How To Install Inside Door Hinges

Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door.

How to install inside door hinges.

Place your new hinge over the location of the old one. Remove the door side knuckles then align the top edge and hinge side of the two doors so that they re flush. 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.

Use a drill or screwdriver and the package screws to secure the two sides of the hinge to the jamb and the door. Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole. Place the hinge pin in the hinge to secure the new hinge. Door hinges play an important role in door making the door open or close easily.

Now lubricate the hinges with oil and add some drops at the top of the raised pin. Now there has easy way to let you know how to install door hinges. Keep all of the screws and hardware in a safe place for re installation. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door.

When you buy the hinges maybe you have trouble in installing the door hinge. Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line. If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart.

Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. Nail the trim to the jamb and studs. If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there. If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob.

1 place your hinges in the correct location. Using a nail insert it beneath the hinge pins and push them halfway up. 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.