Easy Door Hinge Install | DIY Basics

Want to learn how to fit door hinges properly? I will show you how to get the perfect finish when installing a butt hinge. You can transfer a lot of these skills to other carpentry projects and learn techniques that you can use on a lot of different woodworking projects.
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Self Centering Drill Bits - amzn.to/3zrutxp
Square - amzn.to/3EQKJZO
Marking Gauge - amzn.to/3JUTXIr
Chisel - amzn.to/3zsqIaN
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[@nadinelewandowski7693]

This was such a great video, thank you DIY guy! This is Nadine and I am on my 5th house remodel. I've never tackled hinges before but with your how to video, I now have the confidence that I can do it! I may be too late for the drawing but I am not too late to subscribe to your great channel. Thank you!

[@satoristeve]

Very good video. I appreciated the level of detail and the clarity of the explanations.

[@michaelsharpin3369]

I am fitting a couple of doors for a friend shortly and the tracer pencil would come in very handy indeed and an addition to my tool kit.

[@markbrooke]

Great video, my father is recently retired and I’m keeping him busy with loads of DIY jobs about the house. We’re always losing pencils so the pencil with a clip will come in really handy for him! Currently renovating a bathroom so will be using it to frame out a bath panel.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks, glad you found it useful. I also like the clip as like you I lose so many pencils!

[@111LisHa111]

Thank you for this video. You made it look easy ☺️

[@joeloneil1891]

Easiest person to follow with and a great attention to detail while being explained very well and to the point . Good job

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you like the channel

[@HeatherTaylor-ov5rv]

I love your videos. As a woman on my own I have lots of repairs to do in my house and your videos have helped a great deal. Thankyou

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad to help!

[@brrymcgolly]

Excellent video explains a lot more than I actually I know.there Is always room for improvement. No more stick in the hinge on the door I will get myself a depth gauge

[@rbrbdpotts5]

Thank you for making this video. It was clear and your instructions are easy to follow. I have suddenly found myself alone and have not learned skills like this because my husband always did it. Your video has been very helpful! 👍👍

[@johnporter9416]

great video I like your very clear instructions, I am about to replace all my doors 9 no in my house and have found your tips very useful. The pencil would certainly help

[@jordangill1791]

I will be refurbishing and doing out our project home (forever home) over the coming months the tracer pencil will be of huge benefit keep up the good work ! Love it

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Sounds like a great challenge!

[@Axelinot]

Thanks mate, love your videos!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you like them!

[@feerouzehsaidian6806]

Nice job!

[@darren5337]

Really helpful videos you make very professional keep them coming look forward to the next one 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks, glad you find them useful

[@hzad5009]

I really love your vids, thanks. I want to replace my parents' old doors so I'll use the pencil as you demonstrated in the video. Please keep uploading more videos, thanks :)

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks, means a lot! Good luck with the doors

[@neilatkinson7259]

Great video. Looks super simple now it’s been clearly explained. The Tracer will come in handy for my next project which is recycling scaff boards and making a small breakfast bar for my daughters first house. Looking forward to more quality videos 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks for the comment! Sounds like a good little project

[@captaintanker7]

why is every video ending by putting the hinge only on the door. I want to see the method for making it align to the frame and shut properly

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Sorry it didn't help you on this occasion.

[@davidgomery2072]

Me too!

[@davidgomery2072]

Still a very helpful video BTW. But I'm trying to find a part two to help match up the frame

[@BenG80]

Moving house in March and have already started expanding my toolbox. That pencil would be of massive use over the usual school like ones 👍🏻

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Good luck with the house move.

[@randallsmith7885]

Highest complements on this instructional video. Your steps are helping me to prevent problems I have encountered in the past. Thank you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

That’s great, thanks

[@CulturalArchitect]

I needed this 2 years ago! Subscribed and enjoying watching all the other content 😀

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you like the channel 👍

[@CulturalArchitect]

@@TheDIYGuy1 definitely. Thanks for sharing it with the world!

[@trinitysmate]

Brilliant tuition

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@garranstvall1442]

Hi DIY GUY… 👍🏾 Thanks for the video great content as always! I’ve got my most ambitious project coming up were I’ll be (trying to) project managing our extension. I’ll be completing my Domestic Installation course prior to this so I can take care of most of the electrics. The pencil would be very handy for my course. Keep the great video’s coming 👍🏾👍🏾

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Hi, thanks for the comment! Sounds like a great project and good luck to you!

[@mattgoddard7708]

Really helpful. Thanks loads. Clearest video I've found on this. Can you make a video on how to fit the door side of the hinge on a new frame?

