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DIY & Home Improvement

marble falls

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3. You could drill it out and glue in a piece of dowell rod. If you have faith in your skills, you ...

Reply to Lunabell (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2023, 06:45 AM

Aug 2023

... could move the hinge up or down an inch. If the jamb is dry rotted, you could replace the jamb. You could also add another hinge between the the hinges.

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I need help with a door. [View all] Lunabell Aug 2023 OP

Is it a hollow door or a solid core door? Rorey Aug 2023 #1

hollow, I think. Lunabell Aug 2023 #4

This looks like a better method Rorey Aug 2023 #2

Looks fairly easy. I have the tools. Lunabell Aug 2023 #7

You could drill it out and glue in a piece of dowell rod. If you have faith in your skills, you ... marble falls Aug 2023 #3

I think the dowel route is the best. Lunabell Aug 2023 #8

It is the best. But I have a chisel and I'd move the hinge and probably add the third hinge ... marble falls Aug 2023 #10

Lol, just a misused door. No kids in this house. Lunabell Aug 2023 #11

You're on the right track bucolic_frolic Aug 2023 #5

Sounds like the plan. Lunabell Aug 2023 #6

Yes, JB Weld is good, and other brands might be hard to find bucolic_frolic Aug 2023 #9

a new trick I've found successful gibraltar72 Aug 2023 #12