There are several reasons you might need to remove a door from its hinges.
Removing a door off its hinges.
Slide a piece of cardboard under the door to protect the floor then ease the door off the hinges by lifting slightly at the knob with one hand and under one of the hinges with the other hand photo 3.
Close the door to take some weight off the hinge.
Best of all it only requires a hammer and a small screwdriver.
Unscrew the top hinge from the frame.
If the weight of the door makes it difficult to separate the hinges wedge a pry bar under the door to take the weight off the hinges.
Tap the base of the hinge pin gently using a hammer and pop the pin up using a screwdriver.
Put the flat end of the nail against the pin and tap it up with the hammer.
Wait 10 to 15 minutes for the spray to penetrate all the moving parts of the hinge.
Force the pin up from the door hinge.
Taking a hammer and your nail punch gently ram the pin upwards.
Open the door to carefully remove it.
Removing a door s hardware knobs latch assembly hinges is really a piece of cake if you know what you are doing.
So the only way to get a door open when you re on the outside and it s locked from the inside is to remove the door from its hinges.
Once the hinge pin is loose you can safely lift the door off its hinges.
Unscrew the screws holding the bottom hinge to the door frame using a phillips screwdriver.
You want to replace your door.
Lay the door on a flat surface and unscrew the hinges from the door.
The lock is broken and you can t open the door.