Here's a little tip that can make this a bit easier. With the door closed, push a wooden shim (they're usually in the shape of wedge) under the bottom of the door at the edge with the striker until it's just snug. This takes the weight of the door off the top two hinges. Now pop the top two hinge pins like you do in the video. Use your hammer to drive the shim further under the door, lifting the striker edge of the door. Lift it just enough to enlarge the gap at the top where it's sticking and close the gap on the hinge edge. This will cause the knuckles (attached to door) to be off by exactly the amount you need to bend them. Bend the knuckles like you show in the video until they line up, and -- with the shim still in place -- you should be able to slide the pins back in with no resistance. Pull the shim, and the door should be perfectly aligned. You used the shim to move the knuckles so that they showed you exactly how much they need to be bent. No guesswork needed!
Let me share a little story. I hired some “contractors” to install a Prehung door. They tore a hole in the side of my house and tried to put the new one in but in the process slightly bent the frame. I promptly fired them and figured out how to seat the frame but the door was now rubbing like this one. We were at wits end when I stumbled on this gem of a video. If I could hug this guy I would. I wasnt able to shut the door without severe effort but thanks to this amazing guy I was able to seat it and save the day. This 6:05 minute video saved the day for me. You my man are a gift to earth and keep being awesome.
Thank you for your door knowledge we have had a sticking door for the past 15 years .After watching your video the door now open and closes without sticking. You are awesome thank you
same here and a typical contractor would charge $100 to fix this, thanks for the videos, not even my carpenter repair book had this solution and I paid $35 for the Home Improvement 1-2-3 book from Home Depot!
As a builder who has installed/fixed THOUSANDS of doors, this is one of the best (not only) methods to fix this problem, particularly w painted over hinges like those. People, PLEASE do not paint the hinges, it does nothing but make life harder.
Pretty good explanation. He talked necessary but no nonsense extra talk. Whenever he talked, no letters appeared so that view can see clearly what he demonstrated. Very good. I like it
Oh, man, you’ve got to be kidding me! I’ve had a door with this problem for more years than I care to admit. Watched this video and fixed the door in 3 minutes. Great video, thanks!
I searched for many videos on this, they explained one thousand methods on fixing doors But when it comes to fixing hinges, they do it very quickly, almost without explanation This was the most complete video on hinge “mechanics” that I’ve seen, just what I was looking for, thank you!
After years of a sagging front door(like 5+) and replacing door knobs broken by a sticking door, this simple solution was a home run fix. Thanks so much.
Wish I had found this video 3 weeks ago. I trimmed the door down on a tablesaw after using longer screws for the hinge into the door jam side didn't quite get it. Great video.
Bro i freaking love you thank you i am so stressed out after fighting with my kitchen door and making multiple holes trying to pull it in on the top side and your video freaking solved it in 3 minutes thanks again!!!
This works great, I did have to use vice-grips as the regular adjustable wrench would slip. In only a few minutes, the door opens and shuts and the door lock mechanism aligns/engages with the jamb portion like it should. Thanks for posting !
Very good video! The cylindrical shaped segments of the hinge barrel are often called "knuckles" like the knuckles of fingers, as you might imagine a closed fist holding the hinge pin. I have been in the business of construction and handyman fixing for 30 years and have watched MANY youtube videos. I just watched 8 of your videos and they are among the very best and deserve more views. Maybe team with a more popular youtuber for shoutouts? Good luck :)
We moved into our house in 2019 and the previous owners did not take care of anything. Needless to say we have had our hands full with changes and fixes. One thing was the garage door leading into the house. We had to slam it hard as the top half was rubbing a lot. I just tried this and decided to check the door after doing only the top loop/knuckle... Low and behold it closes like normal now! I was afraid it would need to be shifted a decent amount and then the electronic deadbolt would not lock properly but luckily that was not the case. Thanks a lot man! Almost 3 years of annoyance fixed in about 15min
This. *THIS* is THE RUclips video that FIXED my security door leading to my garage from not shutting! I took the door off to replace the door threshold seal that's located under the door to improve the weatherization...and after reinstalling the door to the hinges, it would NOT SHUT and it's been like this for 4 days. I couldn't do laundry or use my garage. This video did it for me. It was the same issue described in this video where the top portion of the door was banging against the door jamb and not shutting due to the top hinge needing to be adjusted. Despite going out and buying brand new door security hinges from Lowes and screwing them on exactly the same way the old hinges were aligned, it wouldn't shut no matter what I did. I didn't have a crescent wrench, so I used a vise grip and instead of using door shims, I placed a stack of sticky/post-it notes towards the top of the door against the door jamb. That allowed the door to be pushed as I adjust the new positioning of the knuckles of the top hinge using the vise grip (the same knuckles this gentleman adjusted) towards the door. Then I finally hammered the pin back into the top hinge and voila!!! the door finally closes. I can't thank you enough man.
