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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 6, 2009, 5:01 pm
> > >This does not seem right to me -- but it did resolve my issue.
> > >I have an exterior door that the door used to be 'cocked' a bit in the
> > >frame such that the weather seal did not seal well all around the
> > >door. =EF=BF=BDThere was a gap along the bottom of the latch side. =EF=
=BF=BDThe botton
> > >latch side of the door needed to be lifted about 1/8" to make the door
> > >fit better into the frame. =EF=BF=BDI added a shim to the bottom hinge=
--
> > >pushig the hinge out about 1/8". =EF=BF=BDIt's a nice fit all around n=
ow.
> > >I did some checks to see that the frame was perpendicular and it
> > >checked out ok (plumb bob). =EF=BF=BDI did not chech to see that the t=
op of
> > >frame was square to the sides nor that the bottom was square to sides,
> > >but visually, the door was just not "square" inside the frame. =EF=BF=
=BDThe
> > >bottom hinge side ( the hinge I shimmed) fit snug to the frame, while
> > >the top hinge side was 3/16" open.
> > >To me, it seemed that the hinges were allowing slightly more or less
> > >of an opening between the door and the frame - almost like the hinges
> > >were not the same.
> > >This is a Jeld-Wen exterior door.
> > It sounds like the hinge-side jamb has twisted. To fix it:
> > =EF=BF=BD* Take the door off the hinges.
> > =EF=BF=BD* Remove the casing (the trim around the opening).
> > =EF=BF=BD* Remove the screws holding the jamb to the rough opening (or =
saw
> > through the nails if that's what's there).
> > =EF=BF=BD* Put tapered shims behind the hinge points to cause the jamb =
to be
> > vertical and square. Use a four- or six-foot level and a good square.
> > =EF=BF=BD* Drive long screws through the hinges, though the shims, and =
into the
> > 2x4s of the rough opening. Leave them a little loose so you can adjust
> > things.
> > =EF=BF=BD* While you're in there, you might as well do the same thing t=
o the
> > jamb on the knob side as well.
> > =EF=BF=BD* Double-check that the top and bottom of the opening are equa=
l.
> > =EF=BF=BD* Put the door back up.
> > =EF=BF=BD* Make sure the opening on all sides is consistent. You probab=
ly can't
> > get it back to the factory condition, so just get it as close as you
> > can. Also check that it doesn't swing open or closed by itself. This
> > would be an indication that something isn't plumb.
> > =EF=BF=BD* Drive all the screws down tight, and check everything one mo=
re time.
> > =EF=BF=BD* Put the casing back on, fill nail holes, caulk edges, and pa=
int.
> > --
> > Steve Bell
> > New Life Home Improvement
> > Arlington, TX USA- Hide quoted text -
> > - Show quoted text -
> I initially thought the same thing, but now I'm really thinking the
> issue is with the hinges themselves. =EF=BF=BDIt's like the top and middl=
e
> hinges don't close together as closely as that bottom hinge?
> I was about to undertake the procedure you outlined (but thanks for
> detailed instructions in case I need to do this), but when I look down
> at the hinges, the bottom hinge plates are closer together than the
> middle and top.
> Ah.. but I just took a measurment from hinge side frame to lock side
> frame. =EF=BF=BDAt the top it measures 36", at the center, it's 36-2/16" =
and
> bottom it's about 36-3/16", so it's spreading out top to bottom.
> Sounds like I need to do the procedure afterall. =EF=BF=BDAt least for no=
w, it
> seals up better.- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
I had a door with that problem, try picking up door at outer part
where handle is.
mine had worn hnges after a gazillion opening and close cycles. if
theres slop hinges are bworn. how many miles on your vehicle?> this is
a test for odometer accuracy too
now I oil hinges twice a year:)
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>I have an exterior door that the door used to be 'cocked' a bit in the
>frame such that the weather seal did not seal well all around the
>door. There was a gap along the bottom of the latch side. The botton
>latch side of the door needed to be lifted about 1/8" to make the door
>fit better into the frame. I added a shim to the bottom hinge --
>pushig the hinge out about 1/8". It's a nice fit all around now.
>I did some checks to see that the frame was perpendicular and it
>checked out ok (plumb bob). I did not chech to see that the top of
>frame was square to the sides nor that the bottom was square to sides,
>but visually, the door was just not "square" inside the frame. The
>bottom hinge side ( the hinge I shimmed) fit snug to the frame, while
>the top hinge side was 3/16" open.
>To me, it seemed that the hinges were allowing slightly more or less
>of an opening between the door and the frame - almost like the hinges
>were not the same.
>This is a Jeld-Wen exterior door.