Fill Door Hinge Mortises

First i tackled the doorway between the 1st floor hall and the front room.
Fill door hinge mortises. It allows the hinge to fit flat and flush with the edge of the door inside a shallow cut. First fill the recess with a piece of a paint stir stick. After that i gave the whole door two coats of kilz primer. It can take several applications and lots of time.
When it came down to it it was really no big deal. This means filling the door hinge with putty and sanding. Then place 1 of your hinge s wings flush against the spot where you want it to sit. And the results might still be less than ideal.
There was a slight gap between some of the 2 4 pieces and the door frame so luke came in with some finishing caulk and filled it. The job was to fill the old hinges and strike mortises in casings where doors had been removed. Typically middle hinges go in the exact center of the door top hinges sit 7 in 18 cm below the top of the door and bottom hinges rest 11 in 28 cm above the bottom of the door. How to mortise hinges on a standard interior door.
Position your door so you can clearly see the back edge. I don t know why i stressed over the job and put it off for so long. After all of them were in place i went back with the orbital sander on the sides and top to make sure we were as flat and smooth as can be.