How To Spread A Door Hinge

But don t pull on the door too much or you ll yank the hinge screws right out of the door.

How to spread a door hinge. If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. Another way i frequently use is to shim the door up in the open position pop the top hinge loose and taper the mortise deeper on the outside edge with a butt plane. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. We show you the tools to use and the.

The quickest way of dealing with it is a knuckle bender and or a nail set. Hold a nailset or cold chisel tightly against the barrel of the hinge then close the door gently on the nailset once or twice. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. To spread hinges which increases the leaf gap and moves the door away from the hinge jamb i place a nail set between the leaves and close the door pinching the nail set.

This will spread the leaves of the hinge apart. When refastened the taper pulls the door tighter to the jamb.