Removing A Door Off Its Hinges

There are several reasons you might need to remove a door from its hinges.

Removing a door off its hinges.

Continue to tap it up gradually increasing the force until the pin is finally lodged upwards. You want to replace your door. Slide a piece of cardboard under the door to protect the floor then ease the door off the hinges by lifting slightly at the knob with one hand and under one of the hinges with the other hand photo 3. Removing a door s hardware knobs latch assembly hinges is really a piece of cake if you know what you are doing.

Unscrew the screws holding the bottom hinge to the door frame using a phillips screwdriver. Once the hinge pin is loose you can safely lift the door off its hinges. Put the flat end of the nail against the pin and tap it up with the hammer. Force the pin up from the door hinge.

Wait 10 to 15 minutes for the spray to penetrate all the moving parts of the hinge. Lay the door on a flat surface and unscrew the hinges from the door. Open the door to carefully remove it. Best of all it only requires a hammer and a small screwdriver.

Tap the base of the hinge pin gently using a hammer and pop the pin up using a screwdriver. Taking a hammer and your nail punch gently ram the pin upwards. The lock is broken and you can t open the door. Close the door to take some weight off the hinge.

Spring loaded hinges are always spread out like a butterfly and mounted flat on the outer frame. If the weight of the door makes it difficult to separate the hinges wedge a pry bar under the door to take the weight off the hinges.