How To Install Door Hinges Without Mortise

How to mortise hinges on a standard interior door.

How to install door hinges without mortise.

The strike side the side with the lockset of these doors has a beveled edge so the door can swing freely. The next step is to locate the screw holes for the hinge in the door. Now you re ready to position the door in the opening. If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there.

We show you the tools to use and the. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. To create a matching even gap along the bottom of the door use another hinge as a spacer. With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge.

Use a utility knife to score the outline. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. The first thing you ll need to do is to create a slight back bevel on the hinge side of the door. Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges.

To install door hinges on a new door measure and mark where your hinges need to go on the door frame and on the door you re hanging. The process that follows for installing a no mortise hinge covers typical installation where the door is inset in a basic cabinet. Doors must be mortised to make hinges fit properly. Then with the door in place mark the location of the hinge on the door.

If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement. Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door. It allows the hinge to fit flat and flush with the edge of the door inside a shallow cut.

To do this remove the door and take the hinge off of the cabinet. This creates the elbow room necessary for the door to close and stay closed without binding on the hinge. The steps below describe installation of a blank door. You can then use it as a template for locating and drilling the screw holes through the back side of the leaf figure 3.