I had to remove an interior door to do some drywalling work, so I pulled the 2 pins and moved the door out of the room. It normally closed to the door stop.
When I returned the door back to its frame and put the pins back in, the door stops from closing still about 4" open. I see the hinges stressing against each other at this point. Sloppy on the top and tight fitting the bottom.
I can't figure out what to do to fix it. I have tried to loosen the screws and see what the hinges "want to do" to correct themselves, but nothing shows in the way of twisting. The hinges do work properly. Like I said, all I did was pull out the pins. Do I need to shim it underneath on a hinge.
2007-02-25 16:55:51 · 8 answers · asked by ButwhatdoIno? 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
try switching the pins. One may be worn more than the other. Could there have been a shim in one that fell out? Could it be a moisture problem in the house or where the door was stored that could have caused swelling?
2007-02-25 17:03:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove the door. Check all the hinge screws on the door and the jam, that they are as tight as possible and not stripped. When you reinstall the door make sure that the door is braced from underneath with something to hold it to the height of the hinges until you get both pins in. Sometimes when you just have one pin in and are fussing trying to align the other you can put too much stress on hinge that you have installed and it pulls the hinge out of alignment.
1TON, A right triangle is 3-4-5 (Pythagorean theorem) not 6-7-8
2007-02-25 18:36:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try checking if you got the slots lined up properly. If the hinges are higher then you wont be able to close. Are you absolutely sure you got the holes lined up at the necessary place or are they too high. If thats not it then check to see if the pins slide in any specific way like in a notch or something. Depending on the type of hinge they may be installed incorrectly.
2007-02-25 17:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by manny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The door or the doorframe warped. My suggestion, and I've done it, is to plane the top of the door or hammer the top of the frame up to fit the door better. Shims don't work, try also switching the pins that may help.
2007-02-25 17:25:54 · answer #4 · answered by Terry Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the hinges on the door might be flipped. If you removed them? If not then the door frame is out of square. If you don't have a square to check it, you can use 6,7,8 method or any other combination of number that run together. Here what you do. You pick a corner of the frame, and measure out 6 inches across or down, put a mark, then measure out 7 inches in the other direction, across or down, then mark, then measure between the two marks and they should come out to 8 inches from mark to mark, if not, then the door is out of square and the frame has moved on you. Do this for both upper corners to see which corner is out of square. Notify if you need more help.
2007-02-25 17:12:38 · answer #5 · answered by 1TON 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hope you learned a lesson from this. Without weight of door and interior walls exposed basically your door jamb expanded. Shims dont work. Either Plane out door or redo hinges
2007-02-25 17:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by Tyson boy's dad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
recheck the door then make sure that you have not installed it upside down. then if this doesn't work then I guess you will have to shim it some.
2007-02-25 17:04:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did you install the door upside down?
2007-02-25 17:00:35 · answer #8 · answered by annazzz1966 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