Folks:
There's a frame/jamb in my apt that once had a door w hinges on the left side. For various reasons the door was removed years ago and the chiseled-out sections on the jamb filled in w wood filler; In any event I'm installing the door on the _other_ side of the jamb, where hinges were not installed.
I have a butt guage and proper hinges. I'll be able to accurately line up the vertical location of the 2 hinges on the jamb that I will need to chisel out.
But I am concerned that putting the hinges in just the right place for the door to hang plumb will be more difficult, since the door is quite heavy, making it hard to use the door itself to precisely place the hinge location on the jamb as I test for plumb.
One idea i had was to make a dummy door out of 1x : essentially an L with the bottom of the L as the dummy bottom of the door, so i can see its clearance along the floor as it opens.
Any ideas?
I would hire a carpenter but i fear it will cost me $500 or more!
Eli
There's a frame/jamb in my apt that once had a door w hinges on the left side. For various reasons the door was removed years ago and the chiseled-out sections on the jamb filled in w wood filler; In any event I'm installing the door on the _other_ side of the jamb, where hinges were not installed.
I have a butt guage and proper hinges. I'll be able to accurately line up the vertical location of the 2 hinges on the jamb that I will need to chisel out.
But I am concerned that putting the hinges in just the right place for the door to hang plumb will be more difficult, since the door is quite heavy, making it hard to use the door itself to precisely place the hinge location on the jamb as I test for plumb.
One idea i had was to make a dummy door out of 1x : essentially an L with the bottom of the L as the dummy bottom of the door, so i can see its clearance along the floor as it opens.
Any ideas?
I would hire a carpenter but i fear it will cost me $500 or more!
Eli