How To Shave A Door For Hinges

If you are unable to take the door down for some reason you can still do this with the door on its hinges.

How to shave a door for hinges.

Mark it for shaving. Clamp the door to two sawhorses in a vertical position with the side that rubs facing up. For a full length trim remove the hinges from the back. Turn the door so that the edge requiring adjustment is facing you.

Remove the hinges from the door. A standard 35 pound solenoid will unlock and open a car door wide enough to grab the door with a hand which is why door handles are obsolete for this method of remote car entry. Open the door and make sure it moves freely over the tarp. Remove the screws holding the hinges to the jamb with a drill driver or screwdriver.

In turn that puts stress on the now thinned out frame and you will have problems. If you have even the slightest bevel on the hinge side you will put stress on the hinges when you mount the door. Step 1 lay the tarp out so that the door will open over it. In today s video i show you how i trimmed and rehung our hollow core spare room door including re setting the hinges and refurbishing the door itself.

Slide the scribe tool either up or down the door all the way. A shaved door has a steel cable for the latch release inside the door and a solenoid. Draw a line across the top of the door where it touches the frame. At some point the pencil will begin to draw a line on the door transferring any angle on the door jamb to the side of the door.