How To Hang Interior Door Hinges

Slide the hinge pins into place and remove the blocks from the door.

How to hang interior door hinges.

Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. Slide wedges or shims underneath the door so the hinges line up with the mortises on the frame. 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.

Connect the door to the jamb. Lift the internal door out of the clamp offer it up to the frame at a slight angle and screw the top hinge to the lining first. If the door is heavy have a partner help you hold it in place. Line up the two hinge plates so that the ones on the door match the ones in the jamb.

Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4. Use a centering punch to make starting divots for the screws. Keep the door in an open position so you can attach the hinges to the door frame. While replacing an interior door in an existing opening doesn t require many tools it does require patience and care.

Hold the door in place using blocks under the bottom to support it if necessary. Use wedges or shims to hold the door in the frame at a 90 degree angle. Follow these instructions to hang a solid core door with minimal effort and a higher degree of accuracy. Screw the hinge leaf to the door.

Don t fill the hinge up with all the screws yet in case it needs adjusting unless you are hanging a heavy fire check door.