How To Switch Door Hinges

Position the door where it needs to be press the hinges against the edge of the jamb and mark with your pencil on the jamb around the square of each hinge plate.

How to switch door hinges.

Measure the distance from the top inside corner of the door frame to the top of each of the existing hinges. Measure from the inside top of the door frame down to the top of the latch hardware and write down the measurement. Use a hammer to tap out the pins out. The swing of a door can make a big difference in the safety of a room or staircase.

If the replacement hinges are sized differently from the old ones fill in the mortise holes in both the door and the. It doesn t matter if you are doing external or internal doors you can swap them out really easily. Allow the putty time to dry and sand it smooth and flush with the surface. The easiest way is to replace one hinge at a time.

Turn the door around in the doorway so the hinges are on the opposite side of the jamb. Remove the existing door hinges and strike plate from the doorjamb. Once all the trim was off i pulled the door off the hinges. You don t need to take the whole door down just remove one hinge and replace it with a new one then do the next one and finally swap out the final one.

It helps to put a thin piece of wood or a shim down under the door first. Any time you re removing old trim use a glazer s bar instead of a hammer or a crow bar a trim puller also works well depending on the trim s profile. I purchased some basic hinges made for exterior doors. Here s how we reversed the swing of our basement door much better.

Also mark the screw holes in the plates.