How To Put Hinges On A Bedroom Door

If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door.

How to put hinges on a bedroom door. How to put hinges on door blanks. New doors also known as door blanks have smooth sides. Use a chisel to chip out a 1 4 inch section at the back of the door hinge mortise. With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge.

In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame. Some blank doors have a specific swing direction. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. Remove the hinges from the door with the the screw gun.

Attack the backplates and doorknobs. Repeat with the other two hinges. Once the door is hung screw the hinge leaf to the door edge. Screw the remaining halves of the hinges to the door jamb.

Make sure not to screw the knobs on too tightly. Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush. If you re hanging new doors onto old frames you will need to cut or mortise new hinges onto the door. The door im doing is an interio.

Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. If you accidentally go too far you can place a thin wooden shim under your hinge to bring it back flush with the edge of the door. The strike side the side with the lockset of these doors has a beveled edge so the door can swing freely. Use a utility knife to score the outline.

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. You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into. Add the lockset and strike plate.