uneven Entry Door
#1
06-30-09, 09:46 AM
uneven Entry Door
I have a wooden front entry door that seems to be uneven. There is about an 1/8" gap at the top by the hinge and narrows as you go down to the floor. How do I adjust this to make the door even?
#2
06-30-09, 10:05 AM
Super Moderator
1/8" is pretty small, does it narrow down to 0"? What about the top and latch side gap? More importantly though, how does the door function, latch, and seal? Sometimes you have to do what you have to do to make things work.
#3
07-02-09, 09:56 AM
Thanks for your reply. the door is difficult to shut. It rubs very hard on the door jam at the top. sometimes I have to almost slam it to get it to shut. I actually measured this time, and the gap is about 1/4" at the top (big difference, I know!) and narrows down to zero at the bottom. If I could pull up on the handle hard enough it seems like the door would be straight.
Thanks for any help you can give!
Thanks for any help you can give!
#4
07-02-09, 10:15 AM
Super Moderator
Ok..clearer now. If I understand you correctly it is rubbing on the top of the latch side frame?
First..make sure all the hinge screws are tight. Then replace one screw in the top hinge (in one of the holes closest to the middle of the door frame or interior) with a longer screw..2 1/2-3" long. You need to make sure it doesn't protrude and interfere with the door closing. They should have what you need at any hardware store. Take the screw you remove with you. Its best to predrill a hole so that the screw will go in easily.
This will pull the door up (like lifting the handle) by the screw sinking into the wall framing behind the jamb.
First..make sure all the hinge screws are tight. Then replace one screw in the top hinge (in one of the holes closest to the middle of the door frame or interior) with a longer screw..2 1/2-3" long. You need to make sure it doesn't protrude and interfere with the door closing. They should have what you need at any hardware store. Take the screw you remove with you. Its best to predrill a hole so that the screw will go in easily.
This will pull the door up (like lifting the handle) by the screw sinking into the wall framing behind the jamb.
#5
07-02-09, 03:36 PM
What Gunguy said, but replace both inner screws at the top hinge, and at least one screw at the center hinge with LONG screws, reaching into the house framing. Carefully tighten the top screws until the problem is corrected, don't overdo it. Then do the middle hinge screw.
#6
07-02-09, 06:22 PM
Super Moderator
Yes absolutely..as Bill said. Don't know why I had an interior door (only 3 screws per hinge) on my brain.
