How To Install Bedroom Door Hinges

Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges.

How to install bedroom door hinges.

If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. Cut any excess off the top of the door and the side opposite of the doorknob opening if necessary to ensure the new bedroom door measures 1 4 inch less than the vertical and horizontal door. With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge. If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob.

Attach the door installation brackets. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. Drill pilot holes for the hinge hardware so that you don t accidentally split the door s edge.

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Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Paint the door if needed if your door features glass be sure to leave the protective plastic on until you ve finished painting your door. Use a utility knife to score the outline. Attach the remaining three brackets on the the other side of the jamb.

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Place a bracket behind each of the three hinges. Attach 6 door installation brackets to the outside of the door jamb the wood frame to which the door comes pre attached. Repeat with the other two hinges. 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.

Once the door is hung screw the hinge leaf to the door edge. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4.