How to Fix a Sagging Door

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  • Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
  • Leah demonstrates how to correct a sagging door or door that is out of alignment with a tool called a knuckle bender.
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  • @jeannedearden897
    @jeannedearden897 6 лет назад +67

    So happy I found your channel. I am an older woman on my own and I find your videos make me realize that I can infact do this.

  • @andrewpiao7589
    @andrewpiao7589 2 года назад +17

    Simple, straight forward, and clean edits without any fancy flairs or anything. Thanks for the help Leah!

  • @SYBEX21
    @SYBEX21 4 года назад +7

    Thanks for all your work Leah! I worked at Lowe's for 3 years, and by watching your videos I was able to help countless customers by referring them to your channel. I used your channel greatly when teaching our local Women's Build for Habitat for Humanity classes. It also helped me work on my own house.

  • @PaulPeck
    @PaulPeck 6 лет назад +26

    Great tip Leah! My home just got hit by hurricane Irma and I have a exterior door that's sagging now. So this video is right on time! Thanks again, -Paul

  • @grantliddiard7742
    @grantliddiard7742 6 лет назад +83

    There is no one with a passion like yours Leah. Love your work.

  • @take5962
    @take5962 Год назад

    My first stop for all my home DIY needs is Jane's channel. Love browsing her channel even when repairs aren't needed. Learn a lot.

  • @Jimbeau88
    @Jimbeau88 3 года назад +11

    Thank you Leah! I watch numerous DIY and wood working videos. Yours are my favorites. You do an excellent job of throughly explaining each step. I really appreciate your extensive knowledge. Stay safe

  • @johnstewart8849
    @johnstewart8849 5 лет назад

    Oh, Leah...you are a geeeeenius ! “I can do this,” at age 73. I built a fantastic master bathroom, with “water closet.” The guy I worked with was a carpentry and tile artist. The door on the toilet/bidet room stopped latching closed...the world was with you in there. I was going to power extra long screws into the hinges at the jam to pull it up.THEN I SAW YOUR VID.! Got the Knuckle wrench in 2 days from Amazon $26...in 15 mins, the door is fixed...latches with a light push....don’t have to lift the door by the handle to match the latch. I owe you a dinner...stop by!

  • @johnkathylee
    @johnkathylee 6 лет назад +218

    Leah, In 6 minutes you solved a problem which has perplexed me for years. Thank you!

    • @DecipherDiz
      @DecipherDiz 4 года назад +1

      But why did the video feel like 6 hours?

    • @patrickcullen2714
      @patrickcullen2714 4 года назад +1

      Amazing and awesome you are!

    • @pennypillow4445
      @pennypillow4445 4 года назад +9

      @dbltrplx its not that deep chill lol

    • @TheGrayFoxTv
      @TheGrayFoxTv Год назад

      @@DecipherDiz you were in a rush

    • @maydanlex
      @maydanlex Год назад +1

      Leah is the Best !!!!!!!!

  • @simonebest9373
    @simonebest9373 6 лет назад +3

    Wow--who knew! Just finished watching my handyman struggle for a couple hours on fixing a sagging door. Gonna share your video with him. WOW!

  • @spy1411
    @spy1411 Год назад

    Omg!!! I ordered the knuckle bender tool off Amazon, followed your steps and my bedroom door that hasn’t closed in years finally closed!!!! Thank you so very much!

  • @frankbrown3047
    @frankbrown3047 8 месяцев назад +1

    Well Leah, as usual you knocked your tutorial out of the park!! I've watched your videos for a long time....ahhh at least as long as you have been making them; we will leave it at that. Your talent excels in your ability to explain content in a simple way that can be understood by even beginners. Nicely done.

  • @GunsHarleysUSA
    @GunsHarleysUSA 4 года назад +1

    I’ve never seen that tool before and it beats a hammer any day for a door adjustment. Thank you Leah, you’ve done it again......

