Hanging A Door With Strap Hinges

Screw the hinge leaf to the door.

Hanging a door with strap hinges.

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. Position one half of a hinge with the inner knuckles in its mortise on the door. Some are designed to be a gate hinge and others are designed to be used as door hinges. Strap hinges come in several varieties.

Tip 4 know. Blocks and attach each with 2 in. Working from the hinge side or rear of the door take out the door knob and existing lock set. 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.

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. See our printable version of how to hang a door using t hinges. Hang the door slotting the hinges together and slipping in the pins. Nail three blocks on the latch side and two on the hinge side the door slab keeps the middle of the hinge side rigid.

In this example the original hinges on a barn built eight years ago were replaced with brandywine strap hinges. Set the door frame in the opening with the jamb resting on the finished floor photo 2 or on a spacer. Use a centering punch to make starting divots for the screws. Score all the way around three sides of the hinge.

Some such as the dummy strap hinge are merely decorative. Use scrap lumber to make five 4 in. The same steps are involved in installing a big door a small door or a shutter. Remove the hinge leaves from the jamb.

Installation situations installing barn door strap hinges. There was some rust evident the too small fasteners. Hold the hinge in place as a template and score around it using a utility knife image 2. This will keep the wood from splitting as you chisel out wood to flush mount the hinge.

Hang your new door and test fit everything. T hinges are as much a part of the style of a country cottage doorway as the door they hold up. Repeat on the other two hinges. Start with the bottom hinge and work your way up using a hammer and screwdriver.

Use a vise to steady your work as you install hinges. 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. Screw the hinge side jamb to the stud remove the door from the frame and set it aside. Adjust the gap along the top.

These polishes may contain oils which could damage the original patina finish. Remove the pins holding the hinge knuckles together. To hold the doorjamb flush with the drywall before permanently fastening it attach temporary blocks to both sides of the jamb. The original hinges had begun to fail.