How To Repair A Sagging Door Hinge

Introduction unstick your doors by doing a little work on the hinges and if necessary breaking out the planer.

How to repair a sagging door hinge.

1 examine the hinges to ensure they are sound and in good condition. Fix tight doors by tightening hinges and jambs with planing and sanding as a last resort. Steps to repair a skewed door. Loose hinges are caused by screws in the door or the door jamb losing their grip.

First make sure that the hinges are not damaged and that the screws that hold the hinge to the door frame are not loose there will usually be 3 hinges on your door with 3 wood screws in each hinge. Take a look at your hinges and see if they have come loose from the door or from the jamb. Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut around hinge. Worse if you sand or saw too much of the door during a humid season you could be stuck with large gaps when it becomes less muggy.

To check for loose hinges open the door a few inches then grip the latch side edge of the door and lift up. Get a screwdriver and make sure the screws are nice and tight. Repeat the test while watching each hinge for movement. How to fix a sagging door.

An hour or less. The typical fix for a sagging door is to remove it from the frame sand or plane then refinish and repaint. However this solution can be time consuming and a lot of work. This sagging door hinges and drastic misalignment causes the door to not shut properly not to mention the leaks.

I have covered this technique many times in the doorhangers dvd visit my shopping page. To fix a sagging entry door the best approach is a two pronged attack of longer screws and wood repair. If you feel play in the door one or more hinges are loose. Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb.

If any are loose then this may be the reason your door is sagging. When the hinge screws come loose any door will begin to sag. And it s usually the top most hinge that comes loose because it carries the greatest load. Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing.