How To Hinge A Door Slab

Measure the width and height of the existing door and check the new slab.

How to hinge a door slab.

Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Purchase your new door as a slab meaning that it will not have any routes for the hinges or any holes drilled for knobs. Let the home depot show you what it takes to hang a new slab door or to replace a damaged one. Center the middle hinge between them for exterior doors.

Place the hinges on their designated spots on the door. Make the knuckle inside not outside the house. Next measure the door s height and thickness. Chances are that they will be very close to the same size.

Jot down the widest dimension. 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. Most door hinge kits come with the screws that you will need. Line up both doors and lightly clamp them together photo 1.

Attach the hinges to the slab door. Measure for the new door slab by checking the old door s width in three places across the top middle and bottom of the door. 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. You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into.

Next mark the new slab photos 2 and 3. Repeat the process for the other hinge along with the lock set. Using a drill drill the screws into place to attach the hinges to the slab door. Measure your old door.

We ll also so you the tools required for this moderately diffi. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4. Slab doors typically do not have a left or right side but if your door clearly has an exterior side the hinge.