How To Hang Interior Door Hinges

If the door is heavy have a partner help you hold it in place.

How to hang interior door hinges.

Position one half of a hinge with the inner knuckles in its mortise on the door. Hold the door in place using blocks under the bottom to support it if necessary. Connect the door to the jamb. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4.

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. Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Use wedges or shims to hold the door in the frame at a 90 degree angle. 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 old door was trimmed at the bottom and you were happy with the gap at the floor cut the new door to match. Screw the hinge leaf to the door. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. Use a centering punch to make starting divots for the screws.

Follow these instructions to hang a solid core door with minimal effort and a higher degree of accuracy. Keep the door in an open position so you can attach the hinges to the door frame. Line up the two hinge plates so that the ones on the door match the ones in the jamb. Slide wedges or shims underneath the door so the hinges line up with the mortises on the frame.

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