My Door Is Hinge Bound

If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws.

My door is hinge bound.

Weighing it down may also be necessary. If not it s a fairly easy task to bend it a bit if it s a standard samped sheet metal hinge and not cast. Generally when correctly fitted the hinge flaps should be flush with the surface of the wood. You can remove the screws from one side and see if the hinge closes flat then.

You can t pull it out. Same on the edge. This forces the door closer to the jamb at the lock edge. If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose.

You can usually see whether it is just one hinge or the door itself that is binding. That s where your problem is. Test the hinge on the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. The normal procedure is to scribe the door and plane to the line with a power planer preferably a porter cable model 126 spiral cutter.

Door that is hard to close. Each hinge should be shimmed equally to prevent the door from becoming hinge bound. Could be one of several problems. And if the hinge pins do not bend the door should then operate satisfactorily.

The problem is usually caused by hinge recesses cut too deep in either the door edge or in the frame. When the door has swelled place shims in the inner edge of the hinge mortise as shown in figure 7 6. It could be that the screws are a bit proud but more likely the hinges are simply malformed slightly such that they won t close flat. If you see either the binding is probably related to the hinges.

Hinges binding before door fully closes barry a saw will work fine in a pinch if the door jamb is perfectly straight. If your door binds at the hinges squeals during closing or stops almost immediately when pushed to close the hinges are the culprit. Sooner or later when the door is closed on the paper it gets trapped. If you can t find where the door is binding open the door and hold a sheet of paper in various places in the joint.

Restore a warped door to its normal shape by removing it and laying it flat. Spray them liberally then open and close the door so the oil. A door that is difficult to close and tends to spring open is said to be hinge bound.