Where To Putting Hinges On A Slab Door

Notice i m not doing a tutorial on mortising out hinges.

Where to putting hinges on a slab door.

How to put hinges on door blanks. Take the door down and trace each hinge outline on the edge of the door with a sharp pencil or knife allowing each hinge leaf to extend 1 4 inch beyond the edge of the door so that the knuckle will clear the casing. If you re hanging new doors onto old frames you will need to cut or mortise new hinges onto the door. We ll also so you the tools required for this moderately diffi.

Let the home depot show you what it takes to hang a new slab door or to replace a damaged one. That way we can line everything up to make it work perfectly with our existing jamb. Make the knuckle inside not outside the house. Center the middle hinge between them for exterior doors.

Simply place the new door on a flat work surface then place the old door on top of it making sure to align both doors in the same direction right side up opening to same direction etc. Mark the bottom of the old door on the new door with a pencil. Using a drill drill the screws into place to attach the hinges to the slab door. Repeat the process for the other hinge along with the lock set.

If they don t you can buy them separately at any hardware store. If you accidentally go too far you can place a thin wooden shim under your hinge to bring it back flush with the edge of the door. New doors also known as door blanks have smooth sides. Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush.

Measure the width and height of the existing door and check the new slab. Place the hinges on their designated spots on the door. You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into. I ve still got a ways to go before i can give someone else advise on that.

Slab doors typically do not have a left or right side but if your door clearly has an exterior side the hinge. Slab doors come with no holes in them for the door knobs and the hinges have to be mortised out. Place one of the hinges on the door as if it already was installed on the door.