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How to hinge a new door.
Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges.
Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4.
Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l.
If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob.
Place the hinge pin in the hinge to secure the new hinge.
Place your new hinge over the location of the old one.
If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement.
You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into.
Install the new hinge.
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If the old door was trimmed at the bottom and you were happy with the gap at the floor cut the new door to match.
Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door.
If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there.
Repeat the process for the other hinge along with the lock set.
Some blank doors have a specific swing direction.
Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes.
If the knob is to the right select a right handed door.
Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door.
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Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush.
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.