How To Install Inside Door Hinges

If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there.

How to install inside door hinges.

If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement. Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole. Open and close the door to verify that the oil gets all the way to the bottom part of the hinge pin.

Install the new hinge. Door hinges play an important role in door making the door open or close easily. 1 place your hinges in the correct location. When you buy the hinges maybe you have trouble in installing the door hinge.

Keep all of the screws and hardware in a safe place for re installation. Put the hinge on the hinge side of the cabinet door where you marked from the bottom and arrange it so it s in the position it needs to be installed in. Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart. Cut and install the trim on the second side of the door.

If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob. Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. Place the hinge on the door and mark the distance from the edge.

Nail the trim to the jamb and studs. Now lubricate the hinges with oil and add some drops at the top of the raised pin. Use a drill or screwdriver and the package screws to secure the two sides of the hinge to the jamb and the door. Using a nail insert it beneath the hinge pins and push them halfway up.

Now there has easy way to let you know how to install door hinges. Place your new hinge over the location of the old one. Place the hinge pin in the hinge to secure the new hinge.