![]() ![]() Get this kit! How to install self adjusting spring hinges If you have a Makita tool kit like THIS, you will have everything you need. Plus, it’s just way easier building when you do. Predrilling pilot holes is something I almost always do, to avoid the wood splitting on you. I googled on the right placement for the hinges, and penciled them in at 6″ from the top and 9″ from the bottom. Better yet, you can even pick up adjustable spring hinges, meaning, you can adjust how tight you want the springs for the right slamming effect. ![]() So I learned there are hinges with springs inside them. It was perfect! Thanks Hulk!Įvery screen door NEEDS to slam, or at least self close. Set at the height of a CD cover, the door hit the door jam at the bottom, and the framework on top. I got a little giddy at this point because I could see it was going to work! My crazy scheme was going to fly, baby! Installing the hinges I picked up a couple of 2 x 6’s, cut them down to size and screwed them into both sides of the framework of the doorway. So this is what I invented because cheating is my middle name. Not only didn’t I want to do that, the doors weren’t even the right size to do that. The proper way to install screen doors is to remove the moulding and replace it with something the hinges can attach to. I WAS going to make these doors work or else! I asked how to install them and didn’t like that answer either. Sadly, they weren’t really the right size. I went shopping and found wood framed ready made screen doors for $35 each. I even thought of making some myself from lightweight lumber and screen material, until… I wanted to come up with an affordable way for ANYONE to have screen doors. I investigated all kinds of options for installing french door screen doors, but they were all so expensive, such as retracting screens, replacing the glass in the doors for windows/screens… I just wasn’t sold. Actually 5 months now! They are growing daily in size AND on me. A quick fix was needed for summer ventilation and to keep my cats indoors. We have two 4 month old kittens in the house these days. Installing screen doors on french doors that were easy and cheap was high on the list this summer. ![]()
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