New Door Hinges Don T Line Up

Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4.

New door hinges don t line up. But i bet they would be equal time with poorer results. If you think you are getting close to the proper door positioning remove the middle screw from each hinge. Once the hinges have been installed remove the pin from the new hinges and fit the door into the door frame. Reinstall the hinge leaf and pin to see if the door fits better and swings freely.

Line up both doors and lightly clamp them together photo 1. Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Our door frame has the 3 notches installed so on our door we installed the hinge that has 2 notches. Their are other options like trying to line up hinges.

Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. I d do the same on the door jamb use duct tape to hold the inlay on then use the mortise jig like it was a new door. The ideal is a 1 8 inch gap between the door and jamb at all points. I am hanging a door and the holes in the hinge don t line up with the existing holes in.

Place the folded matchbook cover beside the hinge that s diagonal to the side of the. If the hinges do not match up take the door out and adjust we had to adjust the bottom one down a little. Fold a matchbook cover four times. If a door binds and a loose hinge is not the problem close it until it just touches the jamb don t force it closed and use a pencil to scribe a line where the door needs to be trimmed.

Open the cabinet door until it s at a 90 degree angle to the cabinet. Mark both sides of the door. Monkeying around with doors is seldom a efficient way to conserve money. Use a utility knife to score the outline.

Next mark the new slab photos 2 and 3. I presume you have both sides of the door lock so you can replace catch on your door frame to line up with the door. Hanging a door is not as easy as removing one and fitting an old door on to a different frame can have it s problems. Then position the door with hinges in place.

I can just see any attempt at screwing into the new hole location resulting in it finding the wrong hole.