3 Ways to Fix a Sagging/ Rubbing or Crooked Door That's Hard to Close!

Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль

In this video I show 3 ways that you can use to fix your door that's not closing properly. It may be sagging, installed crooked, rubbing, it's all the same problem. I also show an idea that's an easy fix for a warped door.
Hinge Pin Spring Tool:
amzn.to/3mEDtKU
Disclaimer: This description contains affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Thank You for Supporting my Channel.

Пікірлер: 119

  • @user-dn8bk4fn9q
    @user-dn8bk4fn9q4 ай бұрын

    I sort of knew about adjusting hinges to fix a sagging door but didn't know all of the steps. My front door was dropping at least 1/4 inch. I followed all of his simple steps and now my door has perfect gaps all of the way around. Thank you!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    4 ай бұрын

    That's awesome! So glad I could help. 😊

  • @parghi22
    @parghi2211 ай бұрын

    Hanging on the doorknob = instant like 😂

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    11 ай бұрын

    Lol.... 😂 Thank you..

  • @alexegoavil7590
    @alexegoavil7590 Жыл бұрын

    I thought it was Frank Zappa 😂

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol...😂

  • @blackmass1082

    @blackmass1082

    Жыл бұрын

    i thought it was a homeless Todd Phillips

  • @brinaldoramziski976

    @brinaldoramziski976

    11 ай бұрын

    I wonder if he lives in Montana.

  • @dddtaaa

    @dddtaaa

    8 ай бұрын

    🤫

  • @MorganMacArthur
    @MorganMacArthur Жыл бұрын

    I didn't have confidence in this working but it worked on two separate doors in the house, thanks a ton.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! Glad this was able to help... 😀

  • @BillSW
    @BillSW2 жыл бұрын

    great video. No BS music just straight in to the repair. I like that trick of bending the hinges to align for the pin.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the great feedback!

  • @Sirmooshalot
    @Sirmooshalot8 ай бұрын

    Oh my goodness. This video is amazing. Everything is so simple, yet so creative. I'd have never thought of any of these fixes, but they all immediately make sense. THANK YOU!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    8 ай бұрын

    TYSM for the great feedback! You're welcome and I'm glad I could help... 😀

  • @rachaelsmith6223
    @rachaelsmith6223 Жыл бұрын

    We knew about the longer screw fix but no idea that the crescent wrench fix was a thing! The crescent wrench trick is what did it for us! Thank you for sharing!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! Glad I was able to help... 😀

  • @tome5706
    @tome57062 жыл бұрын

    Rudi, I'd never seen the crescent wrench fix before. What a great idea!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you for the great feedback..

  • @scout7198
    @scout7198 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for helping me fix several sagging doors in my old house. Your methods did the trick.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Excellent! You're welcome and I'm glad I could help..

  • @hobbestuna
    @hobbestuna Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate all the different solutions, thank you!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Excellent.. You're welcome.. 😀

  • @robskuba1111
    @robskuba1111 Жыл бұрын

    You just saved us some money on our energy bill! Now we can seal the door properly! THANK YOU!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome!

  • @amandainflorida9986
    @amandainflorida99866 ай бұрын

    Omg! You made this sooo simple. I literally fixed every messed up door in my house❤

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    6 ай бұрын

    That's awesome! So glad I could help..

  • @FlatDan
    @FlatDan9 ай бұрын

    Just fixed my door watching your video. Thank you!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    9 ай бұрын

    That's awesome! So glad I was able to help... 😀

  • @oceanfood420
    @oceanfood4202 жыл бұрын

    spectacular tips! thank you!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome!

  • @MzdrMooner
    @MzdrMooner Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you for the help.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @rudyramirez9577
    @rudyramirez9577 Жыл бұрын

    Good job Rudy

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Rudy!

  • @jeffcarter1641
    @jeffcarter16412 жыл бұрын

    Okay - have you bugged my house? This is the second time my wife and I have been discussing a household problem, then the next day or so you'll post a video on that same subject! Thanks for the video... it'll come in handy!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol... that's excellent! You're welcome.. 😊😊

  • @Whiteboytripping
    @Whiteboytripping2 жыл бұрын

    Your video helped me a lot!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @Kiss__Kiss
    @Kiss__Kiss2 жыл бұрын

    Great Ideas, as always..

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 😊

  • @Pillagingjust4fun...
    @Pillagingjust4fun...9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video man, the crescent wrench trick worked great 👍

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    9 ай бұрын

    Excellent! So glad I could help... 😀

  • @soulseeker678
    @soulseeker678 Жыл бұрын

    Trim was making aligning the hinges while screwed in a royal pain and don't have a mounted vice.. but it got me thinking.. I pulled out a set of locking vice *grips* and it worked like a charm. Thank you, sir!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Great way to improvise! Glad I was able to help. You're welcome.. 😀

  • @jamalbenthall151
    @jamalbenthall1513 ай бұрын

    Great video

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    3 ай бұрын

    TYSM! I really appreciate it.

  • @frankoneyjr.4515
    @frankoneyjr.4515 Жыл бұрын

    Great video !

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @andrizeefoshizee
    @andrizeefoshizee2 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you for the great feedback. 😊😊

  • @TrueHearted78
    @TrueHearted782 күн бұрын

    Great vid. Thanks you sir

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    20 сағат бұрын

    Youre welcome!

  • @letsdanceonhere
    @letsdanceonhere9 ай бұрын

    great tips!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @brittneycrowson57
    @brittneycrowson57 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. It was subzero last night and I have a drafty exterior door at my apartment. The maintenance man here is a hard worker but keeps forgetting to fix the door. My bet is bent hinges since they just replaced the screws.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! I hope you get it fixed soon... 😀 It's cold here too... 🥶

  • @JohnStacy
    @JohnStacy2 жыл бұрын

    epic find!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😊😊

  • @samfrodo
    @samfrodo Жыл бұрын

    Our door has a slightly different hinge, but I think I might just fix it with your advice all the same! Thank you so much

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome!

  • @charliebrown7517
    @charliebrown7517 Жыл бұрын

    1:53.... Never tied the two together. my 4 year old daughter does this... it all makes sense now. Thanks!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol.. .You're welcome.. 😀

  • @lauramelton7654
    @lauramelton7654 Жыл бұрын

    I never would have known what to do. I was actually thinking about sanding down the corner of the door a bit at the top. Glad I watched this video! I thought it may also change with the weather since it showed up during the drought and the hottest month ever.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help! It can certainly change with the WX a little bit if the clearance is marginal.

  • @thefallen9461
    @thefallen9461 Жыл бұрын

    awsome thankyou!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome..

  • @kurtd8752
    @kurtd87522 жыл бұрын

    The crescent wrench solution saved me so much time...it's *#*@# genius.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Glad I could help.. 😀

  • @jeffhansman2829
    @jeffhansman28292 ай бұрын

    Just did this to two doors that wouldn't close properly and it worked like a charm. It seems unintuitive to bend the knuckles *toward* the jamb the door is hitting, but once you drive the pins back in the hinges, it makes perfect sense, as the relocated knuckles have to align with the jamb knuckes to accommodate the pin. Worked perfectly, but yes, be careful you don't damage the screws in the door. .

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 ай бұрын

    Awesome! So glad I was able to help...

  • @AyCaramba1311
    @AyCaramba1311 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Off to the door I go.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help!.. You're welcome..

  • @luisaguero4201
    @luisaguero4201 Жыл бұрын

    Bruh!! I’m about to go try this!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Excellent! Hope it fixes it for you... 😀. Try to be careful not to pull the hinges loose when you're trying to bend them..

  • @jplieurance
    @jplieurance Жыл бұрын

    Nice. Thanks! I have a problem where my door is not warped, but it will not shut flush with the jam. Ideas?

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe the jam is in crooked? IF so, you can take the door casing off on that side and try to straighten the jamb with the door... Not super easy, but not that hard.. 😀

  • @OldPirate1718
    @OldPirate171829 күн бұрын

    Using bigger screws wont adjust the door hang any...but, taking the top pin out, putting shims between the strike side and the jamb, then bending the hinges and re-inserting the pin...dude did have his crescent wrench backwards

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    29 күн бұрын

    Ok thanks!

