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Do you have a door that's hard to close or maybe that one that won't stay open
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Well guess what? Most of those problems are easy to diagnose and they're easy to solve
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Here's the first place I'd like to begin. I want you to look at the top hinge of the door
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Generally the screws that hold the hinge to the jam and to the door may be loose
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Why don't you just tighten those just a half turn, maybe a full turn, and believe it or not
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that may solve your problem. If that doesn't work, I want you to look at the middle screw in the hinge
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That's the screw that's generally closest to the center of the jam. Remove that short screw and
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replace it with a longer screw, preferably two inches, and that screw will take the door jam
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back into the rough lumber that's hidden back behind the jam. The problem also might be for
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that door that won't close tightly, the hinge might not be deep enough in the jam. To solve
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that problem, you're going to have to take off the hinge and slightly remove some lumber using
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a wood chisel or a razor knife. Now finally, what about that door that magically closes
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on its own? You can solve that easily. All you got to do is take the hinge pin out, strike
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it with a hammer, put a little bend in it, drive the hinge pin back into the hinge and
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you're done. If that doesn't solve the problem, do it to all three hinge pins and believe
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it or not, that will give enough resistance to keep that door open. Remember, solving
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door problems is simple. Take your time, look at all the different parts and remember the
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tolerances are close. Do all that and you're going to have a great time. If you want to
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