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I’ve got a barn type storage shed. It has double doors. They’re framed only by a single 2×4 on each side. The short hinge screws are driven into these 2×4″s located behind the doors. The problem is, one of the doors has drooped down about 1/2 inch lower than the opposing door. My idea of how to fix this, is to scab another 2×4 onto the existing 2×4″s, then raise the door back even with the other door, and then drive 3 inch screws thru the hinges to give added support.
Will this work? If you have a better way to solve this problem, I would very much like to hear it.
Thanks.
W.C.
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heh-heh-heh Actually, this was on my mind because I removed and reinstalled our front door, frame and all, yesterday after determining that the wall was nearly 3/4" out of plumb. No wonder the damn thing wouldn't stay shut. Perfectly square, though ... it was interesting to see the 60 y.o. carpenter pencil marks on the frame. In traditional form, there was just one nail through the jamb -- the door was otherwise held in by the casings alone! I'd heard this was common practice but not seen it before.
So now the door works perfectly but I have this interesting trim problem.
*It's like adding a brace -- the brace would run from the (facing the door from the outside) left corner up to the mid point of the door (the hinge side) ----- Use large screw eyes and bolt on the other side -- if you don't want to have a turnbuckle you can run the wire double through each screw eye and use a stick to tighten -- sort of like putting a tourniquet on. >good luck.
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Mr. Turner,
Was it the hinge screws that failed or is it the 2x4 that has released from the wall or is it the hinges that are too weak?
Gabe
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Just call me W.C.
That's what's so odd. The hinge screws aren't loose, the hinges are not loose, but, the fact remains that the right door is down below the left door, about 1/2 inch. And, I don't know why that is?
I should say that the 2x4's are not loose either. Everything is tight. Maybe it's caused from settling. The shed is a couple of years old.
W.C.
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Hi W.C.
In that case, wouldn't it be satisfactory to simply reset the hinges to level your door?
If all is stable, why not try that before spending any money on a cure you may not need?
Later, if it happens again, then spend the money and time to add to the structural.
Gabe
*Sounds like the 2x4's can't support the load -- have to add an old fashioned wire and turn buckle affair that was common on most wooded screen doors in the old days.good luck
*Um, is the jamb still plumb? The door square and flat? Sounds like it's not the screws' fault.
*W.C.I'd have to agree with Andrew,check the doors for square and how big are they?It sounds as if they've droped.Vince
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I'll try to get the door dimensions and check for square tomrrow.
W.C.
*How do go about adding the wire and turn buckle? Can you describe or tell me where I can find info to know how to install?Thanks.W.C.
*Gabe,I'll probably try resetting the hinges, also. Although I've got a bunch of scrap 2x4's, so it wouldn't cost me anything.W.C.
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Vince,
The size of the doors are 35 13/16 x 90 9/16. The right door ( the one that's sagged) is out of square by 1/16 inch. The perimeter along side the hinge/jamb side is not the same all the way down to the bottom of the door. This drooped door is tilted toward the center of the opening about i/4 inch, from the top to middle way of the door, and it fits like it should, from the middle on to the bottom of the door. The door on the left, has an equal perimeter all the way down, from top to bottom.
Thanks.
W.C.
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WC,
Are these slab doors (real doors with plywood on both faces bought from a lumber yard) if so, hollow or soild core?, or built out of framing and plywood? (Cross braces with one side or both covered with plywood or siding)?
Ed. Williams
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Ed,
The doors are just made out of the same siding material that covers the framing. I can't think of the name of it at this moment, but the inside looks like O.S.B. and the outside has a rabbet, so it overlaps when the edges of the siding come together. What do you call that kind of siding? On the outside of the doors, I used 1x4's to make the X's on the lower half of the door. I hope you know what I'm talking about.
W.C.
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WC,
Like everyone has said here, either the door or the shed has moved on you.
Since these are made of 2x4's and lap siding, the door may have just sagged as you posted.
The turnbuckle should do the trick. You can get them at almost any hardware store.
Good luck,
Ed. Williams
*If you have a scrap of plywood lying around, you could set the door right and nail it to the back firmly too.
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I've got a barn type storage shed. It has double doors. They're framed only by a single 2x4 on each side. The short hinge screws are driven into these 2x4"s located behind the doors. The problem is, one of the doors has drooped down about 1/2 inch lower than the opposing door. My idea of how to fix this, is to scab another 2x4 onto the existing 2x4"s, then raise the door back even with the other door, and then drive 3 inch screws thru the hinges to give added support.
Will this work? If you have a better way to solve this problem, I would very much like to hear it.
Thanks.
W.C.