DIY Self Closing Door Hinge Installation Tutorial

These Self Closing Hinges are very nice to have installed in your house. They are relatively cheap to purchase and simple to install. You can adjust how much tension you want applied to the door which will make your door easier or harder to open as well as how hard you want the door to shut.



Tools Needed:



You can perform this task with a phillips head hand held screwdriver but it's a lot quicker if you are able to use a cordless drill. You will also need the associated allen wrench that comes with the hinge or find the correct size in your pile of allen wrenches.



1. Phillips head screwdriver

2. Allen wrench





Installation:

1. Remove Old Hinge by unscrewing existing screws. Use middle hinge on a 3 hinge door. This is not a necessary step. You can install this in addition to the existing hinges but it may appear a little visually odd.



2. Loosen adjustment on new hinge by unthreading Allen screw at the top of self adjusting hinge. This will allow the hinge to open up for installation.



3. Screw new hinge into the door frame and door.



Adjustment:

1. On top of the hinge is an allen head adjustment screw. Hinge tension can be adjusted by either tightening or loosing of this allen head screw. You can mess around with the adjustment and figure out which one you like best.



Best of luck!