How To Install Swinging Door Floor Hinge

This double acting floor door hinge is made for wood doors 1 1 4 to 1 3 4 thick weighing up to 77 pounds.

How to install swinging door floor hinge.

Installing double acting spring hinges on double doors. This old fashioned double acting floor hinge allows your door to swing up to 116 degrees in each direction and stop open at 88 and 116 degrees. A butler hinge is also called a swinging door hinge and a double acting floor hinge it is a floor mounted hinge with spring tension that allows a door to swing in or out of a room and return to the closed position when let go. The door shown above and below separates the kitchen from the formal dining room.

If installing double doors with double action hinges fitting one door s hinges with tension up and the opposite door s hinges with tension down tends to help them function smoothly. There is an exclusive alignment screw to center the door and a tension screw for weight. The floor hinge swings both ways with a hold open feature at 88 and 116 degrees. Draw a line up from the bottom of the door on the hinge side at the 1 2 inch measurement.

Even if the hinges you are installing are non adjustable tension you should reverse the hinges on one door for proper operation. The center hinge should be installed as close as possible to the top hinge for maximum support. This refers to whether the adjustment point faces the ceiling or the floor. A top pivot and a pair of plated steel plates designed to cover the hinge cut out at the base of your door are included.

Next install the floor hinge. Measure a distance of 1 2 inch from the hinge side of the door face. The spring tension is easily adjusted to regulate the closing speed.