How To Straighten A Screen Door
Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut around hinge.
How to straighten a screen door. Place enough blocks under the edge to bring the outer edge of the door upwards until it is level. Place a pencil between the doorjamb and the door in the location of where the door is striking the doorjamb first. Turn the adjustment screws clockwise until the frame is parallel with the edge of the door jamb. With the wheels in place put the screen door back in the track by slotting it into the upper track and then dropping it straight down into the lower.
Make sure the flat side of the turnbuckle if it has one is against the screen door. Check the door s angle by placing a small level on the door s center cross brace. Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb. Slide the shim in or out to bring the.
Then pull the bottom out and lower the door until it clears the top. Stretch the screen material. Take the pencil out to see if the door has started to straighten. Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door.
Stretch the new screen fabric tightly over the frame so that it overlaps the retaining grooves leaving extra screen overhanging the frame so you can pull it tightly before stapling. If the door has begun to straighten but is still slightly warped you will want to repeat the pencil in the door method. Hold the door so that the frame is about a quarter inch from the edge of the door jamb. Slant the turnbuckle upward and hold the other end against the hinge side of your door.
Position one end of the turnbuckle about 2 above the bottom corner of the screen door on the handle side not the hinge side. Keep it in place with staples or thumbtacks. Place a level against the latch side edge of the door. Lift it until the rollers clear the track.
Slide a shim between the hinge and the door jamb. Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing. Remove the old screen a sliding screen is supported on rollers that ride in a track. Steps to repair a skewed door.