How To Cut Slab Door For Hinges

Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.

How to cut slab door for hinges.

Install the hinges on the door first. If you have more than an inch to remove take half off the top and half off the bottom. Measure the depth of the hinge and place it aside. Using a utility knife score a line around the hinge.

Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. How to cut out slots for door hinges in a slab door. How to install an exterior door slab. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes.

Go slowly and make a long clean cut. Be sure that the door is approximately inch narrower than the jamb opening. Measure the width and height of the existing door and check the new slab. Chances are that they will be very close to the same size.

Cut the hinge mortises on the slab door. Slab doors are basic all purpose doors you install yourself. We show you the tools to use and the. To carve out the mortise place a chisel into the outline grooves and tap the.

Remove the old door and cut the new door down to size. Using a utility knife trace along the outline to create small groves then make a cut on the front or back side of the door indicating the mortise s depth. In this video home renovation brothers dave and rich show you how to cut out a door hinge. Once you have marked out where the hinges will go place one of the hinges in its specified location.

The latch side should be beveled. Purchase your new door as a slab meaning that it will not have any routes for the hinges or any holes drilled for knobs. Before cutting your door hinge mortise place your hinge on top of the door and outline it with a pencil. Watch how quick and easy it is to precisely cut out a hinge morti.

If you need to trim it plane or saw the hinge side. We ll also so you the tools required for this moderately diffi. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. Then use the utility knife to draw straight notch marks at the depth of the hinge across the.

Slab doors allow you to match existing jambs by cutting the mortise slots into. If you re not steady with your saw you can use a straight edge as a guide.