Replacing And Changing Hinges On Some Doors

Don t get me wrong i love living in our old home but it does come with certain challenges.

Replacing and changing hinges on some doors.

Third when putting the hinges on we put a few on upside down yeah oops and yes it makes a difference and that s exactly what hanging doors at midnight will get you. Not only do i have a door that actually stays open now i also have chrome hardware instead of the gold. Fourth you can cheat the doors a little when hanging them. You don t need to take the whole door down just remove one hinge and replace it with a new one then do the next one and finally swap out the final one.

Take a sharp pencil and draw an outline of the hinge on the door frame. Set a combination square at the 2 inch mark. Oh the joys of living in an old home she says sarcastically. The doors are solid core oak doors.

I have installed some new standard 3 door hinges with a small corner radius on a 32 door. Use a finish nail or an awl to mark the screw locations. You will repeat this process for all the hinges always keeping the hinge aligned with the top of the old location. Allow the putty time to dry and sand it smooth and flush with the surface.

A good close look revealed that the hinges were no longer positioned properly on the frame and were letting the doors sag. I ll be replacing all the hardware in the house over time so eventually it s all chrome. I unscrewed the hinges from the frame and took the doors off filled in the hinge holes with wood putty and let that cure for a couple of days. Use a metal scraper to fill in the screw holes or plug them with a small wood wedge.

Position the new hinges an equal distance from the top and bottom of the door. Remove the old hinges and use a new hinge as a template. Use a cabinet and drawer installation template to ensure that all of the knobs and or handles are in the exact. The hinges appear to look fine and fit perfectly flush in the existing grooves in both the frame and door.

Hold the hinge snuggly against the mortise at the top of the old hinges. The easiest way is to replace one hinge at a time.