How To Take Closed Door Off Hinges

Figure 1 shows a typical heavy duty security hinge with the top and bottom sections or sleeves fastened to the door.

How to take closed door off hinges.

The best way to remove door hinge pin with a bottom cap. Slide a piece of cardboard under the door to protect the floor then ease the door off the hinges by lifting slightly at the knob with one hand and under one of the hinges with the other hand photo 3. Step 3 pry out the door. Tap the nail with a hammer to pop the head of the pin out by about.

Insert the tip of a 16d nail into the hole at the bottom of the hinges. Unscrew the top hinge from the frame. For the sake of stability take off the bottom hinge first followed by the top. If this isn t working try ramming the pin up with a few more taps from the hammer.

Use a pliers to remove the plate covering the hinges in order to easily remove the screws holding the hinges on the door. Spring loaded hinges are always spread out like a butterfly and mounted flat on the outer frame. So the only way to get a door open when you re on the outside and it s locked from the inside is to remove the door from its hinges. If the door is triple hinged take out the middle one first.

Unscrew the screws holding the bottom hinge to the door frame using a phillips screwdriver. 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. Don t worry removing a door from its hinges is an easy task that can be done in under a minute. How to remove a closed locked door.

Lay the door on a flat surface and unscrew the hinges from the door. Tapping the hinge with a hammer can loosen it up. Open the door to carefully remove it. You can use a hammer to remove the hinge pins after removing the cover plate but you will also need to be careful to avoid damaging the trim.

The hole is directly underneath the head of the hinge pin. Step 4 remove the hardware. Step 2 remove the security lock pin from the hinge. Use small taps on with the hammer to remove the hinge pins.