How To Fix Steel French Doors That Stick

Fixing french doors is not rocket science.

How to fix steel french doors that stick.

If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws. You know where you have sort of the overlap the astrical moulding. This can be done while the door is in place if you have access to the necessary spots. For your french doors that won t close the secret to repairing french doors is to align french doors first by securing all the french door hinges to the.

Smooth away any spots that stick with a sanding block. Use a sharp wood chisel or knife to carefully peel off defects in the finish that could cause sticking. Before doing so mark the spot with a pencil on either end where the door needs to be sanded. If you break off a screw head or strip it use an inexpensive device called a screw extractor to remove it.

Tighten the screws in the hinges at the edges of the doors and at the faces of the doorjambs at each side of the opening. Do not over tighten the screws or you may strip break them. You do this one door at a time. In most cases the problem is now fixed.

He whittles a inch wide slightly tapered splinter out of a scrap of wood then squeezes wood glue onto it and into the screw hole. Screws magically work themselves loose over the years. If the french doors have dropped due to loose screws in the hinges attempt to tighten them before you test the doors again. Make sure that closes properly.

Tighten the hinge screws. To repair a stripped screw hole under the hinge leaf tom plugs the hole and gives the screw something new to bite into. Tighten the screws that go into the door and the screws that go into the door frame. You close the door with sort of the jamb side on it.

Lumps or thick drips in paint or varnish on the edges can make a door stick. Then bring the other door into it. With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads. If not remove the door from its hinges and lay it flat on the floor to sand.

Screws with oversized holes can also be tightened at least temporarily by inserting several pieces of toothpicks or some steel wool into the hole. He taps in the plug with his hammer and glue oozes out of the hole.