This was so helpful!! I keep asking my husband to fix TWO of our doors doing this in our home and he still hasn’t so I’m about to blow his mind “just knowing” how to fix this by myself 😉😂
I’ve learned if you want something done (especially if you want it done right, not rigged up) you’re better off to just do it yourself. My husband has plenty of good qualities, unfortunately fixing things is not one of them 🤷🏻♀️
I have the same problem with a door at my house… I was ready to shave the door with a plane….. this is such a better remedy….!!! Thanks for the tips….!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I encounter this a lot. I am a painter and to do the best work is to remove all hardware including hinges and door knobs, many times they want to fix rubbing against door jam as something preexistent, I always used a wedge or scraping the door jam to make up for that difference and adjusting the hinges until finding the correct gap. Your technique is going to save me hours of labor!!! Thank you so much man!!
Glad it was helpful! Just keep in mind that if the door is "swollen" due to moister/humidity, or the whole house is sagging with a structural problem, this technique will not work.
YourSelf I understand. When door is swollen due to humidity and it touches all along the door jam the best is to shave a little on the edge of the door. I would say this would be an extreme case. Thank you for your tip.
Very good advice. I've done this as well as adding cardboard shims and shaving the door. The toughest was having to jack up the wall to put things back in alignment. To make your tip even better would be to apply white grease or petroleum jelly to the hinge pin before reinstalling. Thanks again.
Excellent video. I'll try this technique on the door to my garage. I only wish I had seen this earlier as I had another door that this would have worked on and saved me a lot of time sanding the top of the door in order to get it to close. Well done!
Thank you. This video helped me with my sagging front door which was reaching the point that it was beginning an entrapment hazard to my wife and children. It's been quite stiff for years, and that had been good for keeping my young son from getting out, but with all the rain and extra humidity of late, the wooden door was swelling and getting increasingly difficult to open.
I have 2 doors that were not closing. The latches were lower than the latch plate holes. The doors were sagged. So I used your tip to fix them. And now they close. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Hi i love you, you saved me hours of work I couldn’t figure it out. I tried taking out screws, realigning the door, changing hinges, thank you so much for this little door hack thank you thank you thank you thank you thank
Thanks man, l moved into a house with this door issue on the front door. Been dealing with having to lift the door up by the handle, to get it to close for months. Procrastinated on fixing it because I thought It involved expertise beyond my abilities..lol....it took 5 minutes to fix using your solution. Thank You!
Thank you for sharing, sir. Such a simple fix! My front door has been slightly off since we bought our house 9 years ago and driving me nuts. The slight sag made locking / unlocking the door more difficult than it should be. 2 minutes of your method and it is closing better than ever! Thank you!
hey @Craigmo900 , same issue, I tried putting longer screws int he hinges but didn't help, the door locking is being difficult for us and has been for a while, Do you have any tips in addition to the video, will try this week.
I skipped through the video the first time. Took a full watching for me to figure out that I was having so much difficulty because I was holding the camera in my other hand :D Thanks for the video; very helpful.
@Rebecca Lopez this procedure works well for sagging doors, not sagging door frames. So if your old house and door frames have shifted, this fix may not work. You probably better off shaving the door instead.
