How To Take Interior Door Off Hinges

To make this job go smoothly first close and latch the door.

How to take interior door off hinges.

Often the first step in door repair involves taking the door off its hinges. Paint over the area and you won t have to worry as much about getting paint on the hinges. Simply remove the taped part when you re done ideally when the paint is still wet so that the line comes off clean if you wait until it s dry it might take off some paint from the door. There is a risk it will be damaged so it s best to use one you don t care much about anymore.

If the door is triple hinged take out the middle one first. Many doors feature removable pins that let you pop the door off easily without removing the hinges but other models without removable pins require a little more work and finesse to get the job done by removing the entire hinge from the frame. Laying new carpet stripping or painting a door sanding down a rubbing edge there are any number of reasons to take a door off its hinges. Whether you re replacing your old door or just doing some renovations sometimes removing a door is part of the job.

My team and i have been serving the orland park homer glen mokena frankfort tinley park new lenox lemont orland hills palos park st. John in and all of chicago area for 30 years. And although it looks simple enough it can turn into a finger pinching hassle especially when you re dealing with a heavy solid wood door. For the sake of stability take off the bottom hinge first followed by the top.

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