2007-01-24 14:10:24 · 9 answers · asked by Rondar 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Check the plumbness of your wall. If you`ve installed the door flush with the wall and it`s out of plumb,the door will be also. Hate to say reinstall it, but sometimes getting it right takes more than one try. If it`s a new door Personally I would`nt do the bent pin trick. I`ve used it a couple times, but only as a last resort. If you have`nt finished the door, I`d pull the trim, sawzall the nails and reinstall it. OK, here`s a couple of tips. If it`s an exterior door make sure you apply butyl caulk under the threshold. Remove the slab from the jamb. Center the jamb in the opening. Level the threshold. Now remove a screw from each of the hinges, ones closest to the center of the jamb. You will be replaceing these screws with longer ones to anchor into the RO. Plumb and shim the hinge jamb. Don`t anchor the center yet. Now replace the slab. The latch side can be shimed and anchored with screws hidden under the weatherstripping providing it`s a coated foam kerf style. Replace the center hinge screw last,making sure the jamb is flat.The sweet thing about screws is you can make adjustments quickly and easily. They also hold better than a nail. I recomend a teflon coated decking screw. Lowes or HD. You can do basically the same thing with an interior door, just hide the latch jamb screws under the stop.(remove and replace) These are by no means all the tricks, but maybe you`ll discover a few of your own. Doors can be a real experience at times.
2007-01-24 21:12:34 · answer #1 · answered by william v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if a door in the frame is closing or opening by itself it is falling open/closed. it usually means the frame is not vertically level. when installing the frame you should nail or screw with the idea that you may have to remove them and adjust the way the frame stands. when you are satisfied with the installation then make it more permanent.
2007-01-24 14:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by pacman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must use a level and plumb and level both the sides from both edges and also the top. It sounds as if the door is leaning toward the outside some.
2007-01-24 14:16:59 · answer #3 · answered by MT C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your door caseing is out of plumb,put a 4 ft level on the door case,you will need to shim one side or another.
2007-01-24 14:15:48 · answer #4 · answered by vtgrown2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to use a level and shims on the casing when installing it, otherwise you will have to adjust the door at the hinges (very ugly) or just deal with it.
2007-01-24 14:16:33 · answer #5 · answered by launrider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove one of the hinge pins. Take a hammer and tap it to give it a slight curve. This will cause enough resistance to keep the door from swinging.
2007-01-24 14:14:43 · answer #6 · answered by genny_gump 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is already instaaled pull all (or cut) check to see if it was level on the outside first if so just kick in botton on the side that the door swings in on it don't take much so be careful
2007-01-24 14:16:07 · answer #7 · answered by k dog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would only do that if the frame is not plumb (vertical.) The top is tipped back, so it falls shut.
2007-01-24 14:17:21 · answer #8 · answered by The man in the back 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't have it plumb, you can cheat by taking out one of the pins and bend it just slightly in the middle of the pin and put it back in
2007-01-24 14:15:04 · answer #9 · answered by Rama 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