Step 2 chisel out mortise for hinge plate to rest.
Hanging a door without hinges.
Now all you need to do is turn the hinge over and attach it to the door in the correct orientation.
Before you suggest why don t you just take the door off the hinges the answer.
Hang the door slotting the hinges together and slipping in the pins.
The bottom of the door should be 1 4 to 1 2 inch 6 4 to 12 7 mm up from the floor.
With the hinge flipped this way and aligned on the marks you transferred earlier you can drill pilot holes for the screws with the self centering bit.
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Set it in the rough opening then level shim and nail it.
How to hang hinges.
Unless i am hanging doors to match existing ones or the schedule says otherwise i mark a clear line with a sharp pencil on both the lining and the door 150mm down from the top this is the top of the top hinge and 230mm up from the bottom this is the bottom of the lowest hinge.
Repeat on the other two hinges.
Screw the other halves of the hinges to the doorjamb.
This one little trick saves me so much time and the hassle of trying to re hang old settled doors.
Place door shims at the top and bottom hinge locations using a long level or a straight board and a short level.
Using both hands lift the door off the hinge knuckles.
Once you have both hinges installed on the door you can mount the door in the cabinet.
Hang your new door and test fit everything.
Position one half of a hinge with the inner knuckles in its mortise on the door.
Use a pencil to apply the measurements.
Generally allow for a 1 16 inch 1 6 mm space between the door and the top and sides.
Use a centering punch to make starting divots for the screws.
This will steady the hinge without a permanent bond.
If your door sticks make a mark on the edges where it s not closing flush.
Align the old and new door slabs if you have the original door.
To do this place both doors next to each other on the thin long sides with the hinges on the old door facing up.
Leave the wall side knuckles attached to the door jamb.
Mark the door for trimming.
Then add the center door shims.
Screw the hinge leaf to the door.
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Follow these detailed step by step instructions for properly hanging hinges.
If you are hanging a slab door to replace an existing door and you still have the original door you can measure your new door slab to fit the frame by aligning it with the old door.
If you ve ever had to paint an interior door or wondered how i ve figured out a little way to paint a door without taking it off the hinges.
For example if your measurements were 83 inches 210 cm high and 32 inches 81 cm wide mark the door so that it s 82 2 3 inches about.
