Door hinge/frame secure/rebuild

Post #361,032 by crazy 7/20/12 8:24:45 AM Reply	Door hinge/frame secure/rebuild I have an inner door that is 100 years old, solid, over 100lbs. I can barely lift it. The top hing screws are totally lose in the frame. The frame is a bit cracked along the screw holes as well. Plastic wood filler is meaningless, no secure whatsoever. The middle hinge is getting lose as well from the weight. The door needs to be lifted to fully close. So what do I do? Can I secure it as is with something like Liquid Nails? Glue the frame, then glue/screw the hinge, THEN attach the door? Or do I need a full frame rebuild?
Post #361,033 by Another Scott 7/20/12 8:34:47 AM Reply	The trim doesn't support the weight. You need screws that reach into the 2x4s behind the trim pieces. With luck, slightly thicker, slightly longer screws will do the job for you. I have a hollow bathroom door with hinge problems. Unfortunately, longer/thicker screws won't work because there are large nails in the 2x4s where the hinge screws need to be. So I'll eventually have to remove the trim and work on the 2x4s (removing the big nails in the way, repairing the 2x4s and refastening it somehow...) HTH a bit. Good luck. Cheers, Scott.
Post #361,034 by hnick 7/20/12 8:59:17 AM Reply	In addition to what Scott said If you are already using large screws, instead of plastic wood you can drive a thin wooden dowel rod into the hole and drive the screw into that. I've used chopsticks with thinner nails. I've done this with hollow doors with no problem. With a solid door, you might want to try putting some glue on the dowel before insertion. Just a thought...
Post #361,035 by drook 7/20/12 9:11:46 AM Reply	I've done that trick with popsicle sticks -- Drew
Post #361,047 by crazy 7/20/12 2:08:38 PM Reply	Already using big screws Replaced the shorter ones. Anything shoved in there to firm it up will end up splitting the frame. I don't see/feel a 2x4 behind it. Grr. I'll get my daughter's boyfriend to deal with it, he's a cabinet maker.
Post #361,066 by Ashton 7/20/12 6:52:36 PM 7/20/12 7:04:16 PM Reply	(Crazy post above==invisible, til refresh.. ) Somewhere there's a Yes/No alternating toggle in the Show-Post mix, maybe? Edit: meaningless! because My Post hasn't yet made it past the Yes/No/Maybe tri-state logic. Yet. (My Post does appear if the Top post is clickied--just not in forum main display. Yet.) Edit2: Heh.. now my original post re using epoxy + shims is gone, even after clickifying top post from main menu: and THIS one (opened to Edit) showed 2 edits--presumably one of those does have My Original Post? fwiw Edited by Ashton July 20, 2012, 06:57:02 PM EDT Edited by Ashton July 20, 2012, 07:00:11 PM EDT Edited by Ashton July 20, 2012, 07:04:16 PM EDT Expand All History

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