How To Fix A Sagging Door

Got a door that’s sagging?
This one is rubbing at the top.
Let me show you the best way to fix it.
First, pick out a 2 ½” long screw that is the same color and diameter as your hinge screws.
You’re going to need a bit for the screw- this one is Phillips.
I’m using an extension to clear the door, and you’ll need a drill or an impact driver.
We just moved into this apartment while we are building our new house, and this is a repair that needed to be done.
These hinge screws were loose and completely stripped out, and they were only long enough to go into the door jamb.
I replaced this middle hinge screw because it’s closer to the center of the jamb and more likely to reach the framing.
The 2 ½” screw will go all the way through the door jamb and into the 2x4 stud behind it.
Once the head of the screw reached the hinge, I kept on going so that it would pull the hinge and the jamb back to where it needed to be.
I also replaced the screw above- The door is no longer sagging, and it doesn’t rub.
The margin above the door is still big, but it opens and closes like it should. @hausplans

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[QNTM-_LUXXX]

Double check it’s flush amongst the entire length of the edge, great video! Just gotta remind the newbies . I was taught this by a old man, and now do it even when I instal new doors to ensure no future sagging .

[MatthewAndrade-qg]

I remember doing this in 2013 for the restroom door at our house with 4 room mates. Except I was a broke sign installer and used a left over 6 inch torque deck screw 😂😂

[SLNTGMR]

Other videos will have you try and bend the hinge holding the door... I tried that, this was the only fix that worked for me... and the simplest too.

[Gordoff-]

As a retired locksmith I've done this hundreds of times. I use 3" screw though. It was always amazing to me that so called professional carpenters don't care one iota to do this correctly.

[joshuadickey]

If the hole is stripped for the longer screw as well, then you can fill the hollow with toothpicks and a little glue. Then wait 30 minutes for it to dry then drill your screw back in. It has always worked for me.

[MC-wghi]

As a contractor's helper, we called this the $80 screw- as that's what it cost to have us come out and implement it.

[lukesesco]

I also like drilling door hinges from the couch

[wallacehannah]

Yea, amazing! If I would have thought about that back in 1987....oh thats right, we were taught to install doors properly the first time

[YourAverageReviews]

If I'm renting an apartment I'm calling the maintenance and having them do this for me. That being said, now I know how to do it myself!

[robertg]

You can also stick a couple toothpicks or wood match in the hole to create a new thread point

[richardwang]

Excellent stuff brother. Im about to run this fix on my girlfriends bathroom.

[comfortablynumb]

You should change all the screws for longer ones. Longer is stronger and better for security. They make kicking a door in quite a bit harder to do.

[AlbertLebel]

Actually a good tip. Most of the time the screws only go into trim. It's awful

[JessyU]

I needed these videos 2 years ago...haha

[Aloh-odef]

I would of just taken out the screws.

Inserted some match sticks into the holes.
Snap flush with the hinge.

This replaces the wood, that the screw removed.
Making a tight fitting screw fix.

Simple drill screws back in, job done 😊

[wyattmabe]

Yo youtube is the feds. Man my door is sagging like it's single and this comes up on my for you page. Man this weird. But thank you for the tips.

[Blake-cv]

Doesnt work as well with solid core doors but none the less you should put longer screws in the top 2 hinges for this reason

[bilnitro]

The problem is the door stop that was installed. It pulls the jamb every time you let it swing open. The screw will help but it will sag again.

[letumopifex]

Don't forget to put the old screws back before you leave or they might charge you for the repairs 😂

[jeremyfreeman]

Wax the screw and even pre drill so it doesn't break off in there