How To Reinforce Door Hinge

Installation entails removing a screw from every hinge and replacing with a security pin.

How to reinforce door hinge.

Secure the hinges to reinforce a door. Most commercial doors have exposed hinges that can be easily popped off and the door pulled out of the frame. Make sure the screwheads seat flush with the face of the strike plate. To prevent your door from being pulled off you may consider reinforcing the hinges by installing jamb pins.

All hinges have a nonremovable pin to deter tampering. Reinforce door hinges with help from a foreman for lighty contractors in this free video clip. To further reinforce the doorjamb install a new strike plate in place of the old lip door strike plate that serves the doorknob lockset. To choose a door mounting location stand on the push side of the door use a right side hinge if the hinge is on the right or a left side hinge if it s on the left.

The best and simplest thing you can do for your door is to simply throw out the common 1 2 inch screws that were installed on your door hinges and door strike by the builder and replace them with 3 to 3 5 screws. They are for doors that swing in one direction and are flush with the frame or have up to a 1 8 offset. Reinforcing door hinges will make your door stand up to even the toughest stresses.