Installing Non Mortise Hinges For Interior Doors

Some blank doors have a specific swing.

Installing non mortise hinges for interior doors.

Drill door holes next you ll need to drill the hole for the door knob and the lock set. No need to mortise anything. The process that follows for installing a no mortise hinge covers typical installation where the door is inset in a basic cabinet. Clamp the board down and just run the plane down the side 2 maybe 3 times at a slight angle 3 5 degrees no more.

Screw the hinges to the door using one three quarter inch screw for each hole. The process that follows for installing a no mortise hinge covers typical installation where the door is inset in a basic cabinet. But you can use a no mortise hinge for other types of installations. Then using a spade bit drill a hole through the lock set mortise into the knob s hole.

Since there aren t any mortises to help align the door and case with each other you ll need another method. A block plane would probably be the best tool to use though a bench plane will work fine also. If you have purchased a standard interior door blank without mortises you can cut them yourself with a chisel and fit the new door to your jambs which may already have hinges on them from a. Using a hole saw that is the correct diameter for your knob gently drill out the hole for the knob.

Hold the door up at a 90 degree angle to the opening. This offset is the key to making the installation of the hinge a snap. Swing the hinge plates over and move the door up or down left. If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob.

The first thing you ll need to do is to create a slight back bevel on the hinge side of the door. Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. As for the back beveling you can use a hand plane.