Top Door Hinge Not Lining Up

Tighten screws gradually and watch the trim to make sure you don t.

Top door hinge not lining up.

Drive a screw near the middle of the area where the door is rubbing. Drill through the jamb countersink the screwhead with a countersink bit. Check the door from corner to corner on both sides of the door. Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame.

Existing screw holes don t work the screw holes don t line up and you can see that when you screw the new screws in they won t be a tight fit now. Open and close the misaligned door to look for areas where it sticks or doesn t line up correctly. How to fix a misaligned door step 1. This is the new door hinge that will need to be hung onto this door surround.

You will then surely know which direction the door. You may need to add a second screw. Take the string and wrap or tape it to the top of the door. You can see the existing holes from where the old door has been removed.

Pull the string tight to the bottom of the door.