How To Install Hinges On Metal Door

Install the hinges onto your new door by screwing them into the holes usually already drilled in the edge of the door.

How to install hinges on metal door.

Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise. Set old door on top of new door and transfer the hinge mortise locations to the new door using a combination square. Check that the door jamb on the hinge side is plumb and shim as necessary. If your door came undrilled you ll need to drill pilot holes before.

The edge of the door should be 1 16 inch from the centerline of the hinge barrel. Put your hinge in place on the door and the jamb and use a carpenters pencil to carefully. If the existing jamb is out of square it will show up along the top. Installing door hinges 1.

The door im doing is an interio. One about 2 inches above the top hinge and the other about 2 inches from the center hinge. 3 place the hinge on the door as if it were already. Remove the hinge and use the screwdriver to carefully indent the screws pencil markings.

Because we haven t routed for the hinges yet and they are still attached to the jamb it should be a snug fit for the width. Loosen the screws if necessary to bring the jamb back into plumb. Set the door on its side with the inside edge of the door where the hinges will go facing up against a stable surface such as a work bench. Trace around the hinge.

The term cut. Place your hinges in the correct location. Use a utility knife to score the outline of the new hinges onto the edge of the door. Place the hinge in the recess and mark where the screws will sit.

Install the other half of the hinge along the pencil markings on the door. In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame. In extreme cases you might have to trim the top of the door to make the reveal even. Cut the hinge mortises with a hammer and inch wide wood chisel.

Place the door into the opening and align the top of the door with the top of the hinge. Temporarily screw the hinge jamb in place by driving two 8 3 inch drywall screws through it. Use the enclosed screws or 3 4 inch self drilling screws to fasten the hinge to the door.