On 24/05/2018 11:33, Charles F wrote:

"Huge" wrote in message
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On 2018-05-24, Andy Burns wrote:
Charles F wrote:

On almost all doors the top hinge is
traditionally placedÂ* 6-8 inches from the top of the door, and the
lower
10-12 inches up from the base. On this door I intend using a third
hinge,
and the position of this is my query. On many doors a third hinge is
placed
approximately centrally, but I've noticed that more recently the
third hinge
has on some doors moved up to 12 inches or so below the top hinge.
Two hinges nearish the top seems to be the continental way, central
seems to be the more traditional UK way, visually I prefer the central
hinge, not sure the advantages of the two at the top method.

Whichever you use, make sure the hinge axes are in line. I've just
removed
the central hinge from our front door (which I did not install) because I
could find no other way of stopping the intensely irritating creaking as
it opened and closed and the off-axis loads applied to the hinge made it
move.


I wonder if that's one of the benefits of the two-at-the-top option - it
makes it less likely that they will be significantly out of line,
especially with slightly curved/warped doors.

I had one internal (bathroom) door warp when it was removed and left
propped against a wall for too long. As it matched the rest of the
house, I don't want to replace it, so I fitted a third hinge in the
middle, specifically to force it to straighten out - and it has been
fine for about 8 years now.

SteveW