Install Door Hinges On New Door

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Install door hinges on new door.

Score the outer edges. Slide the expander off the bottom of the door and install the sweep. If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob. 3 place the hinge on the door as if it were already.

Press on the bars of the hinge to snap them into place on the mounting plates. Lay the old door back on top of the new one and then transfer your hinge mortise lock set mortises and door hole outlines. 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. Check that the door jamb on the hinge side is plumb and shim as necessary.

If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. Install the handle set and associated hardware of the new door lock. Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes.

Loosen the screws if necessary to bring the jamb back into plumb. Use a combination square to lay out the mortises making sure that you re transferring the proper width and height of the outlines. One about 2 inches above the top hinge and the other about 2 inches from the center hinge. Install the new hinge.

Place the hinge pin in the hinge to secure the new hinge. Use a drill or screwdriver and the package screws to secure the two sides of the hinge to the jamb and the door. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. Hold the door so it s in the open position and slide the hinges into the mounting plates.

Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. Temporarily screw the hinge jamb in place by driving two 8 3 inch drywall screws through it. Complete the installation by installing the door closer. Position the sweep so its weather stripping touches the sill and screw into place.

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. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. Place your new hinge over the location of the old one.