How To Fix a Sagging Door that's Rubbing or Won't Close!!!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Three tried and true methods to fix a door that is sagging and is rubbing on the jam or won't close.
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I've used the toothpick trick a number of times. Another trick that works for me is one or two business cards in behind the hinge to 'bring it out' from the door jamb. I loved the 'bend the hinge trick' and will be using that as well. Thanks for the great video!
Depends on wall sometimes wall left right are not level so if you install door sometimes not fit side by side because level is not accurate
Specially if the wall is concrete always make problem is not right level
Thanks my friend, the toothpick trick work marvelously. I was about to replace the hinge.
Toothpicks method fixed my sagging door after 8 years!!!
Thank you!!!
Toothpick? Who knew right??
My added tip for #3, if you put a shim at the top of the door on the latch side you can make the gap the size you want before you bend the hinges. And when you go to bend the hinge loops with the wrench you will see exactly how far you need to move them, because the door will already be where you want it to be!
Good tip
That is cheating!
I was thinking the same thing instead of that "trial and error" method.
Yep exactly my thought....
Great one this helped me a lot!
That toothpick tip blew my mind. Very stuck door is perfect now. Thank you!!
That last hinge trick was definitely worth the price of admission. Been doing this a long time. Never thought of it, never seen it. Gonna be my go to trick from here on out ...
It’s a good one for sure- hope it can come in handy!
This tip has been a lifesaver! Had 3 doors that wouldn't close properly and one that wouldn't latch at all. 10 minutes later...success! Thank you
Wow, fix #3 was exactly the method we needed and didn't know. We had 2 doors that were sticking badly and this worked great for both. Thank you!
Same here. Thanks from Finland
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I am a professional caninetmaker and installer and I have learned so many excellent tips from you and I use them almost every week. Thank you and tip 3 is going into the "Legendary" toolbox
Thanks for the kind words Daryl. I’m glad to hear some of the tips r helpful. Enjoy your weekend!
Daryl, you make dogs?
@@kenhill5713 Yes, with bitches though. Not by himself.
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@@danl.4743 I sure wish I knew what you guys were talking about.
The last tip on bending the hinge helped me fix my bathroom door. Finally able to close the door completely. Thank you so much! Great advice!
That's great Nancy, I'm happy the tip worked!
Never thought of the last fix, it was exactly what I needed. Thank you! I had tried all of the others before, they worked on some of my old doors, but not the stubborn bathroom door. I have old two hinge doors, and with the weight of multiple door hangers on it with wet towels, I can see why it would bend the hinge over time. Bending it back to the original position seemed to do the trick!
For the hinge bending technique, don't forget to put a few shims in between the door gap so it's not constantly moving and you can bend the hinge easier and more accurately
Unnecessary
Our door had same problem for two weeks. I fixed front door immediately according to your tips by using longer screw and toothpicks.
Thanks a lot.
The editing, the advice, everything was so easy and helpful. Thanks!
I have a good "fix" for a door sag. Pull the bottom hinge screws from the hinge part thats on the jamb. Run a 1 1/2 screw into the jamb at about the middle of the hinge but closer to the hing pin. Leave it proud about the amount you need to lift the door. Reinstall the hinge screws and check for proper gap at the latch side of door. If you need to adjust up or down just run the screw in or out that's behind the hinge. I call this the adjustable shim method. 😉👍
I guess that's ok, but seems like too much trouble and possible problems. The hinge plate would not be secure, it would be making contact only on the screw head, seems like that could wobble and possibly creak, and any wobble would tend to work loose the three plate screws. Over time your shimming screw might move and the door would sag again. Shims are available at your local hardware store, isn't that a better method?
You are officially my favorite Canadian carpenter. I just fixed the most messed up door in my house. Kudos to you sir.
As a professional carpenter for 35 years I've always found the no. 2 solution to be my go to. Never tried #3 but will keep it in my back pocket! Excellent video!
Great fixes! I never thought of any of those... I usually shimmed the bottom hinges on my own doors to square them up. But I'm a plumber so thanks for the lesson! But as a plumber you're using the crescent wrong backwards. You always want the pulling or pushing force on the solid half mooned shaped side. I know why you did it the way you did ( to allow more movement during bending without damaging the door) but it hurts me everytime I see some one using them wrong.
