How To Install Inside Door Hinges

If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there.

How to install inside door hinges.

Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole. Place the hinge on the door and mark the distance from the edge. When you buy the hinges maybe you have trouble in installing the door hinge. Open and close the door to verify that the oil gets all the way to the bottom part of the hinge pin.

Keep all of the screws and hardware in a safe place for re installation. Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door. Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart. Cut and install the trim on the second side of the door.

If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. Remove the door side knuckles then align the top edge and hinge side of the two doors so that they re flush. Nail the trim to the jamb and studs. Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges.

Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement. Now there has easy way to let you know how to install door hinges. Place your new hinge over the location of the old one.

1 place your hinges in the correct location. Using a nail insert it beneath the hinge pins and push them halfway up. Place the hinge pin in the hinge to secure the new hinge. Door hinges play an important role in door making the door open or close easily.

Install the new hinge. If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob.