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Getabuilder Team 125 posts	Original message: posted 19-Mar-08 Hanging an Internal Door Fitting a new door in a new frame New doors may have extensions to the stiles, known as horns, which prevent the corners being damaged. These should be sawn off before trimming the door. 1. Measure the door frame, allowing for the necessary clearance, and transfer the measurements to the door. Plane equal amounts from the two side edges of the door to a maximum of 5mm. 2. If you need to trim more than 6mm excess wood from the bottom edge of the door, use a saw, then finish with the plane. Sand the cut edges with abrasive paper until smooth. Fitting the door hinges Two hinges are generally enough to support a standard internal door, though in the humid environment of a bathroom or kitchen fit three to help prevent bowing. Hinges fit into recesses of an equal depth in the door frame and the stile. You need a very sharp wood chisel with a wide blade for making them. 1. Mark the position of the upper hinge on the stile, 175mm from the top edge of the door. The lower hinge should be 250mm from the bottom edge of the door. Stand the door on its side edge with the hinge edge uppermost. Hold each hinge on its marked position with the knuckle protruding from the door. Draw round the hinge flap with a sharp pencil. 2. To mark the depth for the hinge recess, use a marking gauge or hold a hinge flap level with the edge of the door and mark the depth with a pencil. 3. Cut out the hinge recess using a sharp wide-bladed wood chisel and a wooden mallet. First cut the ends and then make a series of cuts along the length of the hinge to approximately the correct depth. 4. Use the chisel to pare away the surplus wood and trim the recess until it is level. 5. Test-fit the hinge in the recess and trim it again as necessary. Repeat the process for the other hinge. Position each hinge flap in its recess and drill pilot holes in the screw positions. Screw in the screws with a screwdriver to secure the hinges to the door. 6. Get a helper to hold the door in the open position in the frame with the hinge flaps against the frame. Tap two screwdrivers or wooden wedges under the door to raise it to the required height to clear the flooring. Make sure the hinge knuckles are parallel with the frame, then mark the frame with a pencil. Remove the door. Chisel out the hinge recesses in the door frame in the same way as those in the door. 7. Wedge the door in the open position and check that the hinges fit into the recesses. Adjust them, if necessary. Drill pilot holes and screw the hinges to the frame using just one screw per hinge, then check to make sure the door closes smoothly. If it is straining against the hinges (hingebound), undo the screws and pack out the flaps with cardboard. If it rubs on the latch side of frame, make the hinge recesses slightly deeper. Screw in the remaining hinge screws. Fitting the latch Door latches, locks, knobs and handles are available in a vast range of shapes and sizes, including reproductions of many traditional styles and designs. Here a brass door knob is fitted to a panelled door 1. Measure and mark the middle point of the centre rail on the side of the door, using a pencil and a try square. 2. Centre the latch on this line. Holding it in place, draw round the latch. Use the try square to transfer the dimensions to the edge of the door. 3. Measure the depth of the latch then mark this measurement with a piece of tape on a wood cutting bit the same diameter as the latch (in this case 22mm). Drill a hole to the correct depth (as far as the tape) in the edge of the door, keeping the drill horizontal and in line with the door. Prise out the debris with a narrow chisel or suck it out with the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner. 4. Hold the latch in the correct position on the side of the door and, using a bradawl, mark the position of the handle spindle. Do the same on the other side of the door. 5. Using a drill with a wood bit, drill a hole at the marked position large enough to give the handle spindle plenty of clearance. Drill from both sides into the latch hole already drilled.
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