My dad was a plumber and he would drill it into my head how to properly use a crescent wrench too!
I cant bend them to save my life.
It was my impression that in this case he turned it that way to get better leverage for bending the hinge. If he had used it the "correct way" (and I agree with you on that) he wouldn't have had as much control or leverage to bend the hinge.
Not arguing, but, like the reply above, I’ve always found the crescent moon shape allows me to get the most leverage because the moon rolls along the surface.
Why is the moon side supposed to be the driving force?
@@ChrishBlake because the driving force against the screw on the wrench will, after repeated uses, stretch the metal. It makes the wrench "sloppy" and more likley to slip when extreme force is applied. The screw side is meant as a guide/holder. The best example I can give is using channel lock pliers in reverse. The force will try to open your hand instead of clamping down on the piece you're working on.
Living in Michigan, it's either really cold, or really hot. Everything is always shifting, especially on a slab foundation.. Thanks for this video
Best wishes!
Living in Houston, it's either hot, dam hot, or sweltering. Humidity ranges from "dripping" to "drenching." Everything is always shifting.
You look like a genius. I've never tried the hinge bending trick. However, I am the self perclaimed "Door Whisperer".
😂now you got some new materials to whisper...
Thank you!! #3 worked for my French doors but I landed up putting a few hotel card keys in between the two doors towards the top. My left door was leaning into the right and I did not have time to remove the hinge on the jamb. Once I had the gap in the middle right I bent the top hinge on the door side a smidge which barely made it but I think I also need to adjust the middle hinge. I needed a quick fix. #2 had the opposite effect for me! Driving in new screws pulled my left door up a mm. I finished off with my go to lubricant for plumbing: Dow Corning Molykote 111 Oring/Valve Lubricant. This stuff has helped me with fence gates too where wood on wood was rubbing. Damn rain here in Northern CA messed up a lot of things! Thanks. Will fix it later with the new tips here. Loved your delivery. You gained a subscriber.
Your video is still helping folks out, the hinge bend thing was just what I needed, thanks!
I've actually used all three of these. I used to work at a privately owned dormitory in Chico, CA where college used to be second to partying and with solid core doors and drunk kids, they used to get slammed a lot. Couple that with 50+ years of building settling and regular adjustments were a norm, just had varying severity. Because of my figuring out these different ways, pretty much anything door related became my job. Still, cool to see them posted as top ideas.
Pure genius. I do the same type of hinge bending to get Chevy/GMC truck doors to line up.
Thanks Matt
5:14 If you're an untalented clutz like I am, you might consider putting a layer or two of masking tape near where you're bending the hinges in case the wrench slips.
Thanks. New pre hung door was giving me fits! I had already tried the hinge bending. Didn't work but long screws into the frame did. Thanks for your help. Jim
Thank you for this. It helped engage me in a repair that i was letting go.
good tips. I use the 3rd one a lot. if your doing extreme bending, you may need to bend the middle hinge a bit too.
If you need to fix a stipped door screw hole. Get a wood golf tee (chopstick works too but wood is softer so not as good). put wood glue on it, hammer it in there, cut off excess, let dry, redrill hole.
Definitely a good option
Dowels?
@@pearlperlitavenegas2023 dowel works great
I'm staying in a hotel room for a few weeks and the sagging bathroom door causes the top corner to scrape against the frame which radiates an extremely loud and irritating noise each time you open or close it.
Watching this video helped me realize what causes the sag, so since I don't have any tools I just folded up a paper coffee cup from the hotel room and stuffed it underneath the bottom hinge between the door and the jamb. It forces the door to correct the sag just enough so it doesn't scrape against the frame anymore - worked really well in a pinch!
Nice fix hotel handyman!
Did you get a discount for staying? :)
That's so low tech they would not have put it on McGyver. Reminds me of the time I fixed someone's TV by using a coat hanger for an antenna and a paperclip to wire it into the F connector on the TV.
Lucky you don't drink coffee, or else you would have been steamed. hahahahaha
That's using the old bean!
Well I'll be damned if I didn't learn something. Never thought about dending the pens like that. Great idea bro
Thanks Ricky
For real. That last one was new for me.
This video is so good that I came back and played it while I fixed a bathroom door. Had to wait for the long screws to arrive. Followed your steps in order. Viola! Thank you.
I want you to know I just used your solution for my sagging, stuck back door. Luckily, I had 3 inch screws that were the same size head as my hinge screws. I'm a 74 year old woman and it took me two minutes - thanks!!
I’ve been dealing with a bathroom door that was snagging and wouldn’t close for almost a year. Moved into the house with the issue, tried everything I could think of. Watched your video and fixed 2 doors with 5 minutes of work bending 2 hinges. You’re a saint.
That’s awesome Russell! Glad to help:)
Same since last night
Im curious. What did you try first?
Russell, new hinges are always a good thing.
@@johnthree1611 I was wondering that too! 🤣🤷
Down here in North Texas, it could be a foundation shifting. Too dry or too wet. Multiple doors will get stuck.
Thank you!!! We got new hardware and painted door and it stuck all the time at the top.. My boy friend had me sand all the paint off the top.. just “knowing” that would be the fix..NOPE and I knew it and told him.. I kept telling him it seems like something with the hinges and he said NOPE.. So his next “Trick” was to Trim the door at the top 😖.. BUT before he actually got to experiment..
I was determined to research a better way to fix this door jamming issue..
I am so so thrilled to come across your video 🥳..
Step number 3 fixed the issue .. although I should have bent the prongs just a bit more just for a perfect gap measurement.. my near perfect prong bending did the trick..
End Result..
Door opens and shuts with Great ease!! I can hardly contain myself for him to come home from work.. without me saying anything.. to see if he thinks the door fixed itself 😅
Thanks again!!!
That is awesome!
I don't know how you put out more than one documentary a year, the work that's involved to make something like this, I can't even imagine.
TIP: In regards to Tip# 3 - Whether squeezing or spreading a hinge to align a door ALWAYS bend or squeeze the knuckles on the hinge portion that is attached to the door - NEVER bend the knuckles on the hinge attached to the jamb. (To bad you didn't include how to spread a hinge which is a handy if/when you want to narrow gaps that occur on the knob/latch side of the jamb)
The knuckles on my hinges will not Bend their golden color do you think it could be the type of metal ?
@@starvnny3535 I had the same issue. My front door hinges are made out of some non bendable metal. I fixed it by sanding off about 1/16 inch under the frame hinge then putting it back on. This pulled the top of the hinge-side of the door away from the knob and latch side, now it closes smoothly. For the sanding I used a Dremel, flat head of the sanding disc, and cutter disc for around the edges (and eye protection). It's like an "anti-shim." Next step is probably fixing the foundation 😟
I tend to prefer flat toothpicks rather than round. The flat ones will break easier and fill the gaps in the wood threads. The round ones are stronger and tend to just push the wooden threads outward, and will pull out easier. With flat toothpicks you can use one or two or as many as you need.
Thanks a lot for your help
I changed screws first bit bigger and bit thicker but problem not solved
I tried your 3rd technique and got fixed
Only bit tight on bottom but good in a way won’t loose heat/cooling
No more door stuck and making noise ❤
Yay, it worked!! #1 took care of my door issue, which I’ve had for months and it’s been driving me crazy! I had lost hope that it was fixable when I decided to try one last time and found your video. THANK YOU The Funny Carpenter for these helpful tips! You rock!
The only thing I've ever done to sort out a drooping door is to put some cardboard packing behind the bottom hinge. Just nudges the door back up to square.
And shoves it out. So it's probably rubbing against the jam in top and bottom
@@brerrabbit9668 Nope, the issue was the door catch was no longer engaging. Once the door was square, no more issues. Rubbing isn't the only reason to address a drooping door.
OMG! That was easy! I fixed two exit doors in 30 minutes. I had to try all three steps to get results, and boom! Bob’s your uncle, they’re fixed. Thank you for sharing your amazing skills with us do-it-yourselfers.🎉
Great video, thanks for making it. Wife was chafing out the hinges to black ones. Used the last method to bend them so the doors can close. Worked perfect!!!
Happy the tips helped! Thanks for choir the vid
the hinge thing might actually be genius
Not genius, more like "Totally obvious. As in I "obviously" have no idea what I'm doing or else I would have thought of that.
Outstanding video...Just fixed an exterior wind sprung door on a metal building with your pulling the hinge pins, aligning the door in the opening and bending the misaligned hinge pin loop. Thank you very much!
Had to do all 3, plus adjust the bottom hinge with pliers also. Thanks a bunch. Nice job.
🍻well deserved
Recently bought an older house; and many doors will be improved by this video - Thanks!
You just saved me thousands of dollar replacing my patio door. Top hinge step 1 & 2. God Bless
as a middle aged man there are a few areas that are starting sag on me too. I think that'll take a lot more to fix...😆
Have you TRIED exercising?
@@cultureal9544 I think shoving less in my pie hole would be easier...😄
Thank you this helped me to fix my front door. Also it is much more secure now with the 3” screws. Thank you!
Thank you!!!!!!!!! I promise, I didn't abuse the door. The top screws just became stripped over time, and I had no idea until now how to fix this.
Thanks for the good video. I just fixed a bedroom door that was catching on the top. One improvement to this method I did was to use a thin piece of carboard as a shim so the door to sit where I wanted it to be while adjusting the hinge.
Bending the hinges worked great for me, thank you!
Great to hear
Thanks for the video. I've placed toothpicks or matchsticks on stripped out screw holes more times than I care to remember and I can't think of a time when it didn't work.
You're the man! My door was so bad that I had to do all 3, but it worked!
Great fix's. I do more Commercial work and with the hinges being more heavy duty tweaking (#3) the hinge really does not work to well with a heavy-duty hinges, so generally we throw the hinges by adding Shim's behind the hinge to achieve the same result. Usually cardboard strips are what the Shim's are made of. You can add shim's to either side of the screws of the hinge to push or pull the door.
Two days ago I fixed a similar sagging door, but used Fix #4: I chiseled out the recess in the jamb for the top hinge to pull the top of the door closer to the frame. This was a door to the garage with a self-closing hinge, so a heavier door than in the video.
Today I fixed a different sagging door using Fix #3. Since my door opened the opposite way, it was two loops that needed to be bent towards the door.
I took the pin out put the 2 together stuck it in a vice clamp and pushed hammer and flat end bar top middle and bottom towards handle then installed lined up great
great tip! I removed the hinge and bent it on a vise just bc it needed a lot of adjustment...but it came out perfect
Posted 2 years ago… still helping dummy homeowners like me today… thx bud
Cheers🍻
The bending trick is what worked for us. Thanks for the tips!
I knew this was a Canuck doing this channel as soon as I saw that 3" screw with the #2 Robertson head. Thanks for the great tips!
I just went through this twice at my house. Thanks so much for Tip #3! I'll definitely try that one next time.
I love you lazy way of doing things, you have my spirit. That was a simple good practical video.
Thank you! I fixed 3 doors in my house today that would stick or wouldn't latch thanks to these videos.
#1 worked for me in less than 3 minutes ✔️ Thank you!!!
I'm not sure if I should thank you... this led to some extreme overconfidence, but at least there were other doors available for the past month.
I finally made the door close without sticking!
I wound up needing to stick some plastic shims to straighten the bowed out frame between the middle and top hinges, and then some new hinges to replace the bent ones.
Would I try to do it again? Sure, but I'd give up sooner for sure. (Did you mention that if it wasn't working after these tricks it was time to call an expert? Probably. But it looked sooo close.)
I will definitely be more inclined to see the money I pay someone else to do it next time as well-spent no matter how simple they make it look.
One thing that I would add: I learned (from the evidence of the last person's attempt at fixing this) that it's possible to get wood screws that are extra grabby and are driven with a T20 bit. These are awesome, mostly because they don't get stripped out the way Philips head screws would.
