Replacing Bedroom Door Hinges

Remove the hinge pins and lift the old door out of the frame.

Replacing bedroom door hinges.

Line up each hinge inside the marks on the new door and trace the outline. One more project ticked off the guest bedroom redo list. Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door.

The easiest way is to replace one hinge at a time. If the knob is to the right select a right handed door. Test the hinge image zoom on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. This took me about 10 minutes.

Prop the new door on its side and use a sharp utility knife to score the mortise for each hinge. Paint or stain the repair to match the rest of the door and trim. You will repeat this process for all the hinges always keeping the hinge aligned with the top of the old location. 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.

Replacing old door knobs and hinges isn t difficult but it did take us a fair amount of time and we only did 3 doors. Take a sharp pencil and draw an outline of the hinge on the door frame. Door in existing jambs 1. Not only do i have a door that actually stays open now i also have chrome hardware instead of the gold.

How to tighten a loose hinge step 1. Mortise the hinge locations. Visit our website for more. Using our secret tricks definitely made the process easier.

Some blank doors have a specific swing direction. Use the same measurements for each hinge on the new door. Remove the old hinges and use a new hinge as a template. Allow the putty time to dry and sand it smooth and flush with the surface.

The strike side the side with the lockset of these doors has a beveled edge so the door can swing freely. Trim the new door as needed with a circular saw to cut through the top or bottom and use a plane if some minor width. Tap wood image zoom if that does not solve the problem trim pieces of shim or other small wood pieces to fit. Hold the hinge snuggly against the mortise at the top of the old hinges.

Keep a steady hand around any curved marks to make it easier to chisel out those areas. This video will show you how to replace and upgrade your door s hinges the easy way.