Hang Door Without Hinges

Align the old and new door slabs if you have the original door.

Hang door without hinges.

Most doors require a minimum of two hinges. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. Hang your new door and test fit everything. Leave the wall side knuckles attached to the door jamb.

Measure this distance and mark the location on the frame and then do the same on the door that you re hanging. If you are hanging a slab door to replace an existing door and you still have the original door you can measure your new door slab to fit the frame by aligning it with the old door. Remove the hinge leaves from the jamb. Some blank doors have a specific swing direction.

Using both hands lift the door off the hinge knuckles. The strike side the side with the lockset of these doors has a beveled edge so the door can swing freely. If your door sticks make a mark on the edges where it s not closing flush. Tack a pair of tapered shims at the top hinge.

Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. If you re hanging new doors onto old frames you will need to cut or mortise new hinges onto the door. To do this place both doors next to each other on the thin long sides with the hinges on the old door facing up. Then install the bottom shims and finally fill in the middle.

New doors also known as door blanks have smooth sides without any existing hinge locations. Set the door frame in the opening with the jamb resting on the finished floor photo 2 or on a spacer. Installing a screen door can give you all the benefits of the outdoors without all the bugs and other.