Philips head screws are garbage!
it worked. Thank you sir, I appreciate it for making and sharing this video with us.
This video saved my sanity. I hung a new door and was going crazy, trying everything to get it to close. I watched this video and your second tip was like magic!!!!
Thanks so much for posting this video!
Tip #3 solved all my door problems. Thank you so much!!
Bending the knuckles of the hinge works like a charm.
I'd like to throw in one more trick that someone taught me. It's called the two penny fix. In the case above, you would loosen the bottom hinge that is screwed into the jam. You loosen it enough to be able to slide a penny or two under the bottom of the hinge and retighten the screws. This pushes the other side of the door up and can often be enough to close the gap.
The crescent wrench trick is great. I fixed my door. I AM THE UNIVERSE!
Ya buddy!
Last fix worked great for me! I thought I'd never get the latch on my front door to go into the hole in the plate without resetting either the plate or the whole doorknob! This was so easy and effective, thank you!
I sometimes take a piece of 2x4 and a BFH and adjust the door jamb a bit. That works great.
this is so easy. you should see my father in law sanding the door in the dining room right now lol. he wont listen to me even after explaining how to fix it and what's happening to the door lol. he thinks the door is getting warped which is not the case lol. i've worked in the construction biz for over 20yrs but he knows better i guess XD the saying "cant teach old dogs new tricks" is in full effect with this one lol
I've used the first two. Thanks for the third.
#1 and #2 worked. Thanks!
Thank you! This saved me some heartache. Number 3 for me
great instructional video. friendly, clear, and concise. cant' ask for much more
I’m fed up with waiting for my Husband to fix the sticking bathroom door, cupboard door and under stair door. I’ve decided to just learn to do it myself! I’ve gone out and bought myself drills., bits, sander, tools etc and bugger it…. I’m going to give it a try! 😀
The first tip was exactly what I needed! Thank you!
Option 3 worked like a charm. 👍🏾
This helped me fix two of my doors that were not straight! Thank you!
My man I bough a house and had the same problem with my door/room… I took a knife and shaved the door lol…. Ima try this method next time ! Thanks
I've done that by putting stick matches in the whole and using wood glue. I've had excellent results with that.
After taking out the pin, I used a shim between the door (knob side) and jam to set the gap just I wanted it, then bent the door loops to match the jam.
Sense of humor is great 🤣
Leave the hinge pin in the top two loops of the hinge. You'll be able to bend the door hinge even with the pin in the top loop and it will be easier to drive the pin back down.
The toothpick solution worked! Thanks for this tip!
When using adjustable wrench trick use a shim to set door off jam this shows how much to bend at hinge with out guess work, just bend to match up with jam hinge barrels and you’re done, there is even a special adjustable wrench just for this.
Brother, those are some great tips! thank you for sharing
The last one was brilliant!
Never thought about fix 3. I would work.
The door hinge trick works for me thank you so much
If the toothpick trick doesn't work another option is to get a small wooden dowel, drill the hole bigger than the screw, add some wood glue on the dowel and hammer it in. Once dry, you can then drill you screw into that new wood
When you know that that door (and your husband because you keep telling him to fix it) is getting to your last nerve that you come to youtube. Thank you sir. 😁
Best wishes on the fix!
Thank you for posting a great video and excellent tips!
🍻cheers
I’m going try this tomorrow, hope these tips work.
Bending the hinge loops can work, but older/antique hinges can be made of cast iron which will snap right off
We have a house we inherited. The last time anything was updated was 1983. We are slowly upgrading things while we wait for probate & a home loan for major repairs/renovations. I am currently working on replacing the interior doors & I have 1 that just won't cooperate. No matter what we do, there's a huge gap at the top and it hits the door jamb at the bottom by nearly an inch. But....stick the old half missing door back up & boom it aligns just fine. I'm about to pull out my hair. The new door is currently sitting in the hallway while we figure out what the heck to do to get it installed. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
A narrow shim strategically placed along the inner or outer edge of the top or bottom hinge will shift the hinge pin centerline left or right as needed. Pounding on hinges is a good way to destroy it.