Door hinge permanent install | 10.27.2020

The plans call for the door hinges to be permanently bonded to the door with structural adhesive. This hadn't been done, so we knocked it out.

Since the hinges get bonded permanently, there's not much need to access the screw heads, so they get covered with micro for aesthetics (and maybe it buys you .1 knot). With that being said, the screws weren't countersunk quite deep enough, so the first task was to countersink them deeper.

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Once that was done, we applied structural adhesive and reinstalled the screws. Note that this is not really a one person job. Lining the holes up, holding the door up, getting the screws in; all easier with an extra set of hands.

The screws have always been too long, so I took the opportunity to cut them off with an oscillating saw the next day and then hand filed them flush.

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- Jeff