Replace Door Hinges Without Removing Door

The hinges are installed at the factory when the door is assembled.

Replace door hinges without removing door.

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. Not only do i have a door that actually stays open now i also have chrome hardware instead of the gold. Leave the hinges on the door. Use your pencil to mark the location of the screws in the jamb.

If needed mark and carefully trim the bottom of the new door to fit the existing doorframe. Mark and trim the new door. Repeat process for hinge 2. When you replace a door slab in an existing frame you may have to mortise the hinges into the door.

Use a cordless gun to unscrew the hinges from the jamb. Repeat process for hinge 3. Do the same with the location of the hinge on the door. 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. Replace the hinge back in the jamb where you cut the mortise. 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. Install the new door hinge and secure all six or eight screws.

This took me about 10 minutes. Take precise measurements of the existing door and doorframe. In this jeld wen customer care video you ll learn how to remove and or replace hinges on interior doors. We used a table saw but a circular saw will also do the job.

Measure the existing door and doorframe. Most new doors are sold in a pre hung format. Remove the hinges when you re done marking.