Hello,
A question for those of you who are more experienced than I:
On a standard door hinge you have two parts, one with two barrels and one with three.
Which one goes on the door and which one goes one the jam?
Do any of the codes address this?
Is there a reason that one way is better than the other?
Many thanks in advance for the feedback.
Cheers
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Depends if it is a left hand or right hand door, and if there are an even or odd number of hinges.
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I was kidding the first time. It doesn't matter. But some people like to have the three knuckles on the door and two on the frame, so that when you are lifting the door in place you can pick up on the bottom of the hinge and not pinch your finger as the hingle slips together."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
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Hey dubya
Not really, but if I am hanging a new door in a new jamb I like to put the three (barrel=knuckle,knuckle = barrel,knuckles make up the barrel) on the jamb.
Somehow the way my brain works that way is stronger.And for me it's easier to hang the door,by slipping the pin into the top knuckle , of the top jamb hinge, especiallyif the door is heavy.
Don't know about any codes,but it would not surprise me. why else would they make so many types of hinges.
For residential use, 1or 1 1/2 pair of 3 1/2 in. hinge. As the size(weight, height, width) go up so should the size (4in., 4 1/2in., 5........) and number of hinges.
And I dont think it is so much the strenght of the hinge, but the screw.
Cheers
DAVE
Dave, thank you for your specific answer. I agree totally with your two reasons. My, opinion, too, unless one is working with an ultra light hollow core door, is that the three- knuckle leaf should go on the door. Besides the convenience of lifting the door in place, it also locks the weight- bearing load top & bottom; lessing its leverage force of wanting to pull away.
But, the two-knuckle leaf, can always be given additional weight- bearing support from screw lengths into the lateral house jack/king studs.
Tuscany
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The most important question is whether the hinge has an "up" and a "down". If not, I prefer to put the piece with more "fingers" on the jamb, but if there's an "up" and "down" then that must take precedence -- the pin must insert from the top, etc.
doesn't matter at all.
just put the pin on top so she don't fall out ...
if it mattered ... french doors would never work.
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
The "matter", such as it is, is this, so far as I see it:1) I find that it looks a hair nicer, when looking at the hinge jamb of an open door, if the "big" leaves are on the jamb.2) When fitting a door into it's hinges, it's sometimes helpful to start the pin into the jamb leaf of the top hinge, and then lift the door into place. A quick tap once the leaves line up and the hinge "grabs", helping to control a heavy/awkward door.But neither of these is a biggie.Should point out, though, that some hinges have a dummy pin end installed in the "bottom" of the hinge. Yeah, you can (usually_ pry this out and put it in the other end, but easier to just turn the hinge over.(You're saying that the French EVER work??? ;) )
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