New Door Slab Does Not Match Hinge Configuration

Chances are that they will be very close to the same size.

New door slab does not match hinge configuration.

Resetting the hinges can correct those problems. Slab doors typically do not have a left or right side but if your door clearly has an exterior side the hinge. The most likely cause is that the floor is not perfectly level. Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4.

We ll also so you the tools required for this moderately diffi. Purchase your new door as a slab meaning that it will not have any routes for the hinges or any holes drilled for knobs. See where the old hinge was notched out on the door. If the hinges do not match up take the door out and adjust we had to adjust the bottom one down a little.

Place the old door beside the new door and with the hinge sides abutted use clamps to hold the two doors together. This might cause the door to creak or to spring back from a closed position. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door. If the hinge leaf fastened to the door is not set fully in the mortise because of paint plaster tape or misalignment the hinges will bind.

Open and close the door to find the problem. Weighing between 50 and 100 pounds a pre hung interior door with a hollow core slab is the lightest pre hung door you can buy. Let the home depot show you what it takes to hang a new slab door or to replace a damaged one. If the mortise in the jamb is set too close to the stop the door will bind against the stop.

Measure the width and height of the existing door and check the new slab. Mark any top or. If the old door was trimmed at the bottom and you were happy with the gap at the floor cut the new door to match. Once the hinges have been installed remove the pin from the new hinges and fit the door into the door frame.

If the door binds and the hinges are secure the problem may be with the hinge mounts. Remove the hinge pins and lift the old door out of the frame. Look for signs of abrasion on the edge of the door and for uneven gaps between the jamb and the door. If the door binds on the knob side the hinges are too shallow.

The easiest way to solve this problem is when installing the door space the jambs off the floor when possible. Once the hinges match up insert the pins. Pre hung doors are heavy and hard to manage. Place one of the hinges on the door as if it already was installed on the door.

Even if weight is not an issue a pre hung door is bulky and unwieldy to move. That way we can line everything up to make it work perfectly with our existing jamb.