How To Get Existing Door Hinges To Line Up

This video will show you how to replace and upgrade your door s hinges the easy way.

How to get existing door hinges to line up.

To mark the holes draw a line on the back of the door 7 8 inches from the edge and draw perpendicular lines equal distances from the top and bottom of the door. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. Reinstall the hinge leaf and pin to see if the door fits better and swings freely. Chances are that they will be very close to the same size.

That way we can line everything up to make it work perfectly with our existing jamb. Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush. 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. Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb.

Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut around hinge. With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge. Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing. Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes.

Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. Steps to repair a skewed door. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4. If the hinges do not match up take the door out and adjust we had to adjust the bottom one down a little.

Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door. Our door frame has the 3 notches installed so on our door we installed the hinge that has 2 notches. If you accidentally go too far you can place a thin wooden shim under your hinge to bring it back flush with the edge of the door. Visit our website for more.

If you think you are getting close to the proper door positioning remove the middle screw from each hinge. A good distance for most doors is. You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into. Use a utility knife to score the outline.

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. Once the hinges have been installed remove the pin from the new hinges and fit the door into the door frame.