Internal Door 3 Hinge Positions

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Internal door 3 hinge positions.

Hinges are generally spaced out equally to also keep the door straight. For light weight internal doors two 3 butt hinges should be adequate. The top hinge need to be positioned approx. For heavier doors i use two 4 butt hinges or for very heavy doors three 4 butt hinges.

Light hollow core doors that are 6 8 only require 2 hinges with a cheap pin. For the time being fix the hinges in position using one screw in each of the hinge centre fixing holes in case any adjustments have to be made. How to determine hinge spacing on a door. The top hinge is a little closer to the top usually about 7 as it is always in tension with the forces applied.

Bigger solid core doors require 3 or 4 or more hinges with ball bearings. How to hang a new internal door in position. When a door starts to sag and hang crooked it always does so from the top so the upper part of the doorknob side is where it will start to catch. Now all the preparation work for fitting the hinges is complete you can either fix the hinges to the door frame or as i prefer fix them to the door edge.