  • @richycline
    @richycline 6 лет назад +23

    Exceptional video Leah. You're instructions are so easy to follow that completely understood after one viewing. I got chills when the door was properly aligning. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
    Oh, and your production quality is noticeably getting better.

    • @seejanedrill
      @seejanedrill  6 лет назад +4

      Hi Richy, this is Karen, the See Jane Drill camera person....I thank you very much!!

  • @88blackandwhite88
    @88blackandwhite88 3 года назад +3

    I love your videos. I haven't seen a single one I haven't absolutely loved. Everything from wall texturing to minute fixes. This channel is great! Thanks, Leah!

  • @jamesoconnell2402
    @jamesoconnell2402 3 года назад

    As comforting a voice and manner as any mother! No preaching, just good information with a light touch.
    Thank you!

  • @sarahv6994
    @sarahv6994 2 года назад +3

    I love your videos! They started showing up in my searches for home repairs here in the last year or so, and out of all the other information floating around the internet, your videos have been the most encouraging for me with the easiest to follow instructions that work. Thank you! Well, gotta go, have a sagging front door calling my name! ❤️

  • @babsphillips8583
    @babsphillips8583 3 года назад

    So I'm going to get a knuckle bender and do my doors myself (72 year old eccentric cat lady). I wish she'd show how to do this on a glass storm door where the hinges are tiny. Anyway, I read the reviews of the people who used the exact tool she recommended at the Amazon site she posted...most of the reviews complained about one of the tips breaking off. SO, I'm going to look around and see if I can find one that may be a better quality. But I'm so glad I found her video and specifically looked for just this demonstration! Yay, Leah!!! Good job!

  • @TheChangospace
    @TheChangospace 5 лет назад +11

    Leah!!! Awesome video and SUPER patient in speaking and SUPER well instructed....i've seen several videos on this subject and you're by far the best! THANK YOU!

  • @18deadmonkeys
    @18deadmonkeys 4 года назад

    Thank you so much. Wife wanted to call a contractor. I knew to look to your channel. $22 tool vs $150 service call. I get to spend the difference on a good bottle of bourbon. And I have a tool to fix any future sagging doors! You're the best.

  • @jbmbryant
    @jbmbryant 5 лет назад

    This channel is a perfect example of what makes RUclips so awesome.
    Thank you Leah!

  • @nicholasmooney1550
    @nicholasmooney1550 3 года назад

    Just found and watched this video, and literally 2 minutes later I've fixed my door. You're awesome, Leah!

  • @jaxoncostello7766
    @jaxoncostello7766 Год назад

    You are the woman! I do all the maintenance and upkeep around my older home and have never had anyone to learn from. I've always gotten by with I guess and by golly and with a little common sense of thus far. But now anytime I have to fix something I always see if you have a video first just to make sure that my assessment and plans for correcting or fixing the problem coincide with what you have to say. So thank you very much for all the videos that you do you're fabulous and I look forward to more thanks again

  • @hamsonthehill
    @hamsonthehill 6 лет назад +2

    Leah, I do have a sagging door that I need to address but I wanted to tell you that I'm working on a complete kitchen remodel and had a project that was physically hard for me to do. I gritted my teeth and said " you can do this ". Thanks for your constant encouragement in my tasks.

    • @seejanedrill
      @seejanedrill  6 лет назад

      that is fantastic, way to go on doing your own kitchen remodel!!!👍

  • @edwardperez2575
    @edwardperez2575 5 лет назад +41

    Have you ever professionally taught? You are an excellent teacher. Thank you, love your videos!

    • @sweetlord5099
      @sweetlord5099 2 года назад

      Leah is a natural born talent. Professional teachers are a different kind of breed. They teach for a living. It's their job. For Leah it's her passion.
      Leah is the grandmother. They tell calmly and explain why. A class is to big. Teaching professional can only be done with huge numbers. Or it must be 4 or 5 kids from rich parents, who are not interested anyway.
      Leah did more for me and the world then any world leader, any politician.
      Leah for president !

