How To Hinge A New Door

If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door.

How to hinge a new door.

If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. We show you the tools to use and the. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement. 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.

Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. 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.

Repeat the process for the other hinge along with the lock set. If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob. Some blank doors have a specific swing direction. Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door.

Install the new hinge. 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. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4.

Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there. Place your new hinge over the location of the old one.

Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges.