Things You'll Need:
- Brushes
- Polyurethane Finishes Or Paint
- Measuring Tapes
- 2 Sawhorses
- Belt Sanders
- Bench Planers
- Block Of Wood
- Chisels
- Drill Bits
- Hammers
- Routers
- Safety Glasses
- Screwdriver Sets
- Variable-speed Drills
- Block Of Wood
- Drill Bits
- Safety Glasses
- Hammers
- Routers
- 2 spring-loaded, double-swinging, industrial-strength hinges
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Step 1
Pick out the door and doorway you want your horse to use.
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Step 2
Remove the door. Put a small block of wood under the bottom of the door before you start loosening the hinges. The wood will help hold the door up as you remove it.
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Step 3
Measure the opening of the doorway.
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Step 4
Measure the width of your new double-swinging hinges. Use that measurement to determine how much you'll need to trim off from the width of your door. Remember, adding these super-sized hinges will make your door wider.
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Step 5
Notch the door and door frame 6 inches from the bottom and 6 inches from the top so that the double-swinging hinges can seat into them. Use a chisel and hammer to notch.
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Step 6
Round off the side of the door opposite the hinge side with a planer, router or belt sander. Because the door needs to swing in both directions, rounding it off will keep the door from binding.
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Step 7
Screw the hinges into the door while the door is lying across two sawhorses.
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Step 1
Lift the door into the door frame.
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Step 2
Place a small block of wood under the door to hold it up in the door frame.
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Step 3
Position the hinges so they rest in the notches you've made in the door frame. Be sure the door frame screw holes line up with the hinge screw holes.
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Step 4
Screw the hinges into the door frame.
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Step 5
Remove the blocks of wood you put into the hinges.
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Step 6
Swing the door back and forth to check for binding and adequate clearance.
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Step 7
Trim the edges of the door as needed so that it swings freely.









Comments
horsecrazy said
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