Installing A Hinge Door Stop

Installing stops that screw into baseboards is equally simple.

Installing a hinge door stop.

For heavier doors a fixed post door stop is often a more reliable option. Pry the top hinge pin out. Check that the door jamb on the hinge side is plumb and shim as necessary. Simply tap the top hinge pin out then insert the pin through the door stop plastic foot to the door adjuster towards.

To avoid having the doorstop punch a hole in a hollow core door install the stop so it hits the door no farther. Alternatively install hinge pin stops in both hinges. One about 2 inches above the top hinge and the other about 2 inches from the center hinge. Place the door stop pin into the pin slot on the hinge and situate the hinge pin with a gently hammer action tapping lightly.

These screw into baseboards and block doors from opening fully. Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise location on the door frame for your hinges. Tack the plumb bob to the top of the hinge side trimmer and measure the gap between the string and the trimmer at each hinge location. One hinge is located 7 inches from the top of the door frame and the other hinge is located 11 inches from the bottom of the door frame.

Mark the hinge locations on the hinge side trimmer by measuring up from the floor or top of the shims. Most doors require a minimum of two hinges. When buying match the metal finish on the doorstop and hinge hardware. Loosen the screws if necessary to bring the jamb back into plumb.

The hinge pin door stop will be an alternative pin which will install in place of the original pin and have the door stop attached to it. Place the tip of the screwdriver underneath the flared top of the hinge pin and use the screwdriver as a lever to force it out. The everbilt satin nickel hinge pin door stop model 15586 is an easy way to add a door stop without drilling a hole in your baseboards or having something in the way when you vacuum along the edge of the baseboard. Step 3 adjustments.

Close the door on which you are installing the stop and use a flat head screwdriver to pry the hinge pin out of the top hinge. Hang the stop in the top hinge of the door. Temporarily screw the hinge jamb in place by driving two 8 3 inch drywall screws through it.