Replacing And Changing Hinges On Some Doors

Oh the joys of living in an old home she says sarcastically.

Replacing and changing hinges on some doors.

I ll be replacing all the hardware in the house over time so eventually it s all chrome. The hinges appear to look fine and fit perfectly flush in the existing grooves in both the frame and door. Take a sharp pencil and draw an outline of the hinge on the door frame. Replacing old door knobs and hinges and the best kept secret to help you do it.

If the replacement hinges are sized differently from the old ones fill in the mortise holes in both the door and the door frame with wood putty. Don t get me wrong i love living in our old home but it does come with certain challenges. Use a cabinet and drawer installation template to ensure that all of the knobs and or handles are in the exact. 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.

This took me about 10 minutes. The easiest way is to replace one hinge at a time. Not only do i have a door that actually stays open now i also have chrome hardware instead of the gold. The doors are solid core oak doors.

Fourth you can cheat the doors a little when hanging them. Hold the hinge snuggly against the mortise at the top of the old hinges. 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. I have installed some new standard 3 door hinges with a small corner radius on a 32 door.

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. Remove the old hinges and use a new hinge as a template. Position the new hinges an equal distance from the top and bottom of the door. 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. Set a combination square at the 2 inch mark.