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   Ryan_ | Oct 21, 1999 05:21am | #2

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   Jerry:

   I'm gonna get hammered for this suggestion, for not doing things the "right" way but here it goes:

   Pull out one hinge pin, bend the thing slightly with a pair of pliers or a hammer or the implement of destruction of your choice and drive it back into the hinge. This will create enough friction to keep the door from swinging on its own.

   I used to be a maintenance guy for hotels, did this hundreds of times.

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 06:18am | #3

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   Ditto to Ryan,

   Unless you want to tear the wall down and re-hang the door perfectly plumb, the method listed above by Ryan works everytime.

   Friction is the key.

   Ed. Williams

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 06:26am | #4

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   Ya, good skills account for nothing. . . Fictions the key. . . The Voice of Wisdom and Experience speaks once again. . . .

   Joseph FuscoView Image"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." -- Plato

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 06:31am | #5

   *I think the door will squeak with the bent pin. What does the voice of experience say?

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 06:36am | #6

   *K Johnston,

   I agree, someone should have mentioned the oil but, I guess they forgot.

   Joseph FuscoView Image"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." -- Plato

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 07:03am | #7

   *Another solution would be to get one of those galvanized, screen door hook locks, you know, the one with the little eye hook. You could screw the eye hook into the door, and screw the latch into the wall, and hook the door open. You could spray it with some rustoleum to match the decor, and that way, you won't have to worry about the oil getting all over the place.

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   nigel_martin | Oct 21, 1999 07:15am | #8

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   There is a better way just mortice the bottom hinge in deeper to the doorstop and on the door to. try 1/8" first and just use one screw in each flap of the hinge till your happy with the "action" of the door.

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 07:32am | #9

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   Quicker still, stuff paper or a matchbook cover under a hinge you want to shim out. Then all you need is a screwdriver.

   Make sure you don't have the oh-so-common problem of loose hinges or stripped screws. if so, you gotta fix that first.

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 07:49am | #10

   *Ahhh...FHB at last!

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 07:50am | #11

   *Fine Home-Breaking? G'night!

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 08:03am | #12

   *Jerry Sounds like the top hinge is to close to the stop relative to the bottom hinge. Take it loose from the jamb fill the existing holes with little wedges, set the hinge out an 1/8" for starts and refasten. If this doesn't work place a brick in front of the door when it is open. I have had great success with both methods. Skip

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 08:42am | #13

   *I can't belive no one saw the real sollution; dirty soxs and or underware left in front of the door.

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 08:47am | #14

   *There's always the plastic wedge doorstops that you kick around the floor trying to get it under the door, and then out of the way, under the door, .....And hey, they really class the place up!Rich Beckman

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   Guest_ | Oct 23, 1999 05:38am | #16

   *K,I don't know who the voice of experience is, but I don't think you have to bend the pin THAT much to tighten it up. If it does squeak, then maybe a little lock-ease sprayed between the knuckles would probabaly stop that. In my experience, lock-ease last a lot longer than WD-40 or machine oil.Just a suggestion.Ed. Williams

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   Guest_ | Oct 23, 1999 05:38am | #15

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   I am having a problems with a bathroom door that will not stay open, rather, it gradually closes on its own. I would appreciate a prognosis to the problem and a remedy. Thanks all Jerry

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   Guest_ | Oct 21, 1999 05:08am | #1

   *Jerry,

   The doors not plumb on the hinge side.

   Joseph FuscoView Image"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." -- Plato