Tweaking Door Hinges

If the mortise in the jamb is set too close to the stop the door will bind against the stop.

Tweaking door hinges.

If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose. Solve door problems such as sagging sticking or misaligned doors by re bending tweaked hinges so your doors. If the hinge leaf fastened to the door is not set fully in the mortise because of paint plaster tape or misalignment the hinges will bind. The power of the hinge tweaker comes from the design of the hinge barrel combined with the leverage arm.

If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws. Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. Hinge tweaker heavy weight size for 180 gauge commercial door hinge adjustment tool hinge bender make sure this fits by entering your model number. Allow the glue to dry.

On the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes. The hinge tweaker tools are bringing door maintenance professionals more value with a simple well designed and ergonomically friendly tool set. Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer.