How To Level A Door Hinge

Fixing an uneven storm door frame may be as easy as installing shims behind the door hinges.

How to level a door hinge.

Try this only if drawing in the hinges doesn t work. The angle is likely slight so look closely at the bubble in the level. In this video i show you how to accurately and neatly install hinges so they work perfectly and have minimal gaps. Next using the same hand screwdriver adjust the screw that s facing the center style of the cabinet.

I also show you the four ways you can ins. Hold the bubble level against the door jamb s left and right sides and top and check to see if the bubble settles between the viewer s two lines. When the wood expands and contracts it can cause the frame to become uneven. Close the door and check the spacing.

Install shims behind other hinges if necessary. This is really just another version of the hinge adjustment described above. Use a bubble level and carpenter s square to determine if the door frame itself is level. Doug cornwell coo of alure shows you how to adjust your front door in 60 seconds.

If you need more of an adjustment than a quarter of an inch you may need to loosen the screws you used to hang the cabinet. It leaves you with a large screwhead hole to cover. As your house settles you may need to adjust the storm door frame. Look for places where the spacing is uneven such as near the top or the bottom of the door to figure out which hinge needs to be shimmed.

Set two or three cardboard shims in the hinge mortises on the door and jamb then replace the hinge. The storm door frame mounts inside the wooden door frame opening on your home. Over time your door may tilt and leave a gap between the door and the fra. Adjust hinges to level doors.

An out of level door frame will also leave unsightly gaps between the door and the jamb and hardware such as hinges locks doorknobs or latches may not operate properly. By driving a long screw through the latch side of the jamb rather than the hinge side you can often draw in the jamb and give the door a little extra space. Lay a level along the outer edge of your door. This will move the doors up or down a quarter of an inch to level the doors at the top.

Close the door and look for uneven spacing. See if the door and frame are level. Shut your door all of the way and take a look at the crack between the door and the frame.