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Howdy

Looking for tips to fix my lounge door which won't close.

The bottom of the door catches the floor, and it takes great effort to push it into the door frame.

The pics show unevenness between the frame and the door at the top, plus what the hinge looks like.

YouTube videos show the presenters tapping a pin from the hinge, which reveals uneven knuckles that can be straightened to match when the door is closed.

My hinge doesn't have a pin I can knock out, instead there is an allen key slot, turning it does not loosen anything.

What can I do?

Cheers

If the gap between door and frame are even all around then it is an issue with the bottom of the door catching the floor. Is it within your skill set to remove the door and plane it down a bit.

DWD

strange owld hinge that. closest to that ive ever seen is a national hickman hinge.

I wondered if it was an old fire door hinge?

DWD

dewaltdisney wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 2:19 pm If the gap between door and frame are even all around then it is an issue with the bottom of the door catching the floor. Is it within your skill set to remove the door and plane it down a bit.

DWD

Howdy

It is tighter at the top.

I could take the door off and sand some material off the bottom, but that would be a faff

fin wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 4:43 pm strange owld hinge that. closest to that ive ever seen is a national hickman hinge.

So this hinge is not a standard item in UK homes?

sergeantsam111 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 6:04 pm

fin wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 4:43 pm strange owld hinge that. closest to that ive ever seen is a national hickman hinge.

So this hinge is not a standard item in UK homes?

it doesnt look to be to me mate. im a joiner and work in standard houses so domestic rather than site work, never ever seen a hinge like that

Not a hinge that I’ve encountered as far as I can remember but either way if it’s tight at the top and catching at the bottom of the door faffing around with the hinge is going to be a waste of time , the door needs to come off and have some planed off it.

fin wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 10:17 pm

sergeantsam111 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 6:04 pm

fin wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 4:43 pm strange owld hinge that. closest to that ive ever seen is a national hickman hinge.

So this hinge is not a standard item in UK homes?

it doesnt look to be to me mate. im a joiner and work in standard houses so domestic rather than site work, never ever seen a hinge like that

ah.

this is a new build house from Barrat Homes built in 2007. I suspect they bought a load of bits and bobs in bulk on the cheap, some of which is non-standard

Grendel wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 6:28 am Not a hinge that I’ve encountered as far as I can remember but either way if it’s tight at the top and catching at the bottom of the door faffing around with the hinge is going to be a waste of time , the door needs to come off and have some planed off it.

ah, guess I'll have to lump it and plane the door