Take Off Door Hinges

If the door is triple hinged take out the middle one first.

Take off door hinges.

There is a risk it will be damaged so it s best to use one you don t care much about anymore. This simple trick will remove paint from hinges in a snap. Remove doors safely and easily with tips from an experienced remodeler in this f. Don t worry about taking a door down or boiling hinges in vinegar or harsher chemicals.

Many doors feature removable pins that let you pop the door off easily without removing the hinges but other models without removable pins require a little more work and finesse to get the job done by removing the entire hinge from the frame. With the weight of the door hanging on the top hinge work the other. For the sake of stability take off the bottom hinge first followed by the top. Some may recommend using a chisel but it s best to use a cheap flathead screwdriver for this.

If the weight of the door makes it difficult to separate the hinges wedge a pry bar under the door to take the weight off the hinges. Often the first step in door repair involves taking the door off its hinges. I m not a very strong girl and i didn t want to have the hassle of taking a door off and trying to figure out.