New Door Slab Does Not Match Hinge Configuration

Place one of the hinges on the door as if it already was installed on the door.

New door slab does not match hinge configuration.

Even if weight is not an issue a pre hung door is bulky and unwieldy to move. 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. See where the old hinge was notched out on the door. Pre hung doors are heavy and hard to manage.

Place the old door beside the new door and with the hinge sides abutted use clamps to hold the two doors together. 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. If the door binds and the hinges are secure the problem may be with the hinge mounts. Mount the hinges on the new door and hang the door.

That way we can line everything up to make it work perfectly with our existing jamb. Once the hinges have been installed remove the pin from the new hinges and fit the door into the door frame. If the hinges do not match up take the door out and adjust we had to adjust the bottom one down a little. When the door is placed directly on the floor and it s not level it causes one side of the door hinge or latch side to be higher than one another.

Slab doors typically do not have a left or right side but if your door clearly has an exterior side the hinge. Once you ve finished mortising the hinges set the door upright and bore the lockset holes. Measure the width and height of the existing door and check the new slab. Once the hinges match up insert the pins.

Remove the hinge pins and lift the old door out of the frame. Purchase your new door as a slab meaning that it will not have any routes for the hinges or any holes drilled for knobs. If the door binds on the hinge side the hinges may be too deep. If the mortise in the jamb is set too close to the stop the door will bind against the stop.

Mortise the hinge openings using a chisel and utility knife photo 4. The easiest way to solve this problem is when installing the door space the jambs off the floor when possible. This might cause the door to creak or to spring back from a closed position. Look for signs of abrasion on the edge of the door and for uneven gaps between the jamb and the door.

Resetting the hinges can correct those problems. Let the home depot show you what it takes to hang a new slab door or to replace a damaged one. If the door binds on the knob side the hinges are too shallow. Mark any top or.

The most likely cause is that the floor is not perfectly level. Open and close the door to find the problem.