To mount a regular door the most popular type of hinge is a butt hinge.
How to install the hinges on a 3 hinge door.
Make another mark on the door through.
Replace the hinge and install it in the recess using the screws and screwdriver.
Press on the bars of the hinge to snap them into place on the mounting plates.
Put your hinge in place on the door and the jamb and use a carpenters pencil to carefully trace around the hinge.
These hinges come with both removable and un removable pins.
I saved the touch up and top coat for after hinge installation a few scratches are inevitable prep for new hinges.
Loose pin systems are great because they allow you to detach the door without disassembling the hinge.
Take down the cabinets and remove all existing hardware.
Connect the door to the doorframe by inserting the hinge pin source.
From under head cl 9 3 4 top of door 9 5 8 from bottom of frame cl 10 3 8 bottom of door 9 5 8 center hinge is equally spaced between top and bottom.
Trace around the hinge.
Back to the cabinets.
Lay the hinge on the edge of the door with the bottom of the hinge on your mark.
Place the hinges on the door with the top hinge flush to the top mark and the bottom hinge flush with the bottom mark.
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Hook the hinges onto the mounting plates and snap them into place.
Measure 10 inches from the bottom of the door and make a mark with the pencil.
Remove the hinge and use the screwdriver to carefully indent the screws pencil markings.
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Hold the door so it s in the open position and slide the hinges into the mounting plates.
The 3 8 inch lip will fit perfectly into a dadoed edge on the edge of the.
Install the other half of the hinge along the pencil markings on the door.
Attach the screws and secure the door into it s hung hinges with the pins.