    • @FM19MONTH
      @FM19MONTH 2 года назад

      Yes we love Leah! I need her to come live w me. I'll cook and clean.

  • @brookss2141
    @brookss2141 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much! Ive been trying t ofix this stupid door for a week and your video is the only one that worked!

  • @davidmacmaster2433
    @davidmacmaster2433 6 лет назад

    Explained with great clarity and without any confusion. I've seen several of her videos and she does a great job.

  • @shaunloomis1563
    @shaunloomis1563 5 лет назад +5

    I applied this method with a pair of vice grips to a heavy bathroom door and it worked great! Thank you for the video! Superbly helpful, God bless you!

    • @abellavoz
      @abellavoz 4 года назад

      teh pointy side would be the same for the vice grip right? I doubt Ill find that tool here

  • @mikebland4935
    @mikebland4935 2 года назад

    Leah, I'm glad to know you. You are really good at what you do and we're really good at what you do now, too! Thank you.

  • @MakeItMeaty
    @MakeItMeaty 3 года назад

    Thanks, Leah. I watched this video a couple years ago and bought the tool knowing I'd likely need it sooner than later. Well, our back door stopped latching due to sagging this week. Another quick view of this video and 5 minutes of adjustment was all it took to solve the problem.

  • @msdanceswithwolves
    @msdanceswithwolves 3 года назад +1

    This fixed my entry door sticking and having a vacuum effect. This woman is awesome with her vids.

  • @1nv1c7u5m4n30
    @1nv1c7u5m4n30 5 лет назад

    I'd seen these tools over the years and never considered the actual usage. Thanks much, Leah. Really appreciate the knowledge

  • @anetteanderson4381
    @anetteanderson4381 6 лет назад +3

    Brilliant! I also have an old Victorian house, with not a straight line in sight. You're videos are invaluable!

  • @wocketman1629
    @wocketman1629 6 лет назад +6

    Great video!! I had no idea that tool existed! Gonna have to get me one. Makes adjusting the door hinges SO much faster!

  • @spy1411
    @spy1411 Год назад

    You’re a genius. I just ordered this tool to fix my saggy door!!!

  • @dinacaldwell7522
    @dinacaldwell7522 4 года назад

    Tee he the maintenance guys at my complex were stunned when I showed them this trick. Thank you. Such a great teacher you are.

  • @kvn1718
    @kvn1718 6 лет назад +8

    Great video, you learn something new everyday. I never knew they made a tool to fix this very common issue. Thanks!

  • @bosco358
    @bosco358 2 года назад

    My door was saggin as well so I watched your video and bought the tool on Amazon and it worked just like in the video .
    Thank you for the help

  • @sembiance7
    @sembiance7 3 года назад +1

    Oh thank you so much!! Thought this would be huge ordeal to fix my sagging door and I was done in 2 minutes thanks to your vid. Thanks!!!

  • @CrankyPantss
    @CrankyPantss 6 лет назад +21

    A tool called a knuckle bender? I thought it was going to be a medieval torture device based on the name. Instead, it's a very cool tool that will solve a problem that most of us probably have. Thanks for sharing that with us, Leah.

  • @chrisb.3819
    @chrisb.3819 5 лет назад

    I watched your video and just fixed 3 doors that were sagging and touching the frame near the top of the door. All fixed now. You are awesome!

  • @joser2011a
    @joser2011a 6 лет назад +3

    A locking adjustable wrench will work just as well if a knuckle bender is no available. This is a great video, I fixed two janitorial rooms doors. Thanks a bunch! ! Leah

  • @dandyfunhouse
    @dandyfunhouse Месяц назад

    By far the best and most simple tutorial on this I've ever seen.

  • @missjewells5063
    @missjewells5063 3 года назад

    I love your videos! They’re always a short, sweet, and detailed! Thank you Ms. Leah!

  • @BAGUBAou812
    @BAGUBAou812 2 года назад

    So I just finished using the Knuckle Buster that you used in this video. It worked great! This works so much better than a standard crescent wrench. Thanks for doing this video. BTW you are the ONLY one on the net that actually shows how to use the wrench. Big help!

