Learn to Fix a Saggy Door: How to Easily Fix Your Door!
Quick Summary
This video will teach you how to easily fix a saggy door that is binding against the door jamb. You will learn that the problem is often caused by loose screws in the hinge plate that are too short to securely hold the door straight. The solution involves removing the middle, short screw from the hinge plate and replacing it with a long three-inch screw. This longer screw goes all the way into the solid framing material behind the door jamb, pulling the hinge firm. Knowing this quick fix is important because it prevents your door from sticking and binding and allows you to properly re-hang the door without needing professional help.
What you'll need and what to do
To try what's taught in the video, here's what you'll need and the exact steps to follow.
What You Will Need
Screwdriver (implied by the task of removing/replacing screws)
Short hinge screws (the existing ones)
One three-inch screw
Action Steps
Observe the saggy door binding on the door jamb.
Identify that the issue is caused by the short hinge screws becoming loose, allowing the door to lean out.
Take out the middle screw from the hinge plate.
Replace the short screw with a three-inch screw.
Ensure the three-inch screw goes all the way into the solid framing material behind the door jamb.
Check that the door is now perfectly hung and no longer saggy or binding.
Word for word video transcript
Hey everyone Brandon nelson and in one minute I'm going to show you how to fix a saggy door okay here's what's happening these little screws holding this hinge plate in they get loose over time and so the whole door leads out and this binds the door on the gym those hinge screws are only about this long and the door jamb behind this casing here is only about that thick there's just not very much purchase with those screws to hold into but behind that door jamb is three inches of solid framing material we want to get into that material to hold that Ian's firm to here's what we do we're going to take out the middle screw that little screw is just too short to get a good purchase up in that door jamb so instead we're gonna put a 3 enter in there so it goes all the way into that framing all right you ready to see the magic check this out BAM perfectly hung door no more sad alright this has been Brandon nelson for one minute I'll see you next time.
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