Tweaking Door Hinges

Solve door problems such as sagging sticking or misaligned doors by re bending tweaked hinges so your doors.

Tweaking door hinges.

Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise. This might cause the door to creak or to spring back from a closed position. Allow the glue to dry. Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer.

If the mortise in the jamb is set too close to the stop the door will bind against the stop. Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise. Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes. On the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close.

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. Power of the. The power of the hinge tweaker comes from the design of the hinge barrel combined with the leverage arm. The hinge tweaker tools are bringing door maintenance professionals more value with a simple well designed and ergonomically friendly tool set.