How To Rebate A Door Hinge

The rebate for the hinge must start at the hard edge and extend about 20mm into the hardwood core.

How to rebate a door hinge.

Once you re happy with the outline remove your hinge from the door. Mortising for a door hinge allows the hinge to install flush with the surface of the door edge or face. Support the door on edge between a pair of sawhorses with the hinge side facing up. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.

The hinge rebate is on the edge of the door. In other cases a mortise is merely cosmetic. Hi jeznotts the doors i propose to cut up are all paid for by me for use in my son s house and possibly mine later. Handyman 3 may 2004.

Score the outline with a utility knife. Then grab a utility knife and extend the blade to no more than 25 in 0 64 cm. Remove the hinge from the door or jamb. Position the chisel on the scored line with the chisel perpendicular to the door or jamb and the bevel side of the chisel facing toward the mortise.

In some situations a mortise is required for the door to close properly. I ve re hung some doors in my place and was disappointed to find bits of card funny size screws etc to help the hinges to fit these were presumably done by a professional the previous owner didn t own a screwdriver as he probably didn t know how to use one. A mortise is a recess or hollow space cut to fit a specific item such as a door hinge or a lock mechanism. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l.

Measure from the top of the door to the top of the upper hinge and from the bottom of the door to the bottom of. The cairngorm group inverness suppliers of. How to adjust door hinges door height compression and weather tightness for your conservatory or french doors. When you look at the edge of the door you see a strip of wood bounded on two sides with hard material i e.