I have a door my kids used to hang on and swing when they were really young and I was not looking. I have put longer screws and tightened them up but now I can address it quickly and easily. Thank you. Great information and well presented.
peter d This generally resolves the issue for me. The standard Inch -/+ screws that come with the hardware are no where nearly enough to properly retain them over the years... why builders don’t automatically throw those tiny useless hinge screws away and run some 2 1/2 3 inch screws in them is absolutely beyond me.... well not reallyyyy beyond me.... time is money and having to walk away from your current task, god forbid *eye roll, would take as much time as the morning BS’ing and coffee finishing would....
Woohoo this worked thank you thank you! I used vicegrips instead of a wrench, and an allen wrench to knock up the pins, to not mess up my screwdriver tip. And I didn't need to mess with the middle hinge. Seems all fixed now 🙌
A typical contractor would charge $100 to fix this, thanks for the videos, not even my carpenter repair book had this solution and I paid $35 for the Home Improvement 1-2-3 book from Home Depot!
Thanks for mentioning that you bend the "loops that belong to the door". Because the hinges on my sagging bedroom door are reverse compared to your door. The loops (or knuckles) of each hinge on my door that "belong to the door" are located at the top, bottom and middle of each hinge. So, there are three of them that need to be bent. This mean I would have to bend three knuckles towards the door knob. Or, alternatively, bend the hinge knuckles attached to the jam side away from the door knob if there is room for the crescent wrench. Right? From Minneapolis, U.S.A.
Yes, your assessment is correct. If you have enough space, try to bend the 2 knuckles towards the door-jamb to cause less stress to the hinge than bending the 3 knuckles towards the door.
I loved it was slow and easy to follow along plus i made me smile love the way he talked loops lol also I'm just joking with ya, you had 2 tools a hammer too ahahha loved the video will watch again before I try and fix mine..thanks
Hey there, I just wanted to say thanks for the video. I was struggling with one door. Changed the door hinges and it got worst. Then I thought of looking in youtube, found your video and aaaaa! I just finished fixing it. Merci
Thanks for the video. i have had 2 doors with this issue and the first one i had to trim the frame, after watching your video i replaced the hindge and now its fixed.
Amen brother I'm dealing with that now just went to work as a maintenance man for a big complex and man the things I'm dealing with are just stupid people that did not know what they were doing
Keith Hilderbran I feel ya. You know what’s even worse than people who don’t know what they’re doing? People who say “Screw it, it’s not mine. Who cares.” GodSpeed and keep up the good work! 👍
The house we've just purchased has a coat over literally everything. Taps, shower heads, tiles and all of the above. Layers upon layers of caked on paint. 👌
So that's what's wrong with my door. My door shut perfectly, then I took it off to do some work. When I hung it back on it hit the door jamb and was hard to close. Thanks for the tip! I'll fix this tonight! John.
Close the gap in the bottom hinge and/or open the gap in the top hinge. If you only adjust the top or bottom hinge you might need to do the middle hinge about half the amount to keep everything working well. Having said that it's a bit of trial and error. GL.
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Here's a little tip that can make this a bit easier. With the door closed, push a wooden shim (they're usually in the shape of wedge) under the bottom of the door at the edge with the striker until it's just snug. This takes the weight of the door off the top two hinges. Now pop the top two hinge pins like you do in the video. Use your hammer to drive the shim further under the door, lifting the striker edge of the door. Lift it just enough to enlarge the gap at the top where it's sticking and close the gap on the hinge edge.
This will cause the knuckles (attached to door) to be off by exactly the amount you need to bend them. Bend the knuckles like you show in the video until they line up, and -- with the shim still in place -- you should be able to slide the pins back in with no resistance.
Pull the shim, and the door should be perfectly aligned. You used the shim to move the knuckles so that they showed you exactly how much they need to be bent. No guesswork needed!
Great comment, thanks!
Precisely! Good addition, thanks
Thanks for sharing this information! Takes out some of the guess work!
Great advice, thanks.
Another great solution. Thank you for sharing. God Bless you.
Dude you just made me look like a genius to my wife. Thank you.
LOL, thanks for watching!
I hope to do the same lol
thank the great hinge bender #superstraight
thank the great hinge bender #superstraight
Haha same
Let me share a little story. I hired some “contractors” to install a Prehung door. They tore a hole in the side of my house and tried to put the new one in but in the process slightly bent the frame. I promptly fired them and figured out how to seat the frame but the door was now rubbing like this one. We were at wits end when I stumbled on this gem of a video. If I could hug this guy I would. I wasnt able to shut the door without severe effort but thanks to this amazing guy I was able to seat it and save the day. This 6:05 minute video saved the day for me. You my man are a gift to earth and keep being awesome.
Glad it was helpful, and thanks for sharing your story!
Fixed a door that has been driving me nuts while drinking my morning coffee. Super easy. Thanks so much!
LOL, good job!
"Actually it's super easy, barely an inconvenience"...
Thank you for your door knowledge we have had a sticking door for the past 15 years .After watching your video the door now open and closes without sticking. You are awesome thank you
Wow, 15 years... glad it works well now!
same here and a typical contractor would charge $100 to fix this, thanks for the videos, not even my carpenter repair book had this solution and I paid $35 for the Home Improvement 1-2-3 book from Home Depot!
As a builder who has installed/fixed THOUSANDS of doors, this is one of the best (not only) methods to fix this problem, particularly w painted over hinges like those. People, PLEASE do not paint the hinges, it does nothing but make life harder.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I absolutely cannot stand painted hinges.🙄
Steven Long I despise painted hinges. Looks terrible.
I'm finding this out at 830 at night because my girlfriend needs it fixed right at this very minute 🙃
I painted them to hide the ugly gold when I changed all trims to oil rubbed bronze. Sorry...had to be done.
Pretty good explanation. He talked necessary but no nonsense extra talk. Whenever he talked, no letters appeared so that view can see clearly what he demonstrated. Very good. I like it
Thanks for watching!
Best closeups of all videos--on this kind of door-sagging fix--that I've seen.Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
Oh, man, you’ve got to be kidding me! I’ve had a door with this problem for more years than I care to admit. Watched this video and fixed the door in 3 minutes. Great video, thanks!
Great to hear it, and thanks for watching!
I searched for many videos on this, they explained one thousand methods on fixing doors
But when it comes to fixing hinges, they do it very quickly, almost without explanation
This was the most complete video on hinge “mechanics” that I’ve seen, just what I was looking for, thank you!
Glad you found the video helpful, and thanks for watching!
Wow! I sanded my door down 3 hrs before finding this video. Great video thank you! I tried it on my other door and worked great!
Better late than never, lol. Thanks for watching!
Never knew that this was the fix for this, I saw people file the door down to make it close, thanks for this.
Glad I could help, and thanks for watching!
Right! I have filed down a door before and had to repaint the side. I just tired this and it worked.
Classic pharma-culture mindset, “treat the symptom not the problem”. I was so grateful to learn this info.
Hahahaha no one is that dumb
@@marcusaurelius652 if I'm dumb, then you must be a moron, because you don't even know what a door is ass wipe
This is one of those "Duh, you're overthinking this" kind of solutions. Thank you for posting.
Thanks for watching!
After years of a sagging front door(like 5+) and replacing door knobs broken by a sticking door, this simple solution was a home run fix. Thanks so much.
Glad you finally fixed it, and thanks for watching!
Following this idea took me longer to find the tools than to fix the problem! Thank you!
LOL, good to hear it!
Thank you! Such a simple fix, too!
Took me less than 5 minutes to fix a problem bothering me for nearly 7 months!
Glad to hear it, and thanks for watching!
Me on Sunday Jan 24, 2021 walking around my house looking for doors sagging even slightly
LOL, thanks for watching!
Good job. Thanks
Hahaha. This comment made my morning brother. Thanks!
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Wish I had found this video 3 weeks ago. I trimmed the door down on a tablesaw after using longer screws for the hinge into the door jam side didn't quite get it. Great video.
