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Jeff Wisnia Jeff Wisnia is offline
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Default Interior house doors drift shut

wrote:
Pulling the hinge pin and tapping it in the middle on a cement surface
to slightly bend it is common way of stopping doors from closing.



Yes, and I HATE that kind of hack slob's approach because it gives the
door an unatural draggy feel when you move it by hand.

The RIGHT way to keep a door from drifting closed is to install a
magnetic or a "spring loaded grabber" door stop. There are lots of
colors and styles available. Here's one:

http://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Door-.../dp/B0006LA2TC


Never heard of hammering the entire hinge. Slight removal of wood
behind the hinge plate often cures doors difficult to close.


And if that doesn't do it, take the door down and plane or sand off the
parts which are rubbing, then refinish them.

Jeff

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