How To Fix French Doors That Stick At The Top

Open and close the doors individually.

How to fix french doors that stick at the top.

If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws. Close the doors and inspect the alignment at the top edges and the seam where the doors meet. With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads. Tighten the screws that go into the door and the screws that go into the door frame.

Whether the french doors are completely unable to open only stick intermittently or simply feel rather stiff you must examine them thoroughly to determine the cause of the problem. Then he hoists the door back into its opening lining up the knuckles and dropping in the pins first top then bottom. Once the paint has dried tom re attaches the hinge leaves. If any of the screws keeps turning without drawing the hinge tighter remove the screw and.

If the doors cannot open at all use a flashlight to check the gap between the doors and the frame for anything amiss. Screws magically work themselves loose over the years. Open and close the doors together to check for sticking along the center where the two doors meet. If it s a matter of the door edge hitting the door frame use your philips screwdriver and tighten the screws on either the top middle or bottom hinge.

Tighten all the hinges on both doors with a screwdriver if they are sagging or if the latch doesn t work. Where the doors stick will determine how you fix the problem. Do not over tighten the screws or you may strip break them. Step 1 determine the source of the problem.

Tighten the hinge screws. Watch for the areas where the doors sticks particularly around the top and bottom of each door.