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Double swing door
Depending on the rest of the door fit, either the bottom hinge needs to be closer to the jamb, or the top hinges need to be further away from the jamb. Or maybe both in extreme cases.
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What options are there for door stops away from a wall?
You can get magnetic concealed door stops that are almost flush with the door.
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How do I clean and lubricate the mortise lock on my front door
To clean the lock: disassemble and remove the handles, loosen and remove the lock cylinder(s) and/or thumbturns (remove edge cover plate, loosen setscrews a few turns, unscrew these from the lock body ...
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How do I fix a new unfinished hollow interior door that got wet and has buckling?
Most hollow doors are made with fiber board and when they get wet, the fiberboard swells and crumbles. I'd take it back to the store and see if they'll replace it. The cost to them isn't worth an ...
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What is a Cill for an external French door?
Cill is sill.
Per Wikipedia:
A windowsill (also written window sill or window-sill, and less
frequently in British English, cill) is the horizontal structure or
surface at the bottom of a window.
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What self-adhesive door sweeps last longer than 1 year?
For the stick-on sweep to have any hope it must not touch the floor at any point. If the gap is HUGE but consistent as the door swings open, you can reduce it with a stick-on sweep that never touches ...
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What self-adhesive door sweeps last longer than 1 year?
I always found the ones that have screws to fix them work, don't fall off and last 10 years or more.
Anything with "sticky" falls off after weeks or sometimes months.
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Trying to determine safe header span for clear opening on existing remodel
Technically there could exist a table for your header. Analogous to the new deck footing table in the 2021 IRC, such a table would require you to understand the concept of "tributary area." ...
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How can I make an exterior door?
Making a door isn't that bad. You want a uniform material to work with. I would suggest a 5 layer door made out of 5/8" oriented strand board, glued and screwed together. Set 1.25 x 3.5" (...
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How far to put a prehung door in a rough opening?
Keep in mind the exterior finish. Normal is to have some form of frame trim. You can buy brickmold and place around it, attaching to the inside edge of the frame on the outside of the door.
Or ...
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What is the name of this trim piece on my wooden sliding door?
If you are speaking of the moulding with the blue line, that is known as clamshell .
Your dimensions; 5/8 x 3 1/2 " indicate it is baseboard rather than door casing which is usually 2 1/4".
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What is the name of this trim piece on my wooden sliding door?
I think you’re talking about standard door casing. If it looks like cardboard, then it’s ‘mdf’ (medium density fiberboard). You can replace with wood, of course. (Better if in a moisture prone area.)
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My front door’s handle is loose - is there anything I can do about it?
I just replaced the door latch with a new one and it worked like new. Easy $8 repair.
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How to secure a door when the latch doesn't quite catch
Just need to add a 1/16” wood shim behind the hinges. Remove one hinge at a time and add shim. (Door will not move at all)then screw hinge back in. Done!
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How to replace the threshold in a center-hinged exterior porch door?
Especially this time of year, it is probably more wise to to repair the rotted wood in place.
Scrape away the rotted door sill material,
apply wood hardener to what's left (be careful not to get that ...
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Help to identify door manufacturer
I am 99% sure that the door (or at least its appurtenances, e.g. weatherstrip, seals, etc.) was manufactured by Amesbury. Amesbury was acquired by Truth (a long-tenure US fenestration company) in 2013 ...
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Help to identify door manufacturer
You need to call a door specialist. Check door refinishers as well. In my location there are some that refinish or adjust or even rebuild all types of doors.
Most will have or know where to get any ...
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DIY Solution to rental doors with no latch
In the absence of more details about whether this needs to be accessed from inside the room, outside the room or both, here are a couple of options for keeping the two doors together.
Barrel bolt
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DIY Solution to rental doors with no latch
Sounds like a good magnetic latch would do the trick. They can be gotten that are fairly strong where the cat should not be able to open the door but you could without much trouble.
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Defiant Electronic Deadbolt does not retract fully
Answer from a comment made by the OP 6 years ago:
I took it apart sort of and adjusted both plates, added a little dry lube from the trailer and so far so good
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Door handle fell off — and we can’t find a replacement screw
The screw is still there:
Your original pic:
Enhanced for clarity:
You need to find a small Allen Wrench which fits the socket in the end of this grub screw.
Slide the door handle back on, then use ...
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Door handle fell off — and we can’t find a replacement screw
They are normally set screws (grub screws), without a visible head. If you have another door handle, then remove the screw from there to find a replacement.
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Old Mortise Lockset - Help figuring out a replacement type
Backset is distance from door edge to centerline of knob and lock cylinder.
Other dimensions of mortise locks may also differ depending on their age and manufacturer. If you really want to replace it, ...
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Bifold to swing-out closet door conundrum
Standard stop molding is 3/8" thick. Remove the 1/2" lips at the sides. Figure out where you want the face of your door, and install 3/8" thick stop molding by positioning its near edge ...
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