Screws Into Moulding Hinge A Wooden Screen Door

If the door has a large hinge with four screw holes just drive 3 in.

Screws into moulding hinge a wooden screen door.

Scribe a cut with your utility knife to make a nice clean edge use a sharp wood chisel to remove just enough wood for the butt hinge to rest inside it and lay flush to the door s edge. However if the hinge has only three holes add a 3 in. Insert the screw into to the anchor for a secure hold. Drill pilot holes where you marked the hinge holes.

Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. Extra long screws are also used to increase the holding power of a hinge by anchoring deep into the wood frame behind the jamb. Screw through the middle hole and redrill the top screw hole at a slight angle so the screw hits solid wood. As soon as you feel a fresh hole starting tip the drill bit back to an angle that will hit the stud the.

For this step you need another person. Start the drill bit at a sharp angle so the bit doesn t follow the old screw hole. Lay the hinges on the door and screw in the screws into the pilot holes. Being by measuring measure where.

Take the screen door over to the door frame and line it up. Make a mark at those points on the door and then lay the hinges on the marks and mark where the holes will go with a pencil or pen. We offer large flat head brass screws as well as extra long wood screws for door hinges that are longer than normal. Screw hollow door anchor white and key red drill pilot hole.

Insert key into anchor to spread open toggle brackets inside door. The screw is then driven into the anchor until tight. Brass is also resistant to corrosion which means that it can hold up well in coastal areas. Screws straight through the two holes toward the center of the door.

Insert anchor into hole up to collar. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb.