How To Fix A Metal Door Frame Hinge

How to tighten stripped hinge screws.

How to fix a metal door frame hinge.

Open the steel door. After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight. If the door moves the bottom screws on the hinges are loose. Usually mild cases of door sag are easily fixed by replacing worn or damaged hinges.

If you have a centering hinge drill use the hinge as a template and the finish repair will be better than new and last for years. I have covered this technique many times in the doorhangers dvd visit my shopping page. How you fix the steel door hinge depends on the amount of damage to the screw threads. Unlike wooden doors steel doors require a different approach to repair hinge screws that are pulled out of the door.

Replacement hinges for welded steel door frame my house was built in the 1950s and all the door frames are steel with one side of the hinge welded to the frame. Try tightening the hinges which can loosen up over time causing the door to sag. The linen closet door was missing when i bought the house and i ve been looking everywhere for 3 5 replacement hinges that fit new standard hinges have a skinnier pin and knuckles. Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it.

Through use the screws securing the hinge become loose. Many problems with frames and doors can be fixed by adjusting the hardware. Hold the front edge of the door and try to move the entire door up and down. How to fix sagging doors doors with metal frames.

The example shows a top hinge reswaged to correct a sag type condition. Door hinge replacement guide. A simple method of using golf tees to fix holes that have been stripped out and are to big so the screws will not tighten up the hinge to the door or jamb. But if the screws can t be tightened because the holes are stripped try this.

This particular method allows the reswaging to be accomplished while the door remains in the opening and the hinge leaves remain on the door and frame. Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud. The following example shows how a hinge leaf can be reswaged to correct minor improper door frame clearances. A loose butt hinge will cause a door to hang crooked and stick.

When the door is swung open the loose screws pull out of the threaded mounting holes. The door is pulled open just past the point where the hinges bind. Sometimes retightening the hinge screws is all it takes to fix the problem.