How To Drill New Door Hinge

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

How to drill new door hinge.

After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. Allow the glue to cure and drill the pilot holes. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.

Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud. We knew that we needed to drill a hole for the new door knob but first we had to fit the latch and faceplate. Tap in the hinges and screw them to the door with the provided screws and then set the door in place on the front of the cabinet level it and mark the holes for the hinge screws. If you have more than an inch to remove take half off the top and half off the bottom.

This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. If you re not steady with your saw you can use a straight edge as a guide. The old knob didn t even have a latch but the hole was there. Use a utility knife to score the outline.

Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Go slowly and make a long clean cut. With the door hinges done and the door hung it was time to tackle the door knobs. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes.

Remove the old door and cut the new door down to size. If the holes in the jamb are too large for the screws use wood glue to secure a short portion of dowel tightly in the hole. If the holes on your new hinge plates don t match the holes in the screw holes in the door jamb drill pilot holes for the new screws. If you have a centering hinge drill use the hinge as a template and the finish repair will be better than new and last for years.