How To Hinge A Door Slab

Measure your old door.

How to hinge a door slab.

Slab doors typically do not have a left or right side but if your door clearly has an exterior side the hinge. Place the hinges on their designated spots on the door. Purchase your new door as a slab meaning that it will not have any routes for the hinges or any holes drilled for knobs. Place one of the hinges on the door as if it already was installed on the door.

Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush. Let the home depot show you what it takes to hang a new slab door or to replace a damaged one. Make the knuckle inside not outside the house. 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.

That way we can line everything up to make it work perfectly with our existing jamb. Most door hinge kits come with the screws that you will need. You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into. Take the door down and trace each hinge outline on the edge of the door with a sharp pencil or knife allowing each hinge leaf to extend 1 4 inch beyond the edge of the door so that the knuckle will clear the casing.

Jot down the widest dimension. Repeat the process for the other hinge along with the lock set. Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Using a drill drill the screws into place to attach the hinges to the slab door.

Measure for the new door slab by checking the old door s width in three places across the top middle and bottom of the door. Chances are that they will be very close to the same size. Center the middle hinge between them for exterior doors. Next measure the door s height and thickness.

We ll also so you the tools required for this moderately diffi. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4. Next mark the new slab photos 2 and 3.