Background: Recently moved into a new (20-year-old) condo. Pretty well built, but “grade B” components all around. Wood I-beam floor joists, construction that is PROBABLY prefab trusses, et al, above (haven’t climbed into the attic to check).
Anyway, the hinges on the bedroom door squeaked enough to be annoying if used during the night, so I oiled them. Now the door will not stay put if opened part way — it wants to slowly swing closed. Haven’t used a level, but when I study the door frame closely I can see that the wall is tilted very slightly — maybe a half inch top to bottom.
Looking for suggestions (short of epoxy or super glue) to make the hinges stiffer.
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Remove the top hinge pin.
Set vice grips a bit more tight than the barrel of the hinge.
Compress one or more of the barrels of the hinge with the vice grips.
You don’t want to squeeze too tight, but just enough......
If that don’t work, you need to move the top and bottom hinge in or out to make up for the out of plumb wall.
"If that don’t work, you need to move the top and bottom hinge in or out to make up for the out of plumb wall."
If you do that then the strike side won't line up. The door might not close or latch.
Yes, you probably need to move the stop. Depending on how much and the direction, you might need to move the strike.
No mess fix, rock in a sock door holder.
Pull lhinge pin
insert appropriate 14" wide piece of shim stock - piece of DPE milk jug sometimes works.
tap in pin.
I assume you mean 1 / 4" wide??
This is a temporary fix but it worked on my bedroom door for 10 years. Take a pin out and lay it on a concrete floor. Give it a good smack in the middle with a hammer. You want a pretty good bend in it. Drive it back in and the bent pin will provide enough resistance to stop the swing.
yep, meant 1/4", 0.25 inch
florida way quicker though
"florida way" is what I use as well