Replace Door Hinges Without Removing Door

Then remove the hinge pins and lift the existing door out of the doorframe.

Replace door hinges without removing door.

This took me about 10 minutes. We used a table saw but a circular saw will also do the job. If needed mark and carefully trim the bottom of the new door to fit the existing doorframe. Use a cordless gun to unscrew the hinges from the jamb.

Take precise measurements of the existing door and doorframe. You don t need to take the whole door down just remove one hinge and replace it with a new one then do the next one and finally swap out the final one. In this jeld wen customer care video you ll learn how to remove and or replace hinges on interior doors. Use your pencil to mark the location of the screws in the jamb.

Most new doors are sold in a pre hung format. I ll be replacing all the hardware in the house. Leave the hinges on the door. Repeat process for hinge 3.

Install the new door hinge and secure all six or eight screws. When you replace a door slab in an existing frame you may have to mortise the hinges into the door. Remove the old door from the jamb. Place the door with the exterior side down across two sawhorses.

Replacing exising hinges is one possibility and installing hinges on a replacement door slab is a different job. Measure the existing door and doorframe. This method allows you to replace each of the door hinges without removing the door from the door frame which makes this a very easy one person job. Replace the hinge back in the jamb where you cut the mortise.

Do the same with the location of the hinge on the door. Mark and trim the new door. Not only do i have a door that actually stays open now i also have chrome hardware instead of the gold.