Too bad you didn't see it earlier, but I'm sure in the future you'll come across another door which you can fix this way!
It may have been 3+ yrs since you posted this video buddy. But honestly, I can’t thank you enough for doing it. 🙏👊🏼
Glad it helped!
This made my life so much easier. Our front door would not close without two hands-one to lock/unlock, the other to hold the door tight.
Glad it helped, and thanks for watching!
Was an excellent video. Beautifully explained and filmed very clearly. Thanks a lot! I needed that solution.
Glad it was helpful, and thanks for watching!
Great video! Straight to the point. Fixed my parent’s door in minutes
Glad it was helpful, and thanks for watching!
Best video on how to fix the door
Thanks for watching!
Bro i freaking love you thank you i am so stressed out after fighting with my kitchen door and making multiple holes trying to pull it in on the top side and your video freaking solved it in 3 minutes thanks again!!!
Glad I could help
Just came back from Home depot.
Almost use the chisel with the door frame.
You're a life saver.
Well, a chisel works too, but only as a last resort, lol. Thanks for watching!
You solved the great mystery that is our sagging back door. Thank you!
Happy to hear it, and thanks for watching!
You saved me a very expensive visit from a carpenter that I use. Great solution - I hit it right the first time.
Great job, and thanks for watching!
You are the man! My door hasn't shut without lifting up on the door knob since I can remember. It worked like a charm! Thank you!
Glad to hear it, and thanks for watching!
This works great, I did have to use vice-grips as the regular adjustable wrench would slip. In only a few minutes, the door opens and shuts and the door lock mechanism aligns/engages with the jamb portion like it should. Thanks for posting !
Good to hear it, and thanks for watching!
Very good video! The cylindrical shaped segments of the hinge barrel are often called "knuckles" like the knuckles of fingers, as you might imagine a closed fist holding the hinge pin. I have been in the business of construction and handyman fixing for 30 years and have watched MANY youtube videos. I just watched 8 of your videos and they are among the very best and deserve more views. Maybe team with a more popular youtuber for shoutouts? Good luck :)
"knuckles" - good to know! Thanks for watching and the positive feedback!
We moved into our house in 2019 and the previous owners did not take care of anything. Needless to say we have had our hands full with changes and fixes. One thing was the garage door leading into the house. We had to slam it hard as the top half was rubbing a lot. I just tried this and decided to check the door after doing only the top loop/knuckle... Low and behold it closes like normal now! I was afraid it would need to be shifted a decent amount and then the electronic deadbolt would not lock properly but luckily that was not the case. Thanks a lot man! Almost 3 years of annoyance fixed in about 15min
Good to hear it, and thanks for watching!
This. *THIS* is THE RUclips video that FIXED my security door leading to my garage from not shutting! I took the door off to replace the door threshold seal that's located under the door to improve the weatherization...and after reinstalling the door to the hinges, it would NOT SHUT and it's been like this for 4 days. I couldn't do laundry or use my garage. This video did it for me. It was the same issue described in this video where the top portion of the door was banging against the door jamb and not shutting due to the top hinge needing to be adjusted. Despite going out and buying brand new door security hinges from Lowes and screwing them on exactly the same way the old hinges were aligned, it wouldn't shut no matter what I did.
I didn't have a crescent wrench, so I used a vise grip and instead of using door shims, I placed a stack of sticky/post-it notes towards the top of the door against the door jamb. That allowed the door to be pushed as I adjust the new positioning of the knuckles of the top hinge using the vise grip (the same knuckles this gentleman adjusted) towards the door. Then I finally hammered the pin back into the top hinge and voila!!! the door finally closes. I can't thank you enough man.
Good to hear it, and thanks for sharing!
This was so helpful!! I keep asking my husband to fix TWO of our doors doing this in our home and he still hasn’t so I’m about to blow his mind “just knowing” how to fix this by myself 😉😂
Glad it was helpful!
That might lead to a divorce
I’ve learned if you want something done (especially if you want it done right, not rigged up) you’re better off to just do it yourself. My husband has plenty of good qualities, unfortunately fixing things is not one of them 🤷🏻♀️
Get a better husband. Or hire a real man.
