Screws Into Moulding Hinge A Wooden Screen Door

Brass is also resistant to corrosion which means that it can hold up well in coastal areas.

Screws into moulding hinge a wooden screen door.

Lay the hinges on the door and screw in the screws into the pilot holes. Take the screen door over to the door frame and line it up. Drill pilot holes where you marked the hinge holes. Insert the screw into to the anchor for a secure hold.

Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Screw through the middle hole and redrill the top screw hole at a slight angle so the screw hits solid wood. If the door has a large hinge with four screw holes just drive 3 in. The screw is then driven into the anchor until tight.

Being by measuring measure where. For this step you need another person. Start the drill bit at a sharp angle so the bit doesn t follow the old screw hole. Scribe a cut with your utility knife to make a nice clean edge use a sharp wood chisel to remove just enough wood for the butt hinge to rest inside it and lay flush to the door s edge.

However if the hinge has only three holes add a 3 in. Insert anchor into hole up to collar. Screws straight through the two holes toward the center of the door. 7 from top 11 from bottom center trace the hinge outline onto the inside of your screen door nbsp.

Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. Make a mark at those points on the door and then lay the hinges on the marks and mark where the holes will go with a pencil or pen. Screw hollow door anchor white and key red drill pilot hole. We offer large flat head brass screws as well as extra long wood screws for door hinges that are longer than normal.

Fold door anchor in half. Extra long screws are also used to increase the holding power of a hinge by anchoring deep into the wood frame behind the jamb.