Re: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed
Some times there is just a slight adjustment. Loosen the screws and tap up or down on the striker plate. - Original Message - From: robert moore To: Blind Handyman Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 10:47 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed Thank you all for your good ideas. I borrowed a rasp from my neighbor and just filed on the top of the door I did not take it off the hinges so I need to vacuum. Now the problem is that the door will not stay closed because the striker plate is too low so I will need to take care of that. I think I see how I can do that. I will be back if I get stuck on this one. Robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed
I recently watched Tom Silver on Ask This Old House adjust just such a problem by shimming behind the hinges with playing cards or did he use cardboard I just forget. To lower the latch he shimmed a little more under the top hinge, less at the middle hinge, on a three hinge door. You can shim the mortise in the door frame as well as the mortise in the door. A small amount of shimming can yield quite a bit of movement. Might be that the top of the door didn't need trimming at all, just the hinge shimmed out a touch. Similarly I suppose you might deepen the mortises at the bottom hinge a little if there is not already too much depth. Just some alternatives. Sometimes there isn't enough room of course. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed Some times there is just a slight adjustment. Loosen the screws and tap up or down on the striker plate. - Original Message - From: robert moore To: Blind Handyman Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 10:47 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed Thank you all for your good ideas. I borrowed a rasp from my neighbor and just filed on the top of the door I did not take it off the hinges so I need to vacuum. Now the problem is that the door will not stay closed because the striker plate is too low so I will need to take care of that. I think I see how I can do that. I will be back if I get stuck on this one. Robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed
Hi Dale, This old house, is a great show. Tom Silver is my cousin, and he is a genius. He built the addition in my parents house back in 81. Not only that, Tom was the best man in my parents wedding. Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 3:08 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed I recently watched Tom Silver on Ask This Old House adjust just such a problem by shimming behind the hinges with playing cards or did he use cardboard I just forget. To lower the latch he shimmed a little more under the top hinge, less at the middle hinge, on a three hinge door. You can shim the mortise in the door frame as well as the mortise in the door. A small amount of shimming can yield quite a bit of movement. Might be that the top of the door didn't need trimming at all, just the hinge shimmed out a touch. Similarly I suppose you might deepen the mortises at the bottom hinge a little if there is not already too much depth. Just some alternatives. Sometimes there isn't enough room of course. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net net Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed Some times there is just a slight adjustment. Loosen the screws and tap up or down on the striker plate. - Original Message - From: robert moore To: Blind Handyman Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 10:47 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed Thank you all for your good ideas. I borrowed a rasp from my neighbor and just filed on the top of the door I did not take it off the hinges so I need to vacuum. Now the problem is that the door will not stay closed because the striker plate is too low so I will need to take care of that. I think I see how I can do that. I will be back if I get stuck on this one. Robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed
Hi Roger, Cool! Tom, Roger, Richard and of course Norm my hero are both knowledgeable and entertaining. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Roger Bachelder To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 11:47 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed Hi Dale, This old house, is a great show. Tom Silver is my cousin, and he is a genius. He built the addition in my parents house back in 81. Not only that, Tom was the best man in my parents wedding. Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 3:08 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed I recently watched Tom Silver on Ask This Old House adjust just such a problem by shimming behind the hinges with playing cards or did he use cardboard I just forget. To lower the latch he shimmed a little more under the top hinge, less at the middle hinge, on a three hinge door. You can shim the mortise in the door frame as well as the mortise in the door. A small amount of shimming can yield quite a bit of movement. Might be that the top of the door didn't need trimming at all, just the hinge shimmed out a touch. Similarly I suppose you might deepen the mortises at the bottom hinge a little if there is not already too much depth. Just some alternatives. Sometimes there isn't enough room of course. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net net Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@ mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed Some times there is just a slight adjustment. Loosen the screws and tap up or down on the striker plate. - Original Message - From: robert moore To: Blind Handyman Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 10:47 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed Thank you all for your good ideas. I borrowed a rasp from my neighbor and just filed on the top of the door I did not take it off the hinges so I need to vacuum. Now the problem is that the door will not stay closed because the striker plate is too low so I will need to take care of that. I think I see how I can do that. I will be back if I get stuck on this one. Robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] The door is trimmed
Thank you all for your good ideas. I borrowed a rasp from my neighbor and just filed on the top of the door I did not take it off the hinges so I need to vacuum. Now the problem is that the door will not stay closed because the striker plate is too low so I will need to take care of that. I think I see how I can do that. I will be back if I get stuck on this one. Robert
