How To Install Inside Door Hinges

Now lubricate the hinges with oil and add some drops at the top of the raised pin.

How to install inside door hinges.

Using a nail insert it beneath the hinge pins and push them halfway up. When you buy the hinges maybe you have trouble in installing the door hinge. If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart.

Put the hinge on the hinge side of the cabinet door where you marked from the bottom and arrange it so it s in the position it needs to be installed in. Now there has easy way to let you know how to install door hinges. Nail the trim to the jamb and studs. Install the new hinge.

Use a drill or screwdriver and the package screws to secure the two sides of the hinge to the jamb and the door. Remove the door side knuckles then align the top edge and hinge side of the two doors so that they re flush. Place your new hinge over the location of the old one. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door.

1 place your hinges in the correct location. Place the hinge pin in the hinge to secure the new hinge. Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole. Cut and install the trim on the second side of the door.

Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door. If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there. If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob. Open and close the door to verify that the oil gets all the way to the bottom part of the hinge pin.

Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line. Door hinges play an important role in door making the door open or close easily.