Tweaking Door Hinges

Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise.

Tweaking door hinges.

If the mortise in the jamb is set too close to the stop the door will bind against the stop. Solve door problems such as sagging sticking or misaligned doors by re bending tweaked hinges so your doors. 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. The hinge tweaker tools are bringing door maintenance professionals more value with a simple well designed and ergonomically friendly tool set.

If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose. Allow the glue to dry. Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes. This might cause the door to creak or to spring back from a closed position.

Power of the. On the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. The power of the hinge tweaker comes from the design of the hinge barrel combined with the leverage arm. Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer.