Sheffield Joiner : How To Fit A Door

Some people find it quite hard to hang a door herethe bottom if you Require 3 hinges mark the center
are some easy Steps to getting your marking outof the door. Now place your hinges on the marked
and clearance gaps right with ease. First place yourlines and mark top and bottom of The hinge this will
door in the frame (some doors may need plaininggive you an accurate mark for the cutting out of
first For they to fit into the old frame).The hinge.
Once the door fits into the frame make sure youNow draw round the hinge on the door and the
have a 6mm gap down One side to allow for aframe and cut out the Depth of the hinge on the
correct gap once hung. Now wedge the bottom ofdoor and frame. Now screw the hinges onto the
the door up to the head of the frame putting a 3mmdoor , then lift the door to the frame And screw the
packer between the top of the door and frame (forhinge to the frame side.
a 3mm clearance) Now wedge one side of the doorNow you should have a perfect hung door with 3mm
tight to the side of the frame (hanging Side).clearance all the way Around the door.
Now mark 7in from the top of the door and 9in from