob.

Remove door from hinge knuckles. Remove knob and lock set. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. How to hang a door in an existing jamb.

Most doors require a minimum of two hinges. Close old door and measure up 12 inches from threshold and mark the door. Lay old door on top of new door. Keep tops and hinge edges flush.

Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. Again using the old door as a template with a pencil mark on the new door where the hinges and door knob will be located. Pull hinge pins and take down old door. If you have a third hinge typically used for heavy doors it will be placed directly in the middle of the other two hinges.