How To Install A Screen Door Hinge

Learn how to adjust and install screen tight s heavy duty spring loaded hinges for screen doors.

How to install a screen door hinge. Achieve a smooth operation with your screen door by installing the mill finish screen door hinge. This guide will show you how to install a storm door. To replace a screen you will need a few basic materials and tools including a flathead screwdriver or screw gun a tape measure a utility knife a staple gun a piece of scrap lumber finishing nails and last but not least the actual screen itself. If the bottom of the screen door has a large gap consider installing a door sweep.

This hinge is compatible with most screen doors and the quiet opening is due to the extruded aluminum construction and brass brushings. Available at most any hardware store this add on attaches to the bottom of the door to keep out dust and crawly. Lay the door face up on flat surface such as a pair of sawhorses. With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge.

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. Stretch a tape measure along the hinge side of the door and make a mark on the edge with a pencil to indicate the center. To install a screen door start by asking a friend to hold the door in the door frame so the screen door s handle is on the same side as the main door s handle. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil.

Use a utility knife to score the outline. Storm door installation is a simple project that can be completed quickly. When installing a middle hinge center it between the top and bottom hinges. It has a grooved center and is 5 3 16 in.

Install the hinges 8 inches from the top and bottom of the screen door on the door s edge. High x 1 5 16 in.