How To Install Hinges On Metal Door

Set the door on its side with the inside edge of the door where the hinges will go facing up against a stable surface such as a work bench.

How to install hinges on metal door.

Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise. Remove the hinge and use the screwdriver to carefully indent the screws pencil markings. Because we haven t routed for the hinges yet and they are still attached to the jamb it should be a snug fit for the width. Install the hinges onto your new door by screwing them into the holes usually already drilled in the edge of the door.

The door im doing is an interio. Loosen the screws if necessary to bring the jamb back into plumb. Put your hinge in place on the door and the jamb and use a carpenters pencil to carefully. Or simpler how to hang a door.

Place the door into the opening and align the top of the door with the top of the hinge. Temporarily screw the hinge jamb in place by driving two 8 3 inch drywall screws through it. Install the other half of the hinge along the pencil markings on the door. Use the enclosed screws or 3 4 inch self drilling screws to fasten the hinge to the door.

If the existing jamb is out of square it will show up along the top. Place the hinge in the recess and mark where the screws will sit. Replace the hinge and install it in the recess using the screws and screwdriver. The edge of the door should be 1 16 inch from the centerline of the hinge barrel.

In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame. Use a utility knife to score the outline of the new hinges onto the edge of the door. One about 2 inches above the top hinge and the other about 2 inches from the center hinge. In extreme cases you might have to trim the top of the door to make the reveal even.

Check that the door jamb on the hinge side is plumb and shim as necessary. 3 place the hinge on the door as if it were already. The term cut. If your door came undrilled you ll need to drill pilot holes before.

Cut the hinge mortises with a hammer and inch wide wood chisel. Set old door on top of new door and transfer the hinge mortise locations to the new door using a combination square. Installing door hinges 1.