Tweaking Door Hinges

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.

Tweaking door hinges.

Solve door problems such as sagging sticking or misaligned doors by re bending tweaked hinges so your doors. If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose. Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise.

Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes. If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws. Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer. The hinge tweaker tools are bringing door maintenance professionals more value with a simple well designed and ergonomically friendly tool set.

Allow the glue to dry. This might cause the door to creak or to spring back from a closed position. The power of the hinge tweaker comes from the design of the hinge barrel combined with the leverage arm. If the mortise in the jamb is set too close to the stop the door will bind against the stop.