  • @justincarter9622
    @justincarter9622 6 лет назад

    I just bought this from Fast Cap. Such a sweet little tool. Awesome video, I love listening to you explain. You are amazing.

  • @Longeno55
    @Longeno55 6 лет назад +1

    You videos are great Leah. I really appreciate, as I am sure many do, how easily you explain and demonstrate DIY repairs and projects. Thank you ; )

  • @thomasgreen8532
    @thomasgreen8532 5 лет назад

    I have been in the trades for more than 3 decades I have worked as a framer and finish carpenter and I have never seen that tool before. Thanks.

  • @VTC83
    @VTC83 3 года назад

    Fantastic video leah. Beautiful walk through and execution of the instructions. I will give this a go this weekend. Thanks!

  • @natashavermilyea7964
    @natashavermilyea7964 6 лет назад +7

    You have one of the best RUclips channels out there. I love your videos.

  • @wisdomsquare28
    @wisdomsquare28 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much, Leah. Your videos are always so helpful to all!

  • @pathandy8188
    @pathandy8188 4 года назад +1

    I used channel locking plyers. Took the door off the hinge and adjusted at the frame. Great video! I still got the concept, even though I did it my way.

  • @mikloowl4899
    @mikloowl4899 4 года назад

    Very concise video and showing both methods of fix with clear camera angles. Great job thank you

  • @WayneAbbott
    @WayneAbbott 3 года назад

    Leah, thank you so much! This was so, so helpful! I think the maker of the knuckle bender tool should pay you a commission! I feel sure a lot of people like me have gone straight from this video to purchase that tool!

  • @cheryldavis5228
    @cheryldavis5228 5 лет назад

    I have only seen a few of your videos, but they have all been spot-on! Everything you have said and shown here is absolutely correct -- but, just like about everything else in carpentry, there are different ways to do the same thing.
    I've (long retired now) used this same method on, probably, a couple of thousand doors. However I always used an adjustable crescent wrench (had to be a larger one, like a 12")
    and did it with the pointy end towards the door and the round side towards where I wanted to roll the hinge. Worked most of the time. When it didn't I would then remove the casing leg (very carefully) and then have enough room to "roll" the hinge further. A matter of time
    if you're paid by the job and not by the hour....of course, if it is Your Door, then you'd have to be the "painter" who would have to re-detail the molding and your way could both be longer and shorter, time-wise, until completion of the repair.
    I am constantly amazed at the different tools now available (versus 20 years ago), but haven't forgotten that the most important tool any craftsman has is "his/her brain"! Well, you've certainly got it kid. Shown me some very good techniques.
    Thanks

    • @seejanedrill
      @seejanedrill  5 лет назад

      Wow, Cheryl, thank you so much. It is always great to hear from a fellow craftsman, and I appreciate you sharing your experience! Best, Leah

  • @saltyd2137
    @saltyd2137 5 лет назад

    I love your videos. Straight to the point no music blaring. Awesome info that you need. I was going to ask you for video on this subject and bam when I opened this morning there it was. THANKS!

  • @mzsexidreadz
    @mzsexidreadz 10 месяцев назад

    I pray this works. Your video is the only one that's relatable at the moment plus I have an old door I don't know why they look for you first. Thanks again

  • @Tara-sf7uu
    @Tara-sf7uu 4 года назад

    Ms. Leah you are grade A and tough as nails! Thank you for keeping me inspired while I take on being my own Ms.Fix-it! Necessity is the mother of mastering new skills as well as invention lol! Im quickly learning that I got this !

