Fixing a sagging door - GIF

**N00b Machinist** · Jul 5, 2021, 07:00 PM

It appears to have worked but I don’t think that’s the Queen’s Rules, textbook way to fix that.

**Toolmaker51** · Jul 11, 2021, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by N00b Machinist

It appears to have worked but I don’t think that’s the Queen’s Rules, textbook way to fix that.

I'd make it a Queen's Rule.........
"Quit hanging all your granny panties on there", and duck incoming textbook.

My house (1901), hinges are cast, doesn't seem tweaking the knuckles would work. Little noticeable setting of foundation, doors can warp or swell in humid parts of the year.

**Haroun** · Jan 14, 2025, 10:34 AM

This is the wrong thing to do 1st. As he pulls the shim the door drops & he catches it holding the knob & then opens the door. Maybe he didn't carry the door & the hinge hold it, maybe not. Would need to see the whole door to tell if he's just lifting the door by the knob. The place to start with a sagging door is check the top hinge for looseness. Tighten the screws & maybe the door lifts up & free of the binding. If the screw is still loose then plug the hole with a splinter & tighten up the screw. If that doesn't work I go for a longer screw to get a better grip. I have up to 6" drywall screws to be able to find sound wood. 99% of doors fix this way. I've encountered doors with the framing behind the jamb split & unable to take a screw & removed the casing & glued (or epoxied) the frame tight again. I was taught that a door with a loose hinge will drop soon after I plane & rehang it leaving a door with a weird angled bottom when It does get repaired correctly.