How To Install A Spring On A Wooden Screen Door
Set the top spring loaded hinge into the door edge with the barrel facing the outside of the door.
How to install a spring on a wooden screen door. Repeat this procedure for the bottom hinge. 1 set the screen door inside the frame on shims to ensure a gap between the bottom of the door and the frame. Hold the door bracket up to the end of the closer and make a pencil mark where it is to be located. Spring loaded hinges are actually easier to install than regular hinges.
Stretch a tape measure along the hinge side of the door and make a mark on the edge with a pencil to indicate the center. Hold the bracket to the door frame and mark the mounting screw location on the door. The adjustment screw for the hinge should be at the top of the hinge. Attach the hinge to the door using the wood screws supplied with the hinge.
Measure from the screen up onto the frame 5 8 inch in the same location as the end of the closer.