How Do I Put Hinges On A Door

With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge.

How do i put hinges on a door.

If you re not steady with your saw you can use a straight edge as a guide. With the door sitting in the jamb and the reveals even mark the locations of the hinges. Half surface mounting occurs when one leaf is mortised into the door jamb and the other anchored to the door s surface. When the door is up check that it closes without binding anywhere.

Make adjustments by placing a thin cardboard shim behind a hinge or by deepening the mortise. To install door hinges on a new door measure and mark where your hinges need to go on the door frame and on the door you re hanging. Materials finishes and installation hinges can be made from a wide variety of materials from steel to copper and have an equally broad range of finishes. Marking in place is always much more accurate than measuring.

Use a utility knife to score the outline. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. How to put hinges on door blanks. New doors also known as door blanks have smooth sides.

I like to use a utility knife to make a small mark at the top and bottom of each hinge and then use a pencil to make the mark easier to see. It should have about 1 8 inch clearance on each side. Because gravity works on a door in this way hinges are placed on the high side with the bottom hinge 10 inches from the bottom of the door and the top one 5 inches from the top of the door. If you have more than an inch to remove take half off the top and half off the bottom.

Screw the top hinge to the jamb then mark the other hinges and cut them. If you have more than 3 16 of an inch to remove you can use a circular saw to do so.