If hinge screws on a door are loose because the screw holes have become enlarged, fill the holes with pieces of wood toothpick dipped in glue. When the glue dries, reinsert the screws. Or, wrap hinge screws with steel wool and reinsert. If you're trying to remove a door's hinge pin and the pin won't budge, press a nail against the hinge bottom and tap upward against the nail with a hammer.
If a door binds on the knob side when the door is closed, its hinges may be misaligned. If the top of the knob side binds, tiy putting a cardboard shim behind the bottom hinge. If the bottom corner binds slip a cardboard shim behind the top hinge. To shim a door hinge, loosen the screws on the door frame side. Cut a shim from thin cardboard with slots to fit around the screws, slide it behind the hinge, and tighten the screws. Children old enough to answer the door should be able to see who's there, just as you do. Install a second peephole low enough for youngsters to use. If a doorknob bangs against a wall, protect the wall by covering the knob with a slit-open powder puff.
For better control when lifting a door off its hinges, remove the bottom pin first. When replacing a door on its hinges, insert the top pin first. If a door sticks at the sides, try to plane only on the hinge side. The latch side is beveled slightly and planing could damage the bevel. Plane from side. Work from the ends to the center on the top the center toward the ends. or bottom edge, from the center out on the sides. When you've fashioned a door to the exact size for hanging, bevel the latch edge backward just a bit to let it clear the jamb as it swings open and shut.
To prevent people from mistaking a closed sliding glass door for an open one, apply eye-level decals at both adult and child levels if necessary to alert people before they walk into the pane and possibly injure themselves. You can use the same trick to mark lightweight screens. You needn't worry about oil dripping on the floor if you quiet a squeaky hinge bv lubricating its pin with petroleum jelly rather than oil. Cardboard shields will protect the finish on a door when you clean and polish door hardware. Fit the shields around the pertinent metal parts, holding them in place with masking tape.
If you have to remove some wood at a door's binding points, use a block plane on the top or bottom of the door and a jack plane to work on. If you need to plane the bottom of a door be-cause it scrapes the threshold or the floor, you can do so without removing the door. Place sandpaper on the threshold or floor, then move the door back and forth over this abrasive surface. Slide a news¬paper or magazine under the sandpaper if it needs to be raised in order to make contact.
Before you replace a door that you have planed, seal the planed edges. Ifyou don't, the raw wood will absorb moisture and the door will swell and stick again. Graphite from a soft pencil can be used to lubricate a resistant door lock. Rub the key across the pencil point, and then slide it in and out of the lock several times. If you want to replace an existing lock but you can't find a new one that will fit the existing holes, cover the old holes with a large decorative escutcheon plate.
If a door binds on the knob side when the door is closed, its hinges may be misaligned. If the top of the knob side binds, tiy putting a cardboard shim behind the bottom hinge. If the bottom corner binds slip a cardboard shim behind the top hinge. To shim a door hinge, loosen the screws on the door frame side. Cut a shim from thin cardboard with slots to fit around the screws, slide it behind the hinge, and tighten the screws. Children old enough to answer the door should be able to see who's there, just as you do. Install a second peephole low enough for youngsters to use. If a doorknob bangs against a wall, protect the wall by covering the knob with a slit-open powder puff.
For better control when lifting a door off its hinges, remove the bottom pin first. When replacing a door on its hinges, insert the top pin first. If a door sticks at the sides, try to plane only on the hinge side. The latch side is beveled slightly and planing could damage the bevel. Plane from side. Work from the ends to the center on the top the center toward the ends. or bottom edge, from the center out on the sides. When you've fashioned a door to the exact size for hanging, bevel the latch edge backward just a bit to let it clear the jamb as it swings open and shut.
To prevent people from mistaking a closed sliding glass door for an open one, apply eye-level decals at both adult and child levels if necessary to alert people before they walk into the pane and possibly injure themselves. You can use the same trick to mark lightweight screens. You needn't worry about oil dripping on the floor if you quiet a squeaky hinge bv lubricating its pin with petroleum jelly rather than oil. Cardboard shields will protect the finish on a door when you clean and polish door hardware. Fit the shields around the pertinent metal parts, holding them in place with masking tape.
If you have to remove some wood at a door's binding points, use a block plane on the top or bottom of the door and a jack plane to work on. If you need to plane the bottom of a door be-cause it scrapes the threshold or the floor, you can do so without removing the door. Place sandpaper on the threshold or floor, then move the door back and forth over this abrasive surface. Slide a news¬paper or magazine under the sandpaper if it needs to be raised in order to make contact.
Before you replace a door that you have planed, seal the planed edges. Ifyou don't, the raw wood will absorb moisture and the door will swell and stick again. Graphite from a soft pencil can be used to lubricate a resistant door lock. Rub the key across the pencil point, and then slide it in and out of the lock several times. If you want to replace an existing lock but you can't find a new one that will fit the existing holes, cover the old holes with a large decorative escutcheon plate.
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