Door Separating From Top Hinge!
Help! As can be seen in the attached picture, my door has separated itself from the top hinge. The door pictured is the door that leads into my apartment (no worries, this is the second door one would have to get through to get to me, so safety isn’t an issue and doesn’t make this…
Help! As can be seen in the attached picture, my door has separated itself from the top hinge. The door pictured is the door that leads into my apartment (no worries, this is the second door one would have to get through to get to me, so safety isn’t an issue and doesn’t make this an urgent matter.) This is a solid door and it has been hanging here just fine for many years. Is there a common reason that this happened? I’m considering replacing the door (I’m assuming it can’t be fixed) myself, but if this is something that is the result of improper hanging, I can ask my landlord to have a handyman come by. (I’d rather do it myself if possible and not bother the LL) Any ideas?
In case the picture doesn’t post here, you can see the pic on my Flickr page:
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So, if tight shimming doesn’t work, I should go for the clamps? I just hate to leave the door open cause then the cats will get into the hallway. The hallway is all mine and the cats won’t disturb anyone, but Pia may pee in my shoes 🙁 And Mr. Bu is likely to find a way to hurt himself out there with the tools and such.
Twitter Serena with your request. Those thighs could act as a clamp.
Bxgirl, not sure what you mean.
If you can shim it tightly, yes. Otherwise you’re likely to get a door that isn’t square and binds.
Snaps- if you have those thin chucks, you can force them in to make the frame tighter while the glue dries.
ppwest, how true!
Wait…can I do the glue and screw thing and then leave the door closed for several hours in lieu of clamping? When shut, the pieces are forced together in the door frame.
If that piece is properly glued back, it does look like the screws are at least gripping it for the thickness of that piece, which should be enough. What you can do is once you glue the piece back, fill the screw holes with epoxy and wood matches, let dry and reinsert the screws.
Nothing like a good long weekend project that involves screwing.
Worse than that, pete, she’s entirely unhinged.
Seriously, snappy, I think dibs’s advice is worth trying, first. However, it appears that the threading is no longer holding on the part that delaminated. If the door is not hollow, you might try replacing the screws with longer screws when you glue the section back on, and use wood screws for better threading. Those in the picture look like screws for wall anchors.
a longer screw is often better