Take Off Door Hinges

Often the first step in door repair involves taking the door off its hinges.

Take off door hinges.

Whether you re replacing your old door or just doing some renovations sometimes removing a door is part of the job. So let s see the before and the after so you can see exactly what i ve done. Many doors feature removable pins that let you pop the door off easily without removing the hinges but other models without removable pins require a little more work and finesse to get the job done by removing the entire hinge from the frame. If the door is triple hinged take out the middle one first.

Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals. To put the door back on the hinges grab the door at the center and tip it slightly toward the top engaging the knuckles of the top hinge. Remove doors safely and easily with tips from an experienced remodeler in this f. With the weight of the door hanging on the top hinge work the other.

For the sake of stability take off the bottom hinge first followed by the top. This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap. If the weight of the door makes it difficult to separate the hinges wedge a pry bar under the door to take the weight off the hinges.