In today s video i show you how i trimmed and rehung our hollow core spare room door including re setting the hinges and refurbishing the door itself.
How to shave a door for hinges.
If you are unable to take the door down for some reason you can still do this with the door on its hinges.
Remove the hinges from the door.
Draw a line across the top of the door where it touches the frame.
Step 2 shut the door until it touches the frame.
Turn the door so that the edge requiring adjustment is facing you.
Mark it for shaving.
At some point the pencil will begin to draw a line on the door transferring any angle on the door jamb to the side of the door.
For a full length trim remove the hinges from the back.
Open the door and make sure it moves freely over the tarp.
Slide the scribe tool either up or down the door all the way.
Remove the screws holding the hinges to the jamb with a drill driver or screwdriver.
If you have even the slightest bevel on the hinge side you will put stress on the hinges when you mount the door.
Hold it in place between your legs and plane the high spots from above.
A shaved door has a steel cable for the latch release inside the door and a solenoid.
In turn that puts stress on the now thinned out frame and you will have problems.
Step 1 lay the tarp out so that the door will open over it.