Door Hinges

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If the doors on your car creak and groan when they're opened or closed, the hinges are dry and need lubrication. That's not just so they no longer disturb the peace. Without lubrication, hinges can eventually bind and bend, and the doors might twist off Dear Pat: I just made a new opening in the wall for a door between two bedrooms. I have installed the door framing and door, but it does not close properly. How do I adjust the hinges so it fits better? -- Lynne F. Dear Lynne: You already have the most "As a professional tradesman, I needed a tool like this to quickly and efficiently pop a door hinge when I need to take a door off its hinges," said an inventor from Bolton, Ontario, Canada. He developed the patent-pending POPPA PIN to pop the pin of a When installing a new or used door, it is important that the hinges are mortised (or recessed) properly. A mortise hinge template and a router are great for installing a large number of hinges, but for one or two doors, a chisel and hammer can get the job Q-I want to remove two doors from their hinges. The hinge pins are down tight, and I don`t know how I can get them out. Also, the last time I tried this I had difficulty holding the door up while I had only one hinge pin left to remove. It was even worse Answer: This is a pesky problem usually seen on and around the most frequently used and heaviest doors in the house. That usually means the front door, bathroom door and at the house-to-garage entrance. It's caused by the rubbing together of the hinge parts. .