How To Install Hinges On Metal Door

Install the other half of the hinge along the pencil markings on the door.

How to install hinges on metal door.

Trace around the hinge. In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame. 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. Or simpler how to hang a door.

Temporarily screw the hinge jamb in place by driving two 8 3 inch drywall screws through it. If your door came undrilled you ll need to drill pilot holes before. Cut the door to length with a portable circular saw. The door im doing is an interio.

The edge of the door should be 1 16 inch from the centerline of the hinge barrel. Installing door hinges 1. The term cut. One about 2 inches above the top hinge and the other about 2 inches from the center hinge.

Place your hinges in the correct location. In extreme cases you might have to trim the top of the door to make the reveal even. 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.

Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise. 3 place the hinge on the door as if it were already. Set the door on its side with the inside edge of the door where the hinges will go facing up against a stable surface such as a work bench. Place the hinge in the recess and mark where the screws will sit.

Loosen the screws if necessary to bring the jamb back into plumb. Install the hinges onto your new door by screwing them into the holes usually already drilled in the edge of the door. Replace the hinge and install it in the recess using the screws and screwdriver. 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. Set old door on top of new door and transfer the hinge mortise locations to the new door using a combination square. Place the door into the opening and align the top of the door with the top of the hinge.