Replace Door Hinges One At A Time

There s no need to remove the door if you replace hinges one at a time.

Replace door hinges one at a time.

Once you have the hinge rebuilt put it back in and tighten it up. Support the door first. 1 first you ll need to remove the screws on both leaves of the existing hinge. 2 simply remove and replace the old hinge with the new hinge.

With the door hinges done and the door hung it was time to tackle the door knobs. Only do one hinge at a time. Once you have shimmed the door you can replace the hinges. Install each leaf with two screws only not quite fully tightened.

On the top hinge there is one bolt that goes to the door that needs to be taken out with the door open. You will repeat this process for all the hinges always keeping the hinge aligned with the top of the old location. Not only do i have a door that actually stays open now i also have chrome hardware instead of the gold. Start with the top.

We knew that we needed to drill a hole for the new door knob but first we had to fit the latch and faceplate. Hold the hinge snuggly against the mortise at the top of the old hinges. Then move on to the next hinge then the next until they are all replaced. The door is supported on the striker and the other hinge.

Then shut the door and take the rest of the bolts out. Take a sharp pencil and draw an outline of the hinge on the door frame. This took me about 10 minutes. I just had to chisel it out so the faceplate was flush.

Then remove the hinge pins one at a time and drop in new bushings. When each hinge is in place with two screws in each leaf tighten all the screws and try the door. The easiest way is to replace one hinge at a time. Remove the old hinges and use a new hinge as a template.

3 screw the new hinge in place. Once we were sure the latch. Visit our website for more.