Learn how to adjust and install screen tight s heavy duty spring loaded hinges for screen doors.
No place to put hinges for screen door.
Because gravity works on a door in this way hinges are placed on the high side with the bottom hinge 10 inches from the bottom of the door and the top one 5 inches from the top of the door.
The door im doing is an interio.
If you don t have much space you may need to put smaller hinges on the screen door to make it all fit.
Being by measuring measure where.
There are many different ways you can arrange the placement of hinges on a screen door and door frame.
Make marks along the edge of the door that are 5 inches 13 cm from the top and bottom.
As a rule of thumb you should place one hinge at the top of the door and one at the bottom of the door.
Scribe a cut with your utility knife to make a nice clean edge use a sharp wood chisel to remove just enough wood for the butt hinge to rest inside it and lay flush to the door s edge.
Measure the placements for the 3 hinges along the length of the door.
Take into account before cutting the door that wooden screen doors require a minimum clearance of 1 4 inch on both the sides and top of the door.
With the door sitting in the jamb and the reveals even mark the locations of the hinges.
This is where the upper and lower hinges will be placed.
In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame.
This will depend on how many hinge brackets you actually have.
If you have a third you should fix it in the middle of the first two.
Most indoor doors don t have the space or setup for the extra set of hinges.
So take a very close look at the frame around your door and see what space you have for hinges.
I like to use a utility knife to make a small mark at the top and bottom of each hinge and then use a pencil to make the mark easier to see.
The hinges will be on the opposite side of the door from the handle.
The hinge placement on screen door should always make the door open inwards unless this is impossible.
The bottom of the door should be cut to a length.