  • @dottyjyoung
    @dottyjyoung Жыл бұрын

    OK, THANK YOU, Because I'm abt to try this crescent wrench w/some big-ass hinges. 😁

  • @dottyjyoung

    @dottyjyoung

    Жыл бұрын

    Sadly, it won't work. :( Ive got some huge hinges for the basement door, that are original to the mid-century house we bought. I wish we could attach pics.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dottyjyoung Huh.. Yes I'd have to see them to know why it wouldn't work. You should be able to upload pics to my take a bath productions facebook page.. 😀

  • @dottyjyoung

    @dottyjyoung

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheHomeImprovementChannel That's okay, because when I took the hinges off, I saw they were mounted into old-as-dirt heart pine!! I chiseled that bad boy a bit deeper, & it WORKED GREAT!

  • @dottyjyoung

    @dottyjyoung

    Жыл бұрын

    It won't let me *post* on that page for some reason, so I'll send em as a message to your page. They're really cool, & I don't know what they're called.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dottyjyoung Thank you! I responded.

  • @IntoTheLightAstrology
    @IntoTheLightAstrology6 ай бұрын

    What a great video! My situation is a bit different, though, depending on your reply, I may be good with your method. My door has the same sag as yours as viewed from the top when closed. In this case the frame isn't square! (an apartment 3rd floor). It is far enough off that the striker plate is barely too high for the lowered "tongue"/latch? to enter, unless I lift forcefully on the handle while closing. All the screws were tight, and visually the hinges are screwed in flush. Question: do you think that I may get the needed lift by removing the hinge pins and bending? I already tried to pop out the top and middle pins, and with a hammer and pointy tool they didn't budge! (the doors are only 7 years old).

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    6 ай бұрын

    HI, yes bending the hinges should help a lot even if the frame isn't square... Now if the frame is really bad you might correct the problem at the top, but then it might start to rub in a different spot! If the frame isn't "plumb" then the corners at the top are actually square, but just out of plumb.. .then bending the hinges will solve it. If you measure the frame at the top and again in the middle and bottom, this'll give you an idea if you'll wind up with a new problem in a different spot... hope that helps.

  • @garthera7819

    @garthera7819

    6 ай бұрын

    Using my makeshift homemade plumb, I can say that it definitely isn't plumb, nor level, nor square. And without first checking with the neighbors I won't even try to remove the hinge pin, as it is tighter than I've ever encountered. In fact with the pin in it feels like those knuckles are misaligned, like the hinge was really tweaked. Anyway, I'll probably try to get either our maintenance (with luck) or pay a pro. If I were to offer a carpenter a fixed fee payment, what's reasonable (for a poor older person). Thanks so much!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    6 ай бұрын

    HI, It does sound like it needs some pretty good tweaking to get it back straight again. Handymen are pretty far apart on pricing so it's hard to say what they would or should charge you. Many of them will charge a service call fee which is understandable in case they run into a short and quick job. Usually the service call fee will cover the first hour... after that they range from 30-70 dollars an hour depending on the person and the area.

  • @IntoTheLightAstrology

    @IntoTheLightAstrology

    6 ай бұрын

    @@TheHomeImprovementChannel That's about what I was imagining. I really appreciate your guidance and opinions on this. And by the way, in case you're curious, about half the time I've clicked on your video it starts with youtube selected commercial. That's better than each time! I hope you get something for that...

  • @druekberg
    @druekberg11 ай бұрын

    Hmm, what am I doing wrong? Maybe I have extra strong hinges. Stanley, probably installed when the house was built in 1953. Could not get them to bend with the crescent wrench, only in a vise with vise grips. Both tools scratched up the brass coating. Door still sticks, maybe bowed from hanging clothes on an over-the-door hook on it for years.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    11 ай бұрын

    If those are older hinges they are almost certainly thicker and stronger. This method definitely works on newer hinges that are weaker. Yes a vice is a good alternative for a stronger hinge. Without being able to see it it's hard to say why its still sticking. When you shift the door frame around upon installation that fixes that problem, bending the hinges around simulates moving the whole frame if the frame is out of square.

