replacing new interior door slab?

Question

what's the best, easy, or correct way to trim the hinges layout on a new door slab? I was told to draw the layout on the side of the door and chistle it. Any special tool I can use to get this done without this hassle?

Answer 1

Not a hard job here,
1) measure the doors make sure they are the same if not make them the same length
2) mesure from the top of the door existing to the top of the hinge, mark that on the new slab, measure the hinge , markit measure the next hinge form the bottom of the first hinge and repeat to the next etc,
or if you can stand the doors side by side and mark location

with a set of wood chisels the hinges need to be in the same spot on the new slab "measure twice cut once" place a 3/4" wide chisel stght up and tap it about an 1/8 downward all the way acroow the long line of the hinge
what yo uare doing is scoring it 1/8 deep , do the width of the hinge top and bottom,now from the thick side of the hinge on the slab repeat move over about 1/2 inch and score 1/8deep repeat till yo get to the end , now use a 1/2 " chisel from the narrow ends of the hinge and gouge out the waste, lay the small chisel at about 22 degree and tap toward the other end work it all out until you getthe hinge to fit,Don't start on the outside edge
keep it about an 1/8 inch deep to start use the bevel side of the chisel

kinda of fun really after you get finished , you will feel good about it

Good luck

Answer 2

You can do it with a chizel, however, a tool supply store will have a porter cable guide for doing this. First thing you do is to measure the length of the existing hinge, if you intend to use that again (or one that size). Then place the door up against where the hinges are, and mark the top and bottom on the hinge. Do that for all hinges. While the door is up, check the square of the door against the frame. Frames will move out of square as the house ages. You might have to do a little work on the door with a planer to make it fit. Tack the Porter Cable guide in, then use a router to make the places where the hinges go. It is not hard. Then you will have to get a hold saw, and I recommend a special little kit from Bosch that is quick connect/disconnect for drilling the holes for the door and the bolt. Here, again, you are going to have to mark on the door where those things go. Then you will need the chizel to make a couple of cuts so that the brass plates on the knob set will fit in. It takes a bit of time, but it works.

Answer 3

In the UK we have a hinge set which you hammer into the side which cuts around but you still need to chisel out. You could us a Hinge jig and router, or a Stanley hinge setter. But to be honest as a carpenter I would just use a chisel and marking gauge to set depth of hing, its quicker and cheaper.