Screws Into Moulding Hinge A Wooden Screen Door

Insert the screw into to the anchor for a secure hold.

Screws into moulding hinge a wooden screen door.

Take the screen door over to the door frame and line it up. Insert anchor into hole up to collar. 7 from top 11 from bottom center trace the hinge outline onto the inside of your screen door nbsp. For this step you need another person.

Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. We offer large flat head brass screws as well as extra long wood screws for door hinges that are longer than normal. Fold door anchor in half. 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.

Start the drill bit at a sharp angle so the bit doesn t follow the old screw hole. Drill pilot holes where you marked the hinge holes. If the door has a large hinge with four screw holes just drive 3 in. Brass is also resistant to corrosion which means that it can hold up well in coastal areas.

Being by measuring measure where. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. However if the hinge has only three holes add a 3 in. Screws straight through the two holes toward the center of the door.

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. The screw is then driven into the anchor until tight. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. 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. Lay the hinges on the door and screw in the screws into the pilot holes.