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.

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. 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.

Screws straight through the two holes toward the center of the door. 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. If the door has a large hinge with four screw holes just drive 3 in.

Screw hollow door anchor white and key red drill pilot hole. The screw is then driven into the anchor until tight. Start the drill bit at a sharp angle so the bit doesn t follow the old screw hole. Being by measuring measure where.

Drill pilot holes where you marked the hinge holes. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. However if the hinge has only three holes add a 3 in. 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. Take the screen door over to the door frame and line it up. Insert the screw into to the anchor for a secure hold. 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.

As soon as you feel a fresh hole starting tip the drill bit back to an angle that will hit the stud the. Fold door anchor in half.