  • @Tommy_007
    @Tommy_0078 ай бұрын

    Great video. Just a tiny bit hairy. New subscriber here. Do you have any tips when the door hinges are made of plastic?

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the sub! I've never seen plastic hinges. You could replace them with metal ones or try heating them up with a heat gun and bending just a little bit. Should do the same thing. If you use the heating up route, you might have to take them off first so you don't heat the door trim up to much and scorch the paint. I would replace with metal if that's an option.

  • @AtomizerX
    @AtomizerX2 жыл бұрын

    What if the door slowly swings open when unlatched, instead of just staying in whatever neutral position you released it in?

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh yea, I've ran into that before. That one isn't so easy. Theres probably something not level or plumb about the door installation. Try taking a level and checking for it to be out of level. Maybe you can adjust the top hinge by chiseling the hinge pocket in a little closer towards the door stop if it's sagging in that direction..

  • @stayforever82

    @stayforever82

    2 жыл бұрын

    Funny I just fixed my door that was having the same issue. Here is the video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aKp1vKmhaZeegLQ.html

  • @roccomiller2647
    @roccomiller26478 ай бұрын

    Can anyone tell me which language/words i need to use to even google my door issue? The door is perfectly flush, brand new hinges with long screws, perfect spacing around the entire door.. however - the top portion of the door closes before the bottom does!! You start to close the door, you hear a tap, you look up and the door is closed on the top left except oh no its actually open from eye level down and if you want to close it you have to press your body hard against it. It seems the door itself is… tilted?

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    8 ай бұрын

    HI... Either the frame is not straight (parallel) with the wall on both sides, or the door itself is warped. If it's way out you might have a little bit of both going on. If it's a minor issue you can wedge something on the top to space it out even further (since that closes first) and try to force the door closed and leave it like that for a day or two. This might warp the door back the other way... If it's way out, you might have to pull the door casing loose and try to re-align the door frame so it better matches up with the door. I hope all that made sense.

  • @kandyfleet
    @kandyfleet6 ай бұрын

    I usually cuss whenever something like @7:15 happens

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    6 ай бұрын

    Lol! 😂

  • @gdeli
    @gdeli10 ай бұрын

    now we know what tommy lee is up to! haha

  • @gdeli

    @gdeli

    10 ай бұрын

    good one bro

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    10 ай бұрын

    Lol.... I just wish I had his wallet!

  • @AndreyDraganov
    @AndreyDraganov2 жыл бұрын

    How can we discuss a business collaboration?

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    What do you mean?

  • @AndreyDraganov

    @AndreyDraganov

    2 жыл бұрын

    We are looking for partnership in content creation for our website.

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AndreyDraganov Gotcha.. you can contact me through my Facebook page at "take a bath productions".. Thank you

  • @AndreyDraganov

    @AndreyDraganov

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheHomeImprovementChannel Done!

  • @johnnytrain001
    @johnnytrain001 Жыл бұрын

    1:54 LOL!!!!

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol.... 😂

  • @fakawat7220
    @fakawat72207 ай бұрын

    you mean a longer screw not bigger

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    7 ай бұрын

    Hi, actually longer and bigger is good. IF the threads in the doorframe are stripped a bigger screw can fix that.

  • @gladysmarywalther7792
    @gladysmarywalther7792 Жыл бұрын

    This man is good. Very helpful,. Easy to understand ,. But being a female might not be able to fix it,,,

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the feedback! The thing to remember is to try not to pull the screws loose when you're trying to bend the hinges.. If that happens, just replace the short screw the hinges come with, with a longer screw(s) to screw into the 2x4 behind the door jamb.

  • @nreid4486
    @nreid44862 жыл бұрын

    Haircut

  • @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    @TheHomeImprovementChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe someday..🙂

  • @leightaft7763

    @leightaft7763

    Жыл бұрын

    No way. You do you.

Келесі