How To Install The Hinges On A 3 Hinge Door

Measure 10 inches from the bottom of the door and make a mark with the pencil.

How to install the hinges on a 3 hinge door.

Trace around the hinge. Take down the cabinets and remove all existing hardware. To mount a regular door the most popular type of hinge is a butt hinge. Opening heights 7 6 1 16 through 10 0 two pair butt hinges from under head cl 9 3 4 top of door 9 5 8 from bottom of frame cl 10 3 8 bottom of door 9 5 8 due to the the.

Lay the hinge on the edge of the door with the bottom of the hinge on your mark. Press on the bars of the hinge to snap them into place on the mounting plates. The 3 8 inch lip will fit perfectly into a dadoed edge on the edge of the. Open and close the door to make sure the hinges work and the door is even.

Hold the door so it s in the open position and slide the hinges into the mounting plates. Make another mark on the door through. These hinges come with both removable and un removable pins. Attach the screws and secure the door into it s hung hinges with the pins.

Put your hinge in place on the door and the jamb and use a carpenters pencil to carefully trace around the hinge. Hook the hinges onto the mounting plates and snap them into place. I saved the touch up and top coat for after hinge installation a few scratches are inevitable prep for new hinges. Remove the hinge and use the screwdriver to carefully indent the screws pencil markings.

Loose pin systems are great because they allow you to detach the door without disassembling the hinge. Connect the door to the doorframe by inserting the hinge pin source. Place the hinges on the door with the top hinge flush to the top mark and the bottom hinge flush with the bottom mark. From under head cl 9 3 4 top of door 9 5 8 from bottom of frame cl 10 3 8 bottom of door 9 5 8 center hinge is equally spaced between top and bottom.

Paint or stain your cabinets. Install the other half of the hinge along the pencil markings on the door. If you have a third hinge typically used for heavy doors it will be placed directly in the middle of the other two hinges this will put it slightly off center. Back to the cabinets.