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   Guest_ | Dec 12, 1999 07:59am | #1

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   Thon

   Is it possibly just seasonal swelling of an unpainted/sealed edge??

   Have you checked for heave from below pushing up the sill area?

   Check frame square from one upper corner, to opposite lower corner, and repeat with other set...don't rely on a 24" rafter square... also look for load from above causing lowering of hinge side jamb, effectively
   i lowering
   the door. Also check reveal across the head jamb, if their is room, lifting the door by relocating the hinges may be an option, although far from an ideal solution, better to recut the door bottom if all else seems perfect.

   -pm

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   Guest_ | Feb 01, 2000 10:30pm | #2

   *I'm not sure that you want to cut the door as suggested. If the door is racking because the joints are loose what will kep it from continueing to sag after it is cut? If the door is dropping and hitting the threshold it should also show an unequal margin at the top of the door (larger opening on the latch side) What you might try to start with is throwing the hinges. Put a 1/4" to 3/8" wide piece of card board behind the hinge on both the jamb side and door side. On the bottom butt put the cardboard shim toward the edge of the door and jamb. On the top hinge put the shim toward the back of the hinge gain (toward the center of the door) You may be surprised to find how much adjustment you can gain by doing this.The top of the door will move toward the hinges and the bottom of the door will move to the latch side. Some sets of hinge butts even come with cardboard to do this opreation. (Stanley for example) If this fixes the problem and the door contiunues to sag the only real way to make ti right is to take the door off and glue the joints back together again. Hope this helps Steve

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   Guest_ | Feb 19, 2000 12:26pm | #3

   *If it is indeed the door that is sagging, use two threaded rods with a turnbuckle to pull the door back into square for now. It'll help minimize any additional scraping damage to either the threshold or door bottom until you can fix it properly. Most hardware stores carry these kits. When it warms up, best bet is to remove the door, crack all joints, clean them up and reglue as previous posters mentioned. Keeping the turnbukle on after the repair may take some stress off the joints and help your repairs to last longer.

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   brisketbean_ | Feb 20, 2000 05:52am | #4

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   Thon;

   I have fixed a lot of doors with that problem, take the door down and rack it corner to corner to get it square, then take hardwood dowells about 1/3 the thickness of the door and drill from the top down and the bottom up, from the rails into the styles, and glue with polyurethane glue as per instructions, i have had excellent luck with this technique on doors that were worth saving. I don't cut a door to fit a bad opening unless it is the last resort, and then only under protest.

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   Thon_Basom | Feb 20, 2000 05:52am | #5

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   Couldn't find help in the archives or back issues: A panel storm door (wood lower half and glass upper) has sagged so much I can't close it. The door frame is square and the hinges are ok but the wooden joints seem to have loosened. However, they're tight enough that I cannot lift the door to close it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
   Thon