Hinge Doors Prep

If you re hanging new doors onto old frames you will need to cut or mortise new hinges onto the door.

Hinge doors prep.

Height a b c. The door must be sized appropriately or the strike stile must have a radius to provide necessary clearance. Hardware preparations door technical data manualrev. Please specify if using standard commercial or heavy weight commercial hinges.

Opening heights 7 6 1 16 through 10 0 two pair butt hinges. 11 08 8 4 1 161 lock prep for bored cylindrical locksets conforming to ansi a115 2 knob trim or deadlock applications 2 3 4 backset 2 1 4 1 1 8 2 1 4 1 1 8 161 for full lock prep prep options. This hinge saves on special door and frame preparation charges and makes the installer s job easier. From bottom of frame cl 10 3 8 bottom of door 9 5 8 center hinge is equally spaced between top and bottom.

Once the door is operating as required the hinge springs are tightened using a tension bar to provide the necessary closing force. Part 1 step 1. Wrong hinge backset. The hinge works well in locations that would normally call out for anchor hinges pivot reinforcement hinges or thrust pivot unit and hinge sets.

Part 1 step 2a. Dutch door frame locations. This edge mounted pin and barrel type hinge is used high traffic high abuse doors. Part 1 step 3.

The templates are soft plastic inserts. New doors also known as door blanks have smooth sides without any existing hinge locations. The 4 1 2 hinge pad is mortised for standard weight hinges with stand offs that you can grind off to get the mortise depth for heavy weight hinges. When routing the door jam it s very likely that the router will extend below the plastic guide if the door jam you are working on is a pre existing door and the router bit will eat off the lower part of the template which will make the routed area larger than needed.

Frame hinge and strike locations 1 3 4 with 3 each 4 1 2 hinges 345 profiles note. Hardware location chart. 1 3 4 doors 4 1 2 hinges hinge location chart. 7 8 2017 9 54 05 pm.

Hardware prep codes. Our standard hinge prep is for 4 1 2 hinges. Drill the edge bore using a boring jig. Part 1 step 2.

The door is mounted to the hinge flange and tested for proper operation. Of course we can build your custom back sets mortise depth and any alternate hinge type for your specific. Drill the edge bore. When using this chart for premachining door measurements reduce the a c dimensions 3 32 each for door clearance.