How To Hinge A Door Slab

Purchase your new door as a slab meaning that it will not have any routes for the hinges or any holes drilled for knobs.

How to hinge a door slab.

Next mark the new slab photos 2 and 3. Place one of the hinges on the door as if it already was installed on the door. Jot down the widest dimension. Go slowly and test fit your hinge a few times until you get it mounted flush.

Chances are that they will be very close to the same size. Measure the width and height of the existing door and check the new slab. We ll also so you the tools required for this moderately diffi. You want to make a nice flat surface for your hinge to lay into.

Most door hinge kits come with the screws that you will need. Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Measure your old door. Let the home depot show you what it takes to hang a new slab door or to replace a damaged one.

Slab doors typically do not have a left or right side but if your door clearly has an exterior side the hinge. Repeat the process for the other hinge along with the lock set. Attach the hinges to the slab door. Using a drill drill the screws into place to attach the hinges to the slab door.

Make the knuckle inside not outside the house. Center the middle hinge between them for exterior doors. Place the hinges on their designated spots on the door. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4.

Line up both doors and lightly clamp them together photo 1. That way we can line everything up to make it work perfectly with our existing jamb. Take the door down and trace each hinge outline on the edge of the door with a sharp pencil or knife allowing each hinge leaf to extend 1 4 inch beyond the edge of the door so that the knuckle will clear the casing.