Hanging A Door With Strap Hinges

Use a vise to steady your work as you install hinges.

Hanging a door with strap hinges.

Strap hinges come in several varieties. Some are designed to be a gate hinge and others are designed to be used as door hinges. Screw the other halves of the hinges to the doorjamb. Strap hinges for gates info tips installation caring for bronze hardware how to care for your bronze gate hardware never use spray or liquid furniture polishes to clean your bronze hardware.

Use scrap lumber to make five 4 in. Score all the way around three sides of the hinge. Working from the hinge side or rear of the door take out the door knob and existing lock set. Start with the bottom hinge and work your way up using a hammer and screwdriver.

Hold the hinge in place as a template and score around it using a utility knife image 2. Use a centering punch to make starting divots for the screws. Tip 4 know. These polishes may contain oils which could damage the original patina finish.

Blocks and attach each with 2 in. The original hinges had begun to fail. To hold the doorjamb flush with the drywall before permanently fastening it attach temporary blocks to both sides of the jamb. There was some rust evident the too small fasteners.

The same steps are involved in installing a big door a small door or a shutter. This will keep the wood from splitting as you chisel out wood to flush mount the hinge. Installation situations installing barn door strap hinges. Hang the door slotting the hinges together and slipping in the pins.

Screws through the jamb where they ll be hidden by the screws. Screw the hinge side jamb to the stud remove the door from the frame and set it aside. Remove the pins holding the hinge knuckles together. Nail three blocks on the latch side and two on the hinge side the door slab keeps the middle of the hinge side rigid.

Adjust the gap along the top. Remove the hinge leaves from the jamb. Unless i am hanging doors to match existing ones or the schedule says otherwise i mark a clear line with a sharp pencil on both the lining and the door 150mm down from the top this is the top of the top hinge and 230mm up from the bottom this is the bottom of the lowest hinge. T hinges are as much a part of the style of a country cottage doorway as the door they hold up.

Unlike its more common cousins that are usually hidden from view the t hinge sits proudly exposed on top of the wood even when closed. If your door sticks make a mark on the edges. In this example the original hinges on a barn built eight years ago were replaced with brandywine strap hinges. See our printable version of how to hang a door using t hinges.

If you use the wrong type of strap hinge for your project the hinge may fail or your hinges may look out of proportion for your gate or door. Some such as the dummy strap hinge are merely decorative. Position one half of a hinge with the inner knuckles in its mortise on the door. Repeat on the other two hinges.