How To Cover Door Hinge Cutouts

When we took the original door off it s hinges it left the cut out indentations from each of the 3 hinges as well as where the ball catch was.

How to cover door hinge cutouts.

These notches or. If the hinge cut outs are very uneven and you cant get the hinge to sit level could you shave off a little with a chisel don t need to be perfect the remaining section not covered by the new smaller hinges fill with 2 part filler. To make the installation process as simple as possible use square edged hinges that are either 25 in 0 64 cm or 75 in 1 9 cm thick. Typically middle hinges go in the exact center of the door top hinges sit 7 in 18 cm below the top of the door and bottom hinges rest 11 in 28 cm above the bottom of the door.

Take a plain piece of wood the width of your door and cut it down until it fits into the shape left by your former door hinge. This may include covering over any wood stains left by the hinge. If you ve recently removed a door from its frame to replace it with another door that will use hinges in different locations or that will hang on the other side of the frame or if you don t plan to fill the space with another door you ll need to fill in the cutouts you made in the door frame when you. When you install a door hinge you need to make notches for it on the edge of the door and on the jamb or the door won t close properly.

Cover the gaps left in the frame or door. I wanted to make it look like one smooth doorway without any indication that there was ever a hinged door here. How to cut out notches for door hinges. Step 3 finishing up.