Really appreciate it. You just saved me hours of frustration lol. Took me less than 7 minutes to solve it :)
Great to hear it, and thanks for watching!
I have the same problem with a door at my house… I was ready to shave the door with a plane….. this is such a better remedy….!!! Thanks for the tips….!!!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much. Took me 2 min to fix my front door using your method. I had been struggling with this by shimming the lower hinge with no success.
Glad it helped
I encounter this a lot. I am a painter and to do the best work is to remove all hardware including hinges and door knobs, many times they want to fix rubbing against door jam as something preexistent, I always used a wedge or scraping the door jam to make up for that difference and adjusting the hinges until finding the correct gap. Your technique is going to save me hours of labor!!! Thank you so much man!!
Glad it was helpful!
Just keep in mind that if the door is "swollen" due to moister/humidity, or the whole house is sagging with a structural problem, this technique will not work.
YourSelf I understand. When door is swollen due to humidity and it touches all along the door jam the best is to shave a little on the edge of the door. I would say this would be an extreme case. Thank you for your tip.
Very good advice. I've done this as well as adding cardboard shims and shaving the door. The toughest was having to jack up the wall to put things back in alignment. To make your tip even better would be to apply white grease or petroleum jelly to the hinge pin before reinstalling. Thanks again.
Thanks for sharing!
Excellent video. I'll try this technique on the door to my garage. I only wish I had seen this earlier as I had another door that this would have worked on and saved me a lot of time sanding the top of the door in order to get it to close.
Well done!
Good luck!
Thank you. I fixed 2 sticking doors by following what you taught here.
Great job!
Wow, what a great tip. I have a door that needs this done. Thanks.
Good luck with your project, and thanks for watching!
Thank you.
This video helped me with my sagging front door which was reaching the point that it was beginning an entrapment hazard to my wife and children.
It's been quite stiff for years, and that had been good for keeping my young son from getting out, but with all the rain and extra humidity of late, the wooden door was swelling and getting increasingly difficult to open.
Good to hear it, and thanks for watching!
I have 2 doors that were not closing. The latches were lower than the latch plate holes. The doors were sagged. So I used your tip to fix them. And now they close.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Great to hear!
Hi i love you, you saved me hours of work I couldn’t figure it out. I tried taking out screws, realigning the door, changing hinges, thank you so much for this little door hack thank you thank you thank you thank you thank
Glad it helped!
Thanks man, l moved into a house with this door issue on the front door. Been dealing with having to lift the door up by the handle, to get it to close for months. Procrastinated on fixing it because I thought It involved expertise beyond my abilities..lol....it took 5 minutes to fix using your solution. Thank You!
Glad you fixed it yourself, and thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing, sir. Such a simple fix! My front door has been slightly off since we bought our house 9 years ago and driving me nuts. The slight sag made locking / unlocking the door more difficult than it should be. 2 minutes of your method and it is closing better than ever! Thank you!
Great to hear that 9 years later the door finally closes as it supposed to! Thanks for watching.
hey @Craigmo900 , same issue, I tried putting longer screws int he hinges but didn't help, the door locking is being difficult for us and has been for a while, Do you have any tips in addition to the video, will try this week.
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I skipped through the video the first time. Took a full watching for me to figure out that I was having so much difficulty because I was holding the camera in my other hand :D Thanks for the video; very helpful.
LOL, thanks for watching!
Thank you so very much for your Video about this . I have had this problem for over 7 years now and could not fix it .. Thanks again ..!!!
Glad it helped
Man, excellent video. Thanks a lot. You saved my life, time and money. I love it.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Worked like a charm, thanks so much for these clear instructions.
Great to hear it, and thanks for watching!
7 years of living here with my main door rubbing badly in the upper left. Just fixed it. Wife will be thrilled.
Good job!
Thanks for such a knowledgeable video. Just moved and we have this door that doesn't close properly, its fixed now thanks to you.
Great to hear it, and thanks for watching!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It was super helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
@@Your-Self Yes! THANK YOU! I will try it now on all my doors. My house is old and shifted many times. Several of the doors are not closing right.
