Installing A Hinge Door Stop

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Installing a hinge door stop.

If you you have a door that is swinging and hitting a wall or other objects in your room there is an easy way to control how far the door can open. Slide the pin back through the door stop hole and the hinge. Step 1 remove the top hinge. Tap it back in with your hammer.

Note the direction that the hinge pin is facing the flat part is against the door the round part hits the molding. For heavy doors install another doorstop in the bottom hinge. Place the hinge on the door and mark the distance from the edge. Installing a floor mounted doorstop requires placing the stop close to the outside edge of the door when the door is open.

Get free shipping on qualified door hinge door stop products or buy online pick up in store today. This design provides more stability and prevents bowing the door if it slams against the doorstop. If you re putting on on an exterior door you should add at least two door stops. Heavy duty concealed overhead stop.

Insert the hinge pin into the hole in the stopper assembly from above so that the shank of the pin extends below the assembly. Medium duty concealed overhead stop. Install the doorstop over the hinge then reinstall the pin. You may need to support the door with one hinge missing so keep it steady while you work.

Put the hinge on the hinge side of the cabinet door where you marked from the bottom and arrange it so it s in the position it needs to be installed in. Close the door then use an old straight slot screwdriver to gently pry up and remove the top hinge pin. This leaves the stopper assembly. Doorstops help prevent damage to the wall by stopping the door before the door handle hits the wall.

Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole. Heavy duty surface overhead stop. Medium duty surface overhead stop.