Loinstalling Hinges On Door

Place the hinge on the door and mark the distance from the edge.

Loinstalling hinges on door.

Use a drill or screwdriver and the package screws to secure the two sides of the hinge to the jamb and the door. To create a matching even gap along the bottom of the door use another hinge as a spacer. Open and close the door to verify that the oil gets all the way to the bottom part of the hinge pin. Or simpler how to hang a door.

Using a nail insert it beneath the hinge pins and push them halfway up. Pre drill for the screws the easiest way to get perfectly centered screws is to pre drill with one of these self centering bits. Place the hinge pin in the hinge to secure the new hinge. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement.

Make the cut as deep as the hinge is thick. Put the hinge on the hinge side of the cabinet door where you marked from the bottom and arrange it so it s in the position it needs to be installed in. In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame. Line up the hinges and hang the new door.

Screw the hinge into place. Basics of installing door hinges on blanks. Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole. If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there.

Use the chisel to carve out the wood inside the outlines of the hinge. To do this remove the door and take the hinge off the cabinet. Now lubricate the hinges with oil and add some drops at the top of the raised pin. A door hinge is installed so that one half of the hinge is on the door frame and the other half of the hinge is on the side of the door.

Use the chisel to scrape away excess wood shavings. Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door. Unless the door is pre hung on an attached doorframe this is an essential step to hanging a door. The next step is to locate the screw holes for the hinge in the door.

Install the new hinge.