@Rebecca Lopez this procedure works well for sagging doors, not sagging door frames. So if your old house and door frames have shifted, this fix may not work. You probably better off shaving the door instead.
That is cool my friend every day we learn something different.👍
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!
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I have a door my kids used to hang on and swing when they were really young and I was not looking. I have put longer screws and tightened them up but now I can address it quickly and easily. Thank you. Great information and well presented.
Glad it was informative!
Thank you! We have been living with a sagging front door since our home was built (7 yrs). Great, clear and simple instructional video!
Glad it was helpful!
It worked perfectly, I don't remember the last time the door opened and closed so smoothly, thanks.
Good to hear it, and thanks for watching!
I was not searching for this video but my door is hanging and now I'll fix it.
Good luck with your project, and thanks for watching!
THANK YOU! My home builder couldn’t even get it!
Glad it was helpful!
This worked great,I just did it and fixed a Main door to an apartment i work for.Saved me,thank you!
Nice work!
This is awesome! I've always just grabbed a piece of 2x4 and smacked the door frame lol thank you
LOL, thanks for watching!
peter d This generally resolves the issue for me. The standard Inch -/+ screws that come with the hardware are no where nearly enough to properly retain them over the years... why builders don’t automatically throw those tiny useless hinge screws away and run some 2 1/2 3 inch screws in them is absolutely beyond me.... well not reallyyyy beyond me.... time is money and having to walk away from your current task, god forbid *eye roll, would take as much time as the morning BS’ing and coffee finishing would....
I was thinking of ways to fix one of our bathroom doors. Thanks for the great video and the FBI van that recommended it!
LOL, thanks for watching!
Thank you very much. Exactly what I was looking for. Will try it today. God bless you. Worth subscribing. No fuss. No frills. Not too much talk.
Good luck with your door, and thanks for watching!
Woohoo this worked thank you thank you!
I used vicegrips instead of a wrench, and an allen wrench to knock up the pins, to not mess up my screwdriver tip. And I didn't need to mess with the middle hinge. Seems all fixed now 🙌
Nice work!
NICE! I have one that’s doing the same thing. Now i know the fix.
Thank you!
Good luck with your project!
I was getting ready to shave the top of the door I’m going to try this first. Thanks for the video.
Good luck with your door!
A typical contractor would charge $100 to fix this, thanks for the videos, not even my carpenter repair book had this solution and I paid $35 for the Home Improvement 1-2-3 book from Home Depot!
Glad it was helpful, and thanks for watching!
Worked like a charm, you're a lifesaver bro
Glad to hear it
The "loops" are called knuckles.
Thanks for your input!
I've heard them called barrels.
Where I work we also call them knuckles.
i like loops better
I've never thought about bending those. Great job
Thanks 👍
Great simple solution. Fixed four doors after watching this yesterday. Thanks!
Nice work, and thanks for watching!
Fixed a door that my cats were opening because the door wasn't latching properly. Thanks for the help!
Glad it helped, and thanks for watching!
Worked great for me on a large front door. Thanks for the tip!
Good to hear it, and thanks for watching!
Thanks for mentioning that you bend the "loops that belong to the door". Because the hinges on my sagging bedroom door are reverse compared to your door. The loops (or knuckles) of each hinge on my door that "belong to the door" are located at the top, bottom and middle of each hinge. So, there are three of them that need to be bent. This mean I would have to bend three knuckles towards the door knob. Or, alternatively, bend the hinge knuckles attached to the jam side away from the door knob if there is room for the crescent wrench. Right?
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Yes, your assessment is correct.
If you have enough space, try to bend the 2 knuckles towards the door-jamb to cause less stress to the hinge than bending the 3 knuckles towards the door.
Awesome! Thank you for this- I’m adjusting all of my OLD doors now
Right on!
My son always hangs on the door like monkey made it messed up, thanks for you tip man, saved my life
Glad I could help
It is good to know, I never thought about this before. I don't have this problem now but you never know!!! THANKS.
