Top Door Hinge Not Lining Up

You may need to add a second screw.

Top door hinge not lining up.

Pull the string tight to the bottom of the door. You will then surely know which direction the door. Drive a screw near the middle of the area where the door is rubbing. Tighten screws gradually and watch the trim to make sure you don t.

Drill through the jamb countersink the screwhead with a countersink bit. Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame. Existing screw holes don t work the screw holes don t line up and you can see that when you screw the new screws in they won t be a tight fit now. You may need to add a second screw.

If the door is warped it will show up as a gap between the string and. Take the string and wrap or tape it to the top of the door. Check the door from corner to corner on both sides of the door. Open and close the misaligned door to look for areas where it sticks or doesn t line up correctly.

This is the new door hinge that will need to be hung onto this door surround.