How To Fix A Front Screen Door Hinge

If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws.

How to fix a front screen door hinge.

The first thing you need to get to lubricate a screen door hinge is some silicone spray. The wrong way is a temporary fix not cool. Screws magically work themselves loose over the years. Open and close the door to verify that the oil gets all the way to the bottom part of the hinge pin.

It takes less than 15 minutes to fix on average. Screw through the middle hole and redrill the top screw hole at a slight angle so the screw hits solid wood. With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads. You can get a can for less than five dollars at a home supply store.

If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose. Now lubricate the hinges with oil and add some drops at the top of the raised pin. A how to video my first of many to come looking forward to sharing. If the door has a large hinge with four screw holes just drive 3 in.

Tighten the hinge screws. Many parts also have a video showing step by step how to fix the lid or door won t close problem for whirlpool ghw9400pl2. You want to get the kind of can that has the red tube taped to the side. Fix it the right way not the wrong way.

The instructions below from diyers like you make the repair simple and easy. Another important tool will be a rag. Screws straight through the two holes toward the center of the door. Squeaky hinges using a nail insert it beneath the hinge pins and push them halfway up.

If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws. This is not how i usually would do this fix but thought people would like the mi. Screw the new hinge onto the doorframe using your level to check the alignment of the hinge until it s completely. Start with the top hinge unscrewing it from the door and then from the doorframe.