How To Fix A Door Hinge That Won T Close

Simply turn this screw counterclockwise to reduce the distance and straighten the door.

How to fix a door hinge that won t close.

Throw the hinges i m not talking out the window here if you don t want to cause any re decorating you can adjust a door by the hinges. Remove one of the screws on the jamb side of the hinge and drive in a 3 in. If the hinges still sag and the door will not shut then the holes for the mounting screws are stripped and you should proceed to the next section. Then re nail the door stops on leaving a 1 2mm gap all the way around to allow for paint fix them tighter if no decorating needs doing afterward.

Adding shims to stripped hinge screw holes. If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose. The hinges and door should both be level and the door should shut. When this distance is too great the cabinet door won t close because it s tilted.

If you find that the latch contacts the strike plate too high or too low make sure all the door s hinge screws are tight. Open and close the door to find the problem. Fold a matchbook cover or piece cardboard of similar thickness four times. Take it off de nail it and close the door so it latches shut.

Tighten the hinges first. Open the door and insert the matchbook cover between the door and. On the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. To fix a loose hinge leaf start by trying to tighten the screws.

If the door binds on the knob side the hinges are too shallow. Choose the hinge on the end of the door that is closed. The front adjustment screw controls the distance between the hinge and the side of the cabinet. If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws.

I have covered this technique many times in the doorhangers dvd visit my shopping page. If the door binds on the hinge side the hinges may be too deep. With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads. If that doesn t work try putting a bit of carpenter s glue on a thin sliver of wood or a matchstick and tapping it into the screw hole.

Tighten the mounting screws on the hinges while your friend holds the door straight. Tighten the hinge screws screws magically work themselves loose over the years. Once the glue is dry reinstall the screws. If that doesn t solve the problem try this trick.

Then tighten the screw with a screwdriver.