How To Install Hinges On A New Interior Door

Working from the hinge side or rear of the door take out the door knob and existing lock set.

How to install hinges on a new interior door. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. If you have a third hinge typically used for heavy doors it will be placed directly in the middle of the other two hinges. 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. Again using the old door as a template with a pencil mark on the new door where the hinges and door knob will be located.

3 place the hinge on the door as if it were already. Place your hinges in the correct location. Remove door from hinge knuckles. Unscrew the lockset from old door.

Keep tops and hinge edges flush. Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. Most doors require a minimum of two hinges. If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob.

Pull hinge pins and take down old door. Place the existing door on top of the new door. One hinge is located 7 inches from the top of the door frame and the other hinge is located 11 inches from the bottom of the door frame. 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.

Remove knob and lock set. Trim door to correct size. Score and notch the hinge perimeters score the line around the hinges with a utility knife then notch the perimeter and interior of hinge area with a hammer and chisel. Close old door and measure up 12 inches from threshold and mark the door.

Align the top edge of both doors and use the existing door as a guide for marking the hinge placement on the new door. Make sure it s flush. Measure this distance and mark the location on the frame and then do the same on the door that you re hanging. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door.

Mark the hinge placement use a speed square to mark the top and bottom of each hinge on the new door. Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise location on the door frame. Lay old door on top of new door. How to hang a door in an existing jamb.