Hang Interior Door Hinges

Repeat on the other two hinges.

Hang interior door hinges.

Hang the door slotting the hinges together and slipping in the pins. To install door hinges on a new door measure and mark where your hinges need to go on the door frame and on the door you re hanging. Screw the other halves of the hinges to the doorjamb. Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges.

Use a utility knife to score the outline. Some blank doors have a specific swing. Screw the hinge leaf to the 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.

Follow these instructions to hang a solid core door with minimal effort and a higher degree of accuracy. Position one half of a hinge with the inner knuckles in its mortise on the door. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil.

While replacing an interior door in an existing opening doesn t require many tools it does require patience and care. This is a do. 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. With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge.

An expert carpenter shows how to hang a door that is not already in a frame.