  • @bigtom1948
    @bigtom1948 6 лет назад +1

    I really enjoy your posts they are very down to earth and well done. You don't assume that your viewers know anything and go step by step, Thanks. So I bought the tool and I am waiting for it to arrive. I think in my case that I will have to shim the hinges as well as adjust them. The door I am fixing is also too far away from the strike plate as well as the sagging. The lock side weatherstipping just barely touches the door edge on the bottom third of the door! This house was built in 2012 so slapdash workmanship is probably the root cause as I have seen no evidence of settling elsewhere. So I'll use this tool to correct the vertical sag and then shim all the hinges to move door closer to strike plate. Once again, thanks for the great videos!!

    • @seejanedrill
      @seejanedrill  6 лет назад

      you're welcome, and good luck with your project!

  • @MARZ1911
    @MARZ1911 5 лет назад +33

    Never knew of that tools existence....you're awesome

    • @reneluna5340
      @reneluna5340 4 года назад +1

      MARZ1911 was just going to post the same

    • @frankievalentine7098
      @frankievalentine7098 4 года назад

      You can use vice grips or a regular crescent wrench too

  • @cyn4rest
    @cyn4rest 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for your videos. Especially this one. Now I can fix my bathroom door! Thanks too for the tool link. Bought the knuckle bender wrench and it'll be here in 3-4 days. Perfect! Merry Christmas, Leah, from my home to yours. 🤗

  • @mc4kvb
    @mc4kvb 6 лет назад +1

    I wish I would have seen this video a few months back Leah. It certainly would have come in handy. Thanks so much for another great tip.

  • @Fred-zc8lt
    @Fred-zc8lt Год назад

    Leah, than you. You are articulate and thoughtful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

  • @800Viffer
    @800Viffer 5 лет назад +1

    Have viewed many of your videos as they keep popping up in my feed. Thought it was about time I subscribed 👍
    I do a few odd jobs for friends and neighbours so good to have brilliant tip locked away for future reference.
    Already learned a lot from you 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @morganpay
    @morganpay 3 года назад

    Thank you so much! I bought this same tool and fixed numerous doors in a new home I just moved into. Extremely helpful! Thank you so much!

  • @beotheguitarist
    @beotheguitarist 5 лет назад

    Thanks for this video Leah. In all of my years of maintenance I've never seen this wrench before! Now I know that it exists!

  • @CorpsePilot
    @CorpsePilot 2 года назад

    Still teaching people how to fix doors 5 years later :)
    Thank you.

  • @joemontero725
    @joemontero725 5 лет назад +1

    Another great video Leah. You keep teaching me many handy repair work.

  • @ejrubin8230
    @ejrubin8230 6 лет назад

    Love your videos, and have shared with friends. My dad was a jack of all trades and guided me over the years. He’s gone now, but I’ve found his replacement! Thanks Leah!

    • @seejanedrill
      @seejanedrill  6 лет назад

      wow, that is very nice of you to say...🙂

  • @ELEVOPR
    @ELEVOPR 6 лет назад +3

    Awesome, Thanks again. Love how you teach. Calmness and kindness 👍

  • @latricia00
    @latricia00 4 года назад

    I love your videos. You provide easy to follow directions. And not to sound weird your voice is very soothing. Thanks for your videos.

  • @kauaireed9006
    @kauaireed9006 3 месяца назад

    Leah , thanks for all you do for us !

  • @-Diana469
    @-Diana469 4 года назад +2

    I just ordered the tool! This has been a problem in my home. Thank you!

  • @tmk8086
    @tmk8086 Месяц назад

    I tried this and it worked 👍🏻
    Your videos are very helpful! Thank you!

  • @audreyreedy3558
    @audreyreedy3558 5 лет назад

    Where have you been all my life? Watched these all day today. Great!!

  • @BialyEuropejczyk
    @BialyEuropejczyk 6 лет назад

    Unbelievable. I love hand tools, and I thought that I know most of them, but your wrench surprised me. I saw it for the first time. Great presentation. Thank you Lea👍

  • @josephsheehan6450
    @josephsheehan6450 6 лет назад +4

    Leah love your videos. I consider myself handy but had never heard of this! Thanks!

  • @stephenhelton7709
    @stephenhelton7709 5 лет назад +1

    Leah you are the FREAK’N BEST. Thank you. I have three doors to fix. You saved me a lot of time.

