On a home repair TV show, a man is talking about putting a tool or material under the door to hold it up while putting the door on its hinges. It sounds like he is saying "SHUMES." He also has a British accent, if that helps. What could this tool or material be? It looks like it's pieces wood?
2007-08-09 03:18:53 · 5 answers · asked by yesisaid 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
He would have said "SHIMS", not shumes. A shim is a wedge shaped piece of wood used to level out the doorframe and hold up the door. the local lumber yard will have a block of them, or you can just cut a thin wedge from an existing piece of wood.
2007-08-09 03:24:46 · answer #1 · answered by David B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SHIMS - they're triangular pieces of wood, like a door stop, but only about 1/4" thick at the tallest end and about 4" long & 2 - 3" wide. You can use several on top of each other for desired height.
2007-08-09 03:25:36 · answer #2 · answered by AriJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about shims? It is an angled piece of wood, that is shaped like a skinny piece of pie. The farther you push it into the door then the thicker it becomes and will raise the door to the location that it needs to be.
2007-08-09 03:23:52 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A better thing to use than shims (I agree - as a Brit he was probably saying shims), is a product called a door lift. Essentially it is a short pry bar that you place the door onto, then - when you want to raise the door - you place your foot on the end, allowing both hands to be free to fix hinges etc.
They are freely available at good DIY stores (in the UK anyway!)
2007-08-09 03:54:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he's probably saying "SHIMS" :) They are small, sometimes slanted, thin pieces of wood that you use to get your doors and windows good and square when you are putting them in.
Good Luck!!
2007-08-09 03:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by kandl722 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