[@arfanjhangir8465]

Hi. Great vid. Going to be building a built in wardrobe or trying to lol. The pencil will come in handy to mark all bits and bobs.associated with this project.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks! You'll smash it I'm sure.

[@mikebolt9753]

Nice video. Great content

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot!

[@MrBigMalT]

Hey I’d love the Tracer! My youngest daughter asked for ideas for something around a tenner she could buy me for Christmas, and I sent her the link for a cheap Chinese carpenters pencil. It’s horrible! The lead is thick & clunky, and in no time the propelling cap flew off. Waste of time….. so I would love this as a replacement. I’m helping out my nephew convert a van into a camper… so one of these would be ideal for reaching into al those awkward spaces!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Hi, thanks for the comment. Enjoy the project!

[@darrongavin8450]

Superb teacher

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot

[@zolalloyd46]

I never knew about self-centring drill bits until I saw your vid. They look to be far more accurate than marking out and drilling holes free hand

[@TheDIYGuy1]

They are very useful 👍

[@user-sm8zp3qj2w]

I'm south African i will truly appreciate it if I can get a pencil like that because we haven't got it here where I live,I will be using it for precise work on building cupboards .

[@kubilayesmer2357]

Another great vid! Always assumed those pencils were a bit of a gimmick but looked super accurate (maybe it’s cos you were using it not me🤣) would definitely come in handy making a toy chest for my little boy 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks for your comments. It's actually accurate because it has a built in sharpener so always stays perfectly pointy :)

[@captainwaldo]

Hi chap, great video, I want the pencil to mark lines with lol, next project is a mid sleeper bed for my son, thanks

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Hi, thanks for the comment. Sounds like a good little project.

[@captainwaldo]

@@TheDIYGuy1 thanks, moved into a new build so I have aot of projects ongoing, your videos are helping me along the way, thank you

[@Flyingtwiglet]

I have two sets of built in double wardrobes that each have 2 standard doors. Snag is they no longer close. One side is too high and snags the top, the other drops and hits the other door. I assume they were ok when installed 20 years ago. What I’m struggling to to is get them back square. They are not cupboard hinges so they are not easy to tweak. A video on this would be very useful. Thanks 😊

[@ratchriat1716]

love to win that pencil I got a project coming up putting some shelves up thanks.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks for your comment!

[@peterjones6733]

How about the frame? What measurements and clearances?

[@garvielloken3929]

Nooice!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@hardworker8030]

Have you got a video on how to get a sharp chisel

[@tonylee-delisle7954]

Excellent Neat work and it clearly shows why New builds are so poor. I am sure a plumber fitted the doors in my house. When I asked why they either swung open or swung shut I was told that the doors and frames were put in by eye and not by using a spirit level :(

[@TheDIYGuy1]

😆

[@markholyoak9790]

please can you tell me what size screws you used to fix a 100mm hinge to a fire door 2040x726x44 and what size for a normal door 2040x 726x40

[@jalalamin7670]

Pencil is a great tool and would use it for my floating desk project. Can you show us how to properly install a door lock as I always struggle with that

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks for your comments. I am recording a door lock video very soon.

[@jalalamin7670]

@@TheDIYGuy1 Looking forward to it

[@Tattooclownfish71]

Hey buddy how’s the other side of the hinge go on the frame same way you did this on the door ??? Ty lol

[@franciscrocombe]

Can you provide me with a new link to the same marking gauge used in the video please.

[@aqadeerhussain9040]

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[@daviddeville4200]

What gauge is that? The link is for an older style wooden one 👍

[@franciscrocombe]

Hi, what's the self centering drill bit size please?

[@danutserban6540]

I just wanna see the gap between door and frame

[@alanramsey2903]

Good video but as a joiner for over 35 years I would never chisel along the grain always across down to the 2mm line you marked on as if the grain runs on the timber you’ll end up going too deep

[@garytango]

👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

😁

[@jmauds49]

Should redo this vid when the hinge sits over a knot on the door

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Palm router 🤔👍

[@yaseenkhaliq]

Hi How do you mark new hinges on the door frame

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Hi. I use a winbag or airbag wedge to lift the door and fit into the opening. I then mark the hinges on the frame and remove the door to chisel out the material required.

[@yaseenkhaliq]

@@TheDIYGuy1 thanks you very much I. Guessing your going this when closed. Any tips for getting the 3mm spacing correct ?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

@@yaseenkhaliq Yes, closed door. You can then mark the edges of the hinge and use a square and marking gauge to mark fully once you've moved the door out of the opening. Use 3mm spacers and plane any excess material. Best to go a little at a time with this.