I wasn t paying attention and forgot to note which part of the hinge goes back on the door and jamb.
Oper way to put hinge on door and jamb.
From a mechanical point of view it doesn t make any difference and when installing factory assembled doors i keep the hinges however they are installed.
Cut shims to match the dimensions of the hinge cutouts.
Hinges have two parts one with 2 rings and another with 3 rings that the pin passes through.
Put your hinge in place on the door and the jamb and use a carpenters pencil to carefully trace around the hinge.
Once the door is shimmed all the way up tight to the quarter check the reveal along the top and the sides.
Screw the door frame together with 2 1 2 inch screws.
Double check to make sure that your outlines match the same location on the door and jamb before moving to the next step.
The depth of the hinge on the jam should always be as thick as the hinge is.
Score the outer edges.
Notes on door hinge placement hinge placement varies depending on whether your door is left swing or right swing in swing or out swing.
Begin with the mortises on the door then the mortises on the jamb.
Attach hinges cut the head jamb to a length equal to the door width plus the combined rabbet or dado depth plus slightly more than 1 8 inch.
Attach the hinges to the jamb and the door.
Using a mortising template route matching mortises for the hinges on the door and jamb.
Attach it using your hammer and a nail or two.
Step 2 insert a shim into the cutout.
Because we haven t routed for the hinges yet and they are still attached to the jamb it should be a snug fit for the width.
If the existing jamb is out of square it will show up along the top.
These notches or mortises should be just deep enough to.
However when hanging my own doors i like to put the three knuckle leaf on the door for the simple reason that it s easier to re hang the door.
Lay the old door back on top of the new one and then transfer your hinge mortise lock set mortises and door hole outlines.
Trace around the hinge.
Door hinges which way is up.