How To Drill New Door Hinge

With the door hinges done and the door hung it was time to tackle the door knobs.

How to drill new door hinge.

If the holes in the jamb are too large for the screws use wood glue to secure a short portion of dowel tightly in the hole. If the holes on your new hinge plates don t match the holes in the screw holes in the door jamb drill pilot holes for the new screws. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. If you have more than 3 16 of an inch to remove you can use a circular saw to do so.

Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. If you have more than an inch to remove take half off the top and half off the bottom. Remove the old door and cut the new door down to size. Tap in the hinges and screw them to the door with the provided screws and then set the door in place on the front of the cabinet level it and mark the holes for the hinge screws.

After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. If you have a centering hinge drill use the hinge as a template and the finish repair will be better than new and last for years. We knew that we needed to drill a hole for the new door knob but first we had to fit the latch and faceplate.

Go slowly and make a long clean cut. We show you the tools to use and the. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Use a utility knife to score the outline.

Allow the glue to cure and drill the pilot holes. The old knob didn t even have a latch but the hole was there. 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. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge.