Fitting Exterior Door Hinges

With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge.

Fitting exterior door hinges.

Always make sure that your door hinges are of the correct weight to hold the door. We sell in single door hinge quantities to allow you to buy as many as your project requires 2 hinges are required for interior doors 3 hinges are required for exterior doors or fire doors. Use a utility knife to score the outline. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge.

Butt hinges are the most common type of hinges used on entry doors and passage doors as well as some cabinet doors. To install door hinges on a new door measure and mark where your hinges need to go on the door frame and on the door you re hanging. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. We show you the tools to use and the.

Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. The leaf plates come together and are hidden between the door and frame when the door is closed so that the only thing visible is the barrel of the hinge.