Screws Into Moulding Hinge A Wooden Screen Door

If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.

Screws into moulding hinge a wooden screen door.

Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Drill pilot holes where you marked the hinge holes. We offer large flat head brass screws as well as extra long wood screws for door hinges that are longer than normal. Being by measuring measure where.

Extra long screws are also used to increase the holding power of a hinge by anchoring deep into the wood frame behind the jamb. Screws straight through the two holes toward the center of the door. Insert key into anchor to spread open toggle brackets inside 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.

Fold door anchor in half. Take the screen door over to the door frame and line it up. For this step you need another person. Screw hollow door anchor white and key red drill pilot hole.

If the door has a large hinge with four screw holes just drive 3 in. As soon as you feel a fresh hole starting tip the drill bit back to an angle that will hit the stud the. However if the hinge has only three holes add a 3 in. Make a mark at those points on the door and then lay the hinges on the marks and mark where the holes will go with a pencil or pen.

7 from top 11 from bottom center trace the hinge outline onto the inside of your screen door nbsp. Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. Insert anchor into hole up to collar. Insert the screw into to the anchor for a secure hold.

The screw is then driven into the anchor until tight. Lay the hinges on the door and screw in the screws into the pilot holes.