How To Take Full Size Door Off Plates Hinges

Close the door to take some weight off the hinge.

How to take full size door off plates hinges.

Tap the base of the hinge pin gently using a hammer and pop the pin up using a screwdriver. Take down each hinge you plan on measuring and spread them across a flat surface. Tap the bottom of the hinge pin with a hammer and screwdriver to pop up the pin. The best way to remove door hinge pin with a bottom cap.

Once the hinge pin is loose you can safely lift the door off its hinges. The best way to remove door hinge pin with a bottom cap. To put the door back on the hinges grab the door at the center and tip it slightly toward the top engaging the knuckles of the top hinge. With the weight of the door hanging on the top hinge work the other.

Close the door to take some of the weight off the hinge. Wait for 10 to 15 minutes for the spray to penetrate the hinge. If the weight of the door makes it difficult to separate the hinges wedge a pry bar under the door to take the weight off the hinges. Typically all of a door s hinges are the same size so measuring one is enough.

Wait 10 to 15 minutes for the spray to penetrate all the moving parts of the hinge. Use a phillips head screwdriver to remove the screws pinning each hinge to the door. For example it breaks up the space in a house or apartment making rooms feel smaller.