Need geometry help shimming 2 doors Newish homeowner.. my…
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Need geometry help shimming 2 doors
Newish homeowner.. my doors don't close well after house has settled. But I'm having a hard time conceptualizing how shimming a door's hinge pulls/pushes the door, so could use some help.
Door 1: The latch is too high up against the striker, so it doesn't close/lock tightly. If I unscrew the top hinge completely, it works. So far, I folded an index card thick paper in half and tried to shim the top hinge, but it's still not working. Not sure if I need more thickness, or I'm just doing it wrong.
Door 2: Opposite problem. The latch is too low up against the striker. I can also visibly see that the door has a much wider gap at the top as it moves away from the frame.. so it's like the door is leaning over too far.
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Newish homeowner.. my doors don't close well after house has settled. But I'm having a hard time conceptualizing how shimming a door's hinge pulls/pushes the door, so could use some help.
Door 1: The latch is too high up against the striker, so it doesn't close/lock tightly. If I unscrew the top hinge completely, it works. So far, I folded an index card thick paper in half and tried to shim the top hinge, but it's still not working. Not sure if I need more thickness, or I'm just doing it wrong.
Door 2: Opposite problem. The latch is too low up against the striker. I can also visibly see that the door has a much wider gap at the top as it moves away from the frame.. so it's like the door is leaning over too far.
#diy
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