Installing Self-Closing Door Hinges is EASY!

Join Jeff Musser—President of Musser Home Builders, Inc. of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania—as he brings homeowners tips, tricks, and easy solutions for DIY projects within the home, routine maintenance suggestions to keep your home healthy, and manageable home repairs that anyone can handle. Thanks for watching!

Serving the South Central PA area, Musser Home Builders (MHB) specializes in the complete design and build of high-performance, design-driven homes, remodels, and additions of all sizes.

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[vipevents]

Your instructions were short and sweet. Tyvm!

[el-hplj]

tried to install these because I failed a fire inspection. They screwed on fine but they were causing my door to hit the frame on the latch side.( not even close to closing) They are much fatter than the original hinges. So I had to put the original ones back in. Do I need to chisel or route out the hinge side frame to give these more room?

[lsol]

would it soft close? My front door gets slamed with the wind

[michaelperkins]

Can replacing just the center one do the job, instead of upper and lower?

[donnawitmer]

Are the hinges strong enough to completely close it?

[boorayin]

I came instead to find out how to take mine out because it was irritating to have to prop it open. Too bad I didn't know about the tension and the pin before I just unscrewed on and then pried it off. Yep, it went of like I'd shot a gun in the house and I got an earful from the wife. :)

[MeowfaceMusic]

I kept waiting to see the door actually close. Never happened. Not proof of concept.