Screws Into Moulding Hinge A Wooden Screen Door

Drill pilot holes where you marked the hinge holes.

Screws into moulding hinge a wooden screen door.

Screws straight through the two holes toward the center of the door. The screw is then driven into the anchor until tight. Screw through the middle hole and redrill the top screw hole at a slight angle so the screw hits solid wood. Screw hollow door anchor white and key red drill pilot hole.

If the door has a large hinge with four screw holes just drive 3 in. Lay the hinges on the door and screw in the screws into the pilot holes. Insert key into anchor to spread open toggle brackets inside door. For this step you need another person.

Take the screen door over to the door frame and line it up. Then bore out the stripped holes with a 3 8 inch diameter bit. We offer large flat head brass screws as well as extra long wood screws for door hinges that are longer than normal. However if the hinge has only three holes add a 3 in.

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. Insert the screw into to the anchor for a secure hold. Brass is also resistant to corrosion which means that it can hold up well in coastal areas.

Extra long screws are also used to increase the holding power of a hinge by anchoring deep into the wood frame behind the jamb. Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. Being by measuring measure where. Insert anchor into hole up to collar.

7 from top 11 from bottom center trace the hinge outline onto the inside of your screen door nbsp. Fold door anchor in half.