How To Fix Door Seal Hinges

Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing.

How to fix door seal hinges.

Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb. Place the nail on the bottom of the door hinge and tap the nail s tip with your hammer. How to fix sagging or sticking doors fix tight doors by tightening hinges and jambs with planing and sanding as a last resort. Keep in mind that the nail will be useless after you do this.

Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut around hinge. Unstick your doors by doing a little work on the hinges and if necessary breaking out the planer. Close your door and tap the hinge pin with a hammer and nail punch. Tap wood image zoom if that does not solve the problem trim pieces of shim or other small wood pieces to fit.

The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Dry thoroughly and apply oil for easier opening and closing. Fix it the right way not the wrong way. When you ve loosened the pin pull it up and out using the back end of your hammer or an old flat head screwdriver.

I have covered this technique many times in the doorhangers dvd visit my shopping page. Remove rust with steel wool or a sponge and soapy water. Check the hinges for built up rust or grime.