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.

Align the hinge to. Using a hole saw that is the correct diameter for your knob gently drill out the hole for the knob. Dry fit the new door next dry fit the new interior slab door in the opening using shims to hold it in place if needed. Attach the slab door hinges to the doorframe.

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. 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. Measure the width and height of the existing door and check the new slab.

Next mark the new slab photos 2 and 3. Chances are that they will be very close to the same size. Check the fit. Hanging the slab door in the doorframe 1.

We ll also so you the tools required for this moderately diffi. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement. Then using a spade bit drill a hole through the lock set mortise into the knob s hole. Center the middle hinge between them for exterior doors.

If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there. Move the door to its location inside the doorframe. Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4.

To remove the old door start by backing the screws out of each hinge on the door slab with a screwdriver or drilling and pulling it away from the door frame. If you are attaching your slab door to a new doorframe. Let the home depot show you what it takes to hang a new slab door or to replace a damaged one. Cut mortises for the door hinges if your doorframe is new.