This is because the frame is not perfectly plumb. A quick fix is to loosen, not remove, the hinges on the frame side. Don't bother the screws that go into the door itself. Take thin pieces of cardboard and cut them to roughly the same size as the hinge plate. Ever look for a use for those mailers the cassette for Talking Book Topics comes in? Make sure to use cardboard that isn't corrugated. Corrugated will crush under pressure and you'll have a problem again.
Not knowing which end of the door is tilted, you have to play a bit. But take the pieces of cardboard and I'd start with the bottom hinge. Take all of the screws out of that hinge that are in the door jam and start to place the cardboard shims behind the hinge. Tighten the screws again and see if that made a difference. It takes some time to keep playing and you may have to use 3 or 4 pieces to bring the door itself back to a plumb condition. If it doesn't improve doing this on the bottom, take them out and try again on the top hinge. If you leave them in on the bottom and start trying to do the same thing at the top you will offset the door enough to create a problem closing the door. See if that helps ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Patterson To: Blind HandyMan Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 8:37 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Door swing shut. Have a bedroom door that will slowly swing to the closed position. Takes nearly 10 seconds for it to do so. Is there a easy fix? Yeah, yeah a door stop. Seriously though... Keith Patterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
