Repair Door Frame Hinge Side

Here s how to repair just the split or broken frame area to look as good as new.

Repair door frame hinge side.

If the hinge and jamb are painted cut the paint around the leaf with a utility knife swing the leaf away from the jamb. Use a chisel and hammer or putty knife to pry the door stop and molding away from the frame. Use a couple of bar clamps to draw the frame back together. Ask your helper to hold the door back up with the hinge side of the door near the hinge side of the doorjamb.

Take care not to damage the stop as you remove it from the frame. Try tightening the hinges which can loosen up over time causing the door to sag. Use a hinge binding tool hinge doctor to repair binding hinges. Set the hinges back into their seats or mortises in the door and doorjamb.

With the frame drawn back in shape add a few 2 1 4 trim screws on either side of the split. After time the weight of the door will pull on the hinge and cause the door not to hang straight. 6 screw the hinges back onto the door using screws. The hinge mortise is a shallow recess the hinge fits into on the side of the door.

Open the door wide and insert a wedge under the bottom outside corner to level it. These tools slip over the hinges when the door is closed. A simple method of using golf tees to fix holes that have been stripped out and are to big so the screws will not tighten up the hinge to the door or jamb. Take the trim off the door on both sides using a flat pry bar.

The door is pulled open just past the point where the hinges bind. Repairs are usually quick such as tightening hinges sanding adding insulation tape or caulking the frame taking 1 to 3 hours of work. Use a construction adhesive like liquid nails in the crack. Another hint is to use a long screw in one of the holes in the top most hinge long enough to penetrate the stud.

Place the claw end of the hammer on the side of each nail to support even removal. Many problems with frames and doors can be fixed by adjusting the hardware. Add some door shims behind the damaged area to support it. Clean the dried glue out of the hinge mortise using a chisel.

Remove the screws that hold the loose hinge leaf to the door jamb. A broken door frame doesn t require removal and replacement of the whole thing.