Follow this step-by-step guide to make a good
job of fitting hinges on a new door.
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1. Mark around the flap
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The upper hinges are set
about 175mm from the door's top edge and the
lower one about 250mm from the bottom. They are
cut equally into the the stile and the door
frame. Wedge the door in its opening and, with
the wedges tapped in to raise the door to the
right floor clearance, mark the positions of the
hinges on both the door and the frame.
Stand the door on edge, the
hinge stile uppermost, open a hinge and, with
its knuckle projecting from the edge of the
door, align it with the marks and draw round the
flap with a pencil (1).
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2. Cut across the grain
with a chisel. |
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With a chisel make a series
of shallow cuts across the grain to the depth of
the hinge flap, being careful not to cut too
deep (2).
Pare out the waste to the depth of the hinge
flap, checking the depth. Repeat the procedure
for the second or third hinge then using the
hinge flaps as a guide, drill pilot holes for
the screws and fix the hinges into their
housings.
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3. Mark the size of the
flap on the frame. |
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Wedge the door in the open
position aligning the free hinge flaps with the
marks on the door frame.
Make sure that the
knuckles of the hinges are parallel with the
door frame, then trace the housings on the
frame, (3) and remove the waste as you did the
others.
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Adjusting and
aligning
Hang the door with one
screw holding each hinge and see if it closes smoothly.
If the latch stile rubs on the frame you may have to
make one or more housings slightly deeper. If the door
strains against the hinges it is what is called "hinge
bound". In this case you will need to insert thin
cardboard beneath the hinge flaps to pack them out.
When the door closes and opens properly, drive in the
rest of the screws.
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