How To Install Hinges On A New Interior Door

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How to install hinges on a new interior door.

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. 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. Place the existing door on top of the new door. 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.

Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. Unscrew the lockset from old 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. Pull hinge pins and take down old door.

Some blank doors have a specific swing direction. Lay old door on top of new door. Measure this distance and mark the location on the frame and then do the same on the door that you re hanging. 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.

Close old door and measure up 12 inches from threshold and mark the 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 the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door.

Most doors require a minimum of two hinges. 3 place the hinge on the door as if it were already. How to hang a door in an existing jamb. 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.

Working from the hinge side or rear of the door take out the door knob and existing lock set. Make sure it s flush. Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise location on the door frame. Keep tops and hinge edges flush.

If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. Align the top edge of both doors and use the existing door as a guide for marking the hinge placement on the new door. Remove door from hinge knuckles. If you have a third hinge typically used for heavy doors it will be placed directly in the middle of the other two hinges.