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Screen door job in Eugene went 3/16 out of square and I caught it on the last hinge
Was hanging a screen door on a 1920s bungalow in Eugene two weeks back, and the frame was racked just enough that the door dragged on the sill by the time I got the third hinge set. I'd already trimmed the stiles and predrilled everything, so pulling it apart felt like admitting defeat. Instead I shimmed the bottom hinge out with a strip of business card, tapped the top hinge in about 1/8 inch, and the door swung clean. The homeowner watched the whole thing and asked if I was "cheating," which honestly is fair. Two months later it's still closing with one finger. Anyone else got a shim trick that holds up longer than the card stock does?
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drew5520d ago
Did the same thing on a farmhouse porch in Corvallis years ago, but I used a piece of an old leather belt instead of card stock. Cut a strip about an inch wide, punched two holes and used the hinge screws to pin it in place so it could not walk out. That door was still hanging right four winters later when the owner sold the place, so leather holds up way better than paper in wet Oregon weather.
Why not try a scrap of innertube next time, it grips better than card stock and will not mush out when it gets damp.
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