Fixing Crooked Doors
Is your door scraping against the floor? First thought, do I need to cut the door to make sure it doesn't scrape against the floor? Good news - this may not need such a dramatic fix!
Let's take a look at the profile of the door.
If you look closely, this door isn't set correctly. There's a bigger gap on the right side of the door which is causing the door to scrape across the floor.
There's a fairly easy fix to help correct this. If you replace one of the given screws at the top of the door by driving a longer screw into the stud, it will correct the the door profile and straighten the door.
I chose the middle screw to be the anchor screw. You can tell that the driving the anchor screw popped out the brad nails they used to construct the door. I used a Nail Tool Set to push the nails back in and putty and paint it.
Now check out the door! The profile is square and opens easily without scraping!
Let's take a look at the profile of the door.
If you look closely, this door isn't set correctly. There's a bigger gap on the right side of the door which is causing the door to scrape across the floor.
There's a fairly easy fix to help correct this. If you replace one of the given screws at the top of the door by driving a longer screw into the stud, it will correct the the door profile and straighten the door.
I chose the middle screw to be the anchor screw. You can tell that the driving the anchor screw popped out the brad nails they used to construct the door. I used a Nail Tool Set to push the nails back in and putty and paint it.
Now check out the door! The profile is square and opens easily without scraping!
I give it a try
ReplyDeleteThanks, but why would driving a longer screw into the stud make brad nails pop in the door?
ReplyDeleteThe longer screw did it’s job and pulled the door jamb tighter to the stud. Leaving the pin nail heads sticking out. Maybe you had better hire a carpenter.
DeleteExactly, it’s not a solution.
ReplyDeleteIt’s caused by house settling or loud noises such has high volume music.
ReplyDeletePut a small piece of cardboard inbetween the hinge and door jam to level the door
ReplyDeleteWhich hinge please?
DeleteThank you!! The door to our garage has rubbed on the jam for years. Your solution fixed it in one minute!
ReplyDeleteI agree, usually can “shim” the hinge. Home settling happens all the time, sometimes seasonally
ReplyDeleteSeasonal, yes, we have that situation at a mountain house.
DeleteMy bathroom was upgraded and when we hung the door back on it rubs at the top inside right corner now. We didn’t remove the hinges we just took the door off and put it back and now i rubs in the corner, what do you think I should do to fix this.
ReplyDeleteHinge spacers. Easy place to start. One might do it. Easy fix.
DeleteYou might want to loosen the other screws in the door hinges, just to be sure.
ReplyDeleteThe long screw works as do door shims. Beyond that, there's actual work involved. Sometimes a bit more depth is required on one hinge so out comes the chisel-gently. You can't go very deep. Put a 6' level on the hinge side casing to start. That will tell you where to start.
ReplyDeleteMy problem is that some of the door jambs are not square. So the crack is consistent from top to bottom on the sides, and the bottom. But the top unequal space from one side to the other. Somehow rebuild the top of the door jamb?
ReplyDeleteShoddy installation is often the major cause of these things.
ReplyDeleteIf proper craftsmen were used instead of cheap labour most issues can be avoided
Harry, I don’t know whose idea it was to make door hinge’s , door handles and tap ware in black just so they can’t see it’s filthy. Very handy COVID thinking.
ReplyDeleteThat would work only if the problem is loose hinge screws. If it is due to settling such that the door opening is no longer square, this will not help.
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