How To Change Door Hinges To Other Side

No getting around it.

How to change door hinges to other side.

On the other side of the jamb where the hinges previously were mark where the door latch hits the jamb. Remount the fridge door. With your 1 inch boring bit drill down at the hole deep enough to receive the latch. If you think this sounds a little tedious well it is.

Just note that switching your washer door to the other side only works on select front load models. You can change the way a dryer door swings open. Screw the door on in the opposite direction using the new hinge mortises. Remove the existing door hinges and strike plate from the doorjamb.

Work the knob several times. This took a long time. The hinges should be placed so that one is 7 inches from the top of the door frame and the other is located 11 inches from the bottom of the door frame. Most dryers come pre assembled so the door may either open and close on either the right or left side.

You may need to adjust the direction of the door due to the layout of your laundry room. If your washer door s in the way it s no big deal to change it over. Remove the two screws on the bottom of the fridge frame the new hinge side. Until i tried to close it.

Changing the hinge and swing sides of a door is easy to do using its edit handles or the change opening hinge side and change swing side edit buttons. 5 reverse the door stops at the bottom of the refrigerator and. It will leave a small mark where the striker hits the side of the door jamb. If you re moving the door so it swings from the opposite side but still swings into the same room you won t have to change the door stop molding router or chisel new hinge and strike plate recesses on the opposite jamb.

Unscrew the hinge pin with the adjustable wrench move it to the other hole in the bottom hinge and tighten it with the wrench. You can also use the edit handles to switch the side of the door connected to the doorway if there is no hinge as is the case with a slider pocket and bi fold doors. There may be three screws in this area be sure to remove the two that are in line with each other. If these are incorrect you ll need to go about the aforementioned steps on cutting the mortise and preparing the door jamb for the new hinge.

Set your strike plate in place there with the beveled lip facing the door as it closes and trace the hole in the strike plate. Changing the direction in which it opens and closes is an easy process to complete.