How To Adjust Commercial Door Height

If the lock plate isn t at the right height the hook bolt doesn t fully catch behind the plate and the door won t be really locked.

How to adjust commercial door height. The fourth hinge is required for the two inches over the 90 inch height. Steel entrance doors are prone to sagging or sticking after extended use. In this video we use the swisco 79 128 right 1 8 recessed door offset pivot set arch. An additional butt hinge is required for each additional 30 inches or fraction of in height.

For example a 92 inch door will have four hinges. This is because the screws in the hinges loosen and cause the door to fit improperly. How to adjust a steel door. If your door won t close tighten the screws on the hinges and replace the middle screw on the top hinge with a 3 inch 7 6 cm screw.

Luckily it s really easy to adjust the height of the plate. How to adjust a door by the hinges for better alignment it can be the case that a door springs open on its own when you try and close it. This could be because the hinges are chopped in too deeply causing the edge of the door and the frame to bind against each other when shutting the door. Size 4 1 2 heavy duty butt hinges are used on standard commercial doors.

For this you will need a step ladder and a screwdriver. Adjust its height level it out and make sure it is completely stable before moving on to the next step. The best way to adjust the hinges on your door depends on what kind of problem your door has. A quick tutorial video on how to install a commercial door pivot set.

Using a phillips 2 screwdriver remove the two retaining screws in the lock plate and adjust the plate up or down as needed.