Then line up a combination square with the old door s hinge mortises and transfer their locations to the new door marking the edges with a utility knife.
Fitting stable door hinges.
Rising butts are fitted to doors which require raising when opened such as doors of rooms with carpets or rugs that prevent doors fully opening when the bottom edge of the door meets the edge of the floor covering.
Otherwise you have to remove a hinge from the door.
When a door starts to sag and hang crooked it always does so from the top so the upper part of the doorknob side is where it will start to catch.
The door im doing is an interio.
Fitting stable doors is twice as much work and more than an individual exterior door.
A spare hinge of the same size makes it easy to test fit the mortise and to mark the screw locations.
The fitting of rising butt hinges is a simple job of carpentry.
The easiest way to do do this if the old door was a good fit is to lay the new door on top of the old door so the edges are flush.
How to determine hinge spacing on a door.
Mark out your hinges on the door.
There are two leafs to hang so four hinges two weather moulds locks catches and bolts that all need to be fitted perfectly for the.