32" inch exterior door and the other a six-panel Mastercraft 36" inch door. The problem is that the bottoms of the door touch to close to the sill and won't shut. I have followed all the instructions online about shimming and installing screws through one of the screw holes on the hinges and nothing seems to work. I leveled the bottoms before putting the doors in and the surface was adequitely level. Does anyone have any suggestions what I could do before I have to hire someone to get them to shut?
2007-10-28 07:37:05 · 4 answers · asked by The Wizard 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Thank you for great answers! What Handerande says makes a lot of sense and I will try his way after I get my porch together. It's nice weather here in North Dakota.
2007-10-28 10:55:01 · update #1
When installing any door, no matter if interior or exterior, I always shim the 4 corners of the jamb until the space between the door and the jamb is equal. With the door shut, resting on the floor, shim the top and bottom temporarily to hold the jamb in the opening. Now, before any nailing, make sure the door operates. If it rubs, move the shims at the top of the jamb equally until the door operates correctly and has the same reveal along the top. That space, usually 1/8" to 3/16" should be the same on both sides. As a now retired carpenter, I never use a level when installing a door. As you have found out, the same reveal around the door is much more important than how level it is. Once the door operates properly, install shims on the hinge side next to the hinges so the reveal is the same as the temporary shims at the top and bottom. Check the door's operation. If it is still ok, anchor the hinge side with screws thru hinges.Shim the strike side now. Make sure the reveal is uniform from top to bottomIf the door still operates right, anchor the jamb with nails on both sides.remove the temporary shims on the top and bottom. Anchor brick mold or trim on both sides of the door. Finished. Hope this helps.
2007-10-28 09:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I am putting in doors (not often), I mount the hinges on the door, recessing them, put the doors in the opening with spacers underneith to raise the door, and mark the locations of the hinges on the frame. Take the door out of the opening and remove the pins from the hinges and use the hinge half as a template for the screw holes and recessing the hinge, but don't drill all the holes, just one per hinge. Then I put the hinge halves back on the door and prop the door up at right angles to the wall (open) and put in the first screw for each hinge. With it tight, I can check the door's closing to see what stupid mistake might exist. Opening the door, I center drill each of the other screw holes and mount the hinges. Care in putting the hinges on the door in the first place and having the door align the hinges ensures the pins line up, etc.
2007-10-28 14:59:42 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is there space at the top of the doors?
If so, re-router the hinge allowance on the door
and add a little more routering at the bottom of each hinge area. Then screw the hinges in at the lower level where you just re-routered.
That should make the doors hang higher and eliminate the space at the top.
2007-10-29 10:12:50 · answer #3 · answered by S.Noone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the door are pre hung (doors and frames) I always plumb the hinge side first if they are slab doors (just a blank door) I use the old door as a template for the hinges I hope that helps
2007-10-28 18:27:04 · answer #4 · answered by Fred S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