QUALITY FIRST GENERAL CONTRACTING INC.

HOW TO:

As part of our continual effort to increase homeowner's knowledge of their home and to bring quality services to the construction industry, Quality First will use this space as a means to offer ideas and remedies for issues that may exist in your home. We will use jobsite videos, short postings, as well as pictures to offer our community a How To Tips.

This page is in the process of being further developed and will become what we hope to be an educational page that will assist homeowners in becoming kings and queens of their castle. Please visit weekly to see our "How To Tips."

THIS WEEK'S TIP:

Sometimes a pesky door won't remain open after you open it. It slowly moves its way in the direction of closing as if some unseen hand or force is closing it. This is a result of the door not being set exactly plumb when it was initially hung. Plumb is what carpenters refer to when we are wanting something straight up and down with no deviation from an imaginary true and vertical line. Plumb and level are often semantically confused. Level refers to a true horizontal plane from one side to the opposite side. Roads can be level or not level. Roads are never plumb. Utility poles are considered plumb and are level only when they are lying on the ground, but enough of level and plumb.

One solution to a door which closes on its own is a door stop, a rock, or a trash can. However, we offer an alternative solution which may be a remedy for your ghostly door which seems to close all on its own.

: Remove one hinge pin from one of the door hinges by using a hammer and narrow punch, a punch smaller than the hinge pin, to softly drive the hinge pin upward until the hinge pin can be removed from the hinge by hand. We recommend beginning with the middle hinge.

Place the hinge pin on a solid surface such as a block of wood or concrete surface which is ok if gets dinged or damaged. We recommend doing this outdoors in order to prevent floors or tabletops being damaged.

Gently strike the hinge pin with a hammer in the center of the pin only enough to slightly bend the hinge pin. Remember to GENTLY strike the hinge pin. The goal is not to bend the hinge pin but to place enough of a curvature in the pin to cause friction in the hinge once the hinge pin is placed back in the hinge. The slight bend you place in the hinge pin should provide enough resistance in the hinge movement to prevent the door from its ghostly closing.

Place the hinge pin back in the door hinge slot and GENTLY tap the top of the hinge pin downward until it is fully seated in the hinge. Sometimes, it may take repeating this same process with another hinge on the door.

Remember to always WEAR EYE PROTECTION and USE CAUTION!

Quality First General Contracting Inc. nor any of its affiliates are responsible for damage due to exceeding the force described above. Remember, GENTLE, OUTDOORS, EYE PROTECTION AND CAUTION.

If this endeavor is beyond what you feel your capabilities are, Quality First is available to help. A service call fee will apply, but we are confident you can do this!