A top pivot and a pair of plated steel plates designed to cover the hinge cut out at the base of your door are included.
How to install swinging door floor hinge.
The spring tension is easily adjusted to regulate the closing speed.
The center hinge should be installed as close as possible to the top hinge for maximum support.
It is advisable to use three hinges on each door.
Measure a distance of 1 2 inch from the hinge side of the door face.
If installing double doors with double action hinges fitting one door s hinges with tension up and the opposite door s hinges with tension down tends to help them function smoothly.
Even if the hinges you are installing are non adjustable tension you should reverse the hinges on one door for proper operation.
Installing double acting spring hinges on double doors.
The door shown above and below separates the kitchen from the formal dining room.
There is an exclusive alignment screw to center the door and a tension screw for weight.
Next install the floor hinge.
This double acting floor door hinge is made for wood doors 1 1 4 to 1 3 4 thick weighing up to 77 pounds.
Double action hinges can be installed with the tension up or down.
The floor hinge swings both ways with a hold open feature at 88 and 116 degrees.
A butler hinge is also called a swinging door hinge and a double acting floor hinge it is a floor mounted hinge with spring tension that allows a door to swing in or out of a room and return to the closed position when let go.
This refers to whether the adjustment point faces the ceiling or the floor.