  • @charleshmansfield5786
    @charleshmansfield5786 5 лет назад

    Miss Leah, you are wonderful, and you have saved me about $100 because I can do this to at least three of my doors.

  • @rebeccamckenzie5037
    @rebeccamckenzie5037 2 года назад

    Well Leah, both of your latest video's (that I've watched) came just when I needed them. As always Thanks! 🙂

  • @donjones9949
    @donjones9949 3 года назад +1

    A 1/2" line wrench works also...great videos...very helpful

  • @mikediamo
    @mikediamo 2 года назад

    Excellent presentation. I support anything that teaches people to fix things themselves knowledge is power. My only recommendation is first show how to do this with common tools that most people have at home. Specialty tools can be shown at the end especially if they are not required. It may be a sponsor and that I understand just a minor suggestion. Keep up the excellent work in educating the masses with excellent dyi tips

  • @wyattsdad8561
    @wyattsdad8561 6 лет назад +1

    That's awesome Leah! I run into this type of thing with my handyman business. I'm going to get that tool.

  • @harxmoond
    @harxmoond 6 лет назад +5

    I don't have this issue but I will definitely know what to do in the future. Thanks again for a wonderful tip.

  • @marizen2
    @marizen2 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you, Leah! Great video as always...You are a great teacher!

  • @cityscene121
    @cityscene121 5 лет назад

    Great video. I've seen people make adjustments and never understood. The tool most of the people I watched used was a wrench. They managed not to deform the barrel, or at least when I was watching. Some metals are thinner and the right tool probably would be the best choice in these days. Thanks useful info.

  • @micuzzu
    @micuzzu 5 месяцев назад

    Always thankful for Leah!

  • @tfgatl
    @tfgatl 3 года назад

    Appreciate you taking the time to make the video! I will give it a go. Thank you.

  • @tweedconstruction
    @tweedconstruction 4 года назад

    Super smart lady. I've been building houses for 50 yrs, still learning.

  • @FM19MONTH
    @FM19MONTH 2 года назад

    Thank you, Leah. Yet again. Just fixed a sagging door. Now the deadbolt locks easily
    Big hug!

  • @IM-jy2ks
    @IM-jy2ks Год назад

    You’re a natural teacher.
    Excellent video!

  • @decentone3934
    @decentone3934 4 года назад

    Really positive and crystal clear explanation. Keep up the good work.!!!! Love your vids

  • @mastermetalshredder
    @mastermetalshredder 4 года назад

    Very cool! I hadn't even seen that tool before. I have done the method where you pull a hinge screw and replace it with a framing screw to suck the whole door frame towards the framing, but this is different. Now I have an excuse to buy another tool haha. Keep em coming Leah!

  • @leenewton4049
    @leenewton4049 3 года назад

    Simple, thorough and informative. I never knew about this. I should be able to fix my door now. Thank u!

  • @keeptrying5962
    @keeptrying5962 6 лет назад +1

    I just bought a knuckle bender via your Amazon link. Great video, very good teacher.

  • @adrianas.686
    @adrianas.686 2 года назад

    This is the absolute best demo fix video, just what I needed, bless you!

  • @ricknanthakoummane5462
    @ricknanthakoummane5462 3 года назад

    Your teaching is amazing, you’re doing great work! Thank you for your video. Your voice reminds me of a news channel reporter 💖

  • @cros99
    @cros99 5 лет назад

    Leah, once again you have shown me that I'm never too old to learn. Thank you!

  • @Michael-tr4st
    @Michael-tr4st 6 лет назад +2

    Thanks so much Leah, I've always wondered how this could be fixed. Excellent explanation!

    • @jimmydiep3582
      @jimmydiep3582 6 лет назад

      Leah your idea is a lot of fun and easy way correct that point.

  • @johnnycop77
    @johnnycop77 5 лет назад +1

    Leah, fantastic job!
    Johnny sends thanks..