Replacing butt door hinges with bearing hinges

arob91

Hi,

I am attempting to change some door hinges on two internal doors in my house which are the current cheap pin hinges with the more expensive bearing hinges.

Reason is the door weighs around 25kg and it's hung with 3 pin hinges and keeps sagging.

If you go to the Screwfix website and search for the item code 41763 (sorry can't post links yet) you should see my current cheap door hinges but specs below:

Colour Zinc-Plated
Fire Rated (Yes/No) Non Fire Rated
Fire Rating Not Fire Rated
Fixings Supplied Fixings Not Supplied
Manufacturer Guarantee 1 Year Guarantee
Pack Size 2
Pieces in Pack/Case 2
Product Length 76 mm
Product Thickness 2 mm
Product Type Steel Loose Pin Hinges
Product Width 29 mm (double this for the total width, they don't advertise this as default..)

I bought these hinges which was the closest size I could find on B & Q item code: 5017524748382 specs:

Material Stainless steel
Width (mm) 51mm
Length (mm) 76mm
Thickness (mm) 2mm
Pack quantity 2
Durability Medium duty
Location Internal
Fixings supplied Fixings supplied

The width of these is slightly shorter so the holes don't line up and there's a gap in the old hinge cut out on both the door and jams of a few mm as the new hinge is shorter.

How can I fix this so it looks neat and professional?

Any advice appreciated!