How To Fix A Door That Won T Stay Open

A door that won t stay put when part way or all the way open can be annoying.

How to fix a door that won t stay open. With the dirt removed and with the pins freshly. Whether it swings closed or open if it moves on its own it is not properly adjusted. How to fix a door that won t stay open. We all have an interior door that won t stay partially open or closed when we want it to.

Place it on a hard surface and whack it in the middle with a hammer. The problem can result from the door and it s hardware or it can result from settling of the building. Cut a piece of thin cardboard to the size and shape of the hinge side piece. Rather than keeping a brick in front of it i fixed the problem at the hinge.

This is how to fix a car door that wont stay open for a 2008 2012 nissan altima. Rather than remove and rehang it try removing one of the hinge pins. The same part will cause this issue on any car. This should give it a slight bend which will add tension to the hinge when you re install it.

Basically you are attempting to repair the tension to a workable level. When a door won t stay open the casing is probably leaning slightly in the wall frame. I had a pesky door in my bathroom that kept closing on its own. More by the author.

If the door still won t stay open without assistance remove the screws from the top hinge first. If the hinges are a little dirty the dirt gives the pins a bit of friction which might slow the door down. However while this might be a good solution for a squeaky door it won t do much to fix a door that won t stay open. In fact this solution is more likely to make the problem worse.

Place that piece of cardboard on the door frame where the hinge will be screwed back into place.