Door Hinge how do I measure?
I'm stuck on a problem here...One hinge on bathroom door creaks bad when you open it. Noticed bottom is tweaked out just a bit. I'm trying to get another hinge. Tried Lowes and Home Depot and Ace, n...
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Pangaea Ron wrote:
To help clarify?
I'd remove and straighten the hinge. Then I would install the top three screws into the existing holes at the frame and door edge. The bottom hole into the door edge may no longer be properly aligned and will need to be filled and re-drilled for the bottom screw. I would glue a match stick or sticks into the hole before drilling.
OK thanks, match as wood filler, now I get it.
For some reason I was thinking to use match as a pry bar, to bend back into place, without removing hinge. Wooden match looks to be just right fit.
