How To Route Door Jamb For Hinges

Place the door jamb piece on the door in the exact position it will be when the door is hung.

How to route door jamb for hinges.

If neither the door nor the jamb has mortises center the middle hinge and place the other hinges about 6 inches from the top and bottom of the door. When you install a door hinge you need to make notches for it on the edge of the door and on the jamb or the door won t close properly. Unless you are installing a prehung door you ll need to trace the outline of the hinges on the jamb and cut an indentation using a router or utility knife. Place the door in the jamb and fasten it to the hinges.

Hang the door in the jamb. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig. Cut the mortises in the door first. Router i use this one.

Make sure it s tight and opening in the right direction. How to use the kit and set up for doing door jambs. Clamp some 2x4 scraps on both sides of the door to keep the router from tipping. Rout matching mortises for hinges strike plates and latch plates into your door and jamb with the milescraft complete door mortising kit for routers.

You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool. Mortising template i bought this one which has everything you need including the bit to route matching mortises for hinges strike plates and latch plates into the door and jamb. These notches or. Set the door on its side hinge side up.

Screwdriver or impact driver. The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. You can cut them with a router or a chisel.

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