Glad to help, and thanks for watching!
I loved it was slow and easy to follow along plus i made me smile love the way he talked loops lol also I'm just joking with ya, you had 2 tools a hammer too ahahha loved the video will watch again before I try and fix mine..thanks
Actually, it's 3 tools if you include the nail, lol.
Good luck with your project, and thanks for watching!
Hey there, I just wanted to say thanks for the video. I was struggling with one door. Changed the door hinges and it got worst. Then I thought of looking in youtube, found your video and aaaaa! I just finished fixing it. Merci
Great to hear it, and thanks for watching!
Never would havd thought this! Thank you.
Happy to help!
WOW I love that. A problem I've had for a while
It's easy to fix your problem, good luck!
Nailed it! Worked perfectly.
Thanks for watching!
Outstanding video. Possibly the best I've seen on this technique. New subscriber!
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks for the video.
i have had 2 doors with this issue and the first one i had to trim the frame, after watching your video i replaced the hindge and now its fixed.
Glad it helped, and thanks for watching!
I hate when slobs paint over the hinges, outlets, wall switches, etc. They should have a background check and waiting period to buy paint.
Amen brother I'm dealing with that now just went to work as a maintenance man for a big complex and man the things I'm dealing with are just stupid people that did not know what they were doing
Keith Hilderbran I feel ya. You know what’s even worse than people who don’t know what they’re doing? People who say “Screw it, it’s not mine. Who cares.” GodSpeed and keep up the good work! 👍
@@catlady8324 right which is most people today can't see it from my house I hate that thanks it's nice to know that there are people that still care
Door hardware and electrical outlets/switches.
The house we've just purchased has a coat over literally everything. Taps, shower heads, tiles and all of the above. Layers upon layers of caked on paint. 👌
Glad I watched this before I got out the hammer and chisel. Thanks!
Well, this fix works only if the door is sagging. If the door-frame is sagging as well, you may still need to use that chisel. Good luck!
So that's what's wrong with my door. My door shut perfectly, then I took it off to do some work. When I hung it back on it hit the door jamb and was hard to close. Thanks for the tip! I'll fix this tonight! John.
Nice! I am doing French doors and a pantry door now, this definitely is the answer!
Glad it was helpful!
@@Your-Self if I could post a photo I would show you, I just finished 😁.
It worked awesome, thank you so much, my bedroom door finally closes normally 😭👍
Glad you fixed the door yourself, and thanks for watching!
Well, how about that! I know exactly what door I'm fixing tomorrow; thanks so much.
Good luck with your door project!
Wow, I like this. Better than sanding and making a mess
Good to hear it! However, if the door has swollen due to high humidity or water damage, you still may need to sand it down.
Just fixed mine after over 2 years. Thanks for the tip!
Glad it helped!
What if the door is rubbing on bottom right, Do you bend left in that situation?
What should I adjust if the door is too high and hits the top corner of the door frame?
Close the gap in the bottom hinge and/or open the gap in the top hinge. If you only adjust the top or bottom hinge you might need to do the middle hinge about half the amount to keep everything working well. Having said that it's a bit of trial and error. GL.
Was gettin pretty frustrated trying to get my door to fit. Had this same problem. This worked. Great tip. Thanks.
Glad it worked for you too, and thanks for watching!
I never knew this trick to adjust the knuckles! If this fixes my door issues you saved me so much time and effort.
Good luck with your door!
Man, I wish I watched this video TEN minutes ago. I took a planer to the corner to fix my kids bedroom door. Now I know.
Well, I'm sure you'll have to deal with another door in the near feature. Thanks for watching.
Some times the screws on the hinge are loose or if you put 3 1\2 inch screws will lift the door also 👍
one trick is to put wood glue on a toothpick insert into the screw hole that is now too big and then put the screw back in. Worked for me.
Awesome, such an easy fix. My wife is so happy now. No more wrestling with our heavy front door.
Nice work, and thanks for watching!
Thank you! My girlfriend and I are renovating our new home and found this very helpful.
Good to hear it, and thanks for watching!