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Interior Door Question
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:12 AM
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Bought this house about 2.5 years ago. I think it was 2 years old when we bought it. About 6 months into living here, we started having a couple interior door hinges that just started pulling out from the frame. They were tiny screws, but larger screws didn't help, especially when going into the door. This seems to be happening on 5 or 6 doors. Usually ones that my kids throw stuff behind and try to slam (Laundry, closet, under stair storage). Enny yous guys got any solutions?
Internet says to shove toothpicks in the holes, cut them off, then screw into that. Or use wooden dowels, same thing though. I was thinking about using some of those plastic screw anchors for drywall and hope that works, but if I ream it out too much, Imma be replacing doors and frames. So far I have just used slightly bigger and longer screws (yeah, twss) and it works for a little while, but the damn laundry room door is in shambles.
Thanks in advance to you guys.
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Re: Interior Door Question
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:14 AM
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Take the doors off the hinges and hang up some beads
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This thought has crossed my mind
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:15 AM
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but the new puppy likes to go into closets and laundry room to eat dirty socks and undies. So that is a no-go.
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used alan beads are more affordable than you might think.
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Apr 30, 2025, 12:04 PM
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wwww.shop-txtf.com
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Replace doors with Tie-dye tapestries with black lights and lava lamps?***
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:24 AM
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Glad I read the comments first, cause I already picked out my googled pig
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:34 AM
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to suggest this. Lutz
Try slamming this bisch
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Like the art of seduction***
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:51 AM
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Probably need to share some pics of the laundry room
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:16 AM
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with wife bent over washing machine in skirt before we can assist.
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Re: Probably need to share some pics of the laundry room
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:17 AM
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What are you DOING step bro?!?
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Have you tried getting the
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:27 AM
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kids to stop throwing stuff behind doors then slamming them? I think I'd try that first. A rolled up newspaper may help.
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Paw Warrior [4778]
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Wooden spoons and/or a well-time chancla toss are also effective deterrents.***
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:31 AM
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Absolutely. And they listen so well
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:51 AM
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thanks. Still doesn't fix the doors
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It wasn't until I owned a home that I realized how big of a pain in the ###....
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:30 AM
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...doors, the process of hanging doors, and pretty much all door-related issues really are.
I have a new found respect for anyone with a good looking door that works properly. I will also never laugh at any story involving someone's front door getting egged or falling victim to any door-related shenanigans.
A door is one of those things that's easy to take for granted...until something starts going wrong.
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Our front door catches in the summer when it is warm, doesn't quite close
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Apr 30, 2025, 1:48 PM
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right. I was going to get one of those automagic locks but I imagine it would be hell getting it to work in the warm months when the wood expands ever so slightly. Instead, I have to pull on the door to close and lock it. Door is like 10' tall too, I sweater gawd I aint trying to do anything to that door unless I have to.
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Re: Interior Door Question
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:35 AM
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We had a couple of doors doing that. I used bamboo skewers instead of tooth picks. Seems to have done the trick. But, it’s just the two of us here. No oblivious youngins.
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When you say bigger screws, how big?
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:40 AM
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If you use significantly longer screws (e.g. 3 - 4 inches (twss)), it should catch the 2x4 jamb that the door is hung in.
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I think that has worked on the frame side, the door side is getting me now
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:52 AM
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Soft af wood, I guess.
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How big are your screws?
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:53 AM
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I just assumes there is a standard size
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2 minutes usually
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:57 AM
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unless I have been drinking.
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I don't know that the wall anchors would do what you want.
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:40 AM
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If there is no where for those wings to pop out then press up against like on dry wall they may just fall out as bad as the other stuff. A dowel and glue may be the only way. Sounds like the fame is #### rotted or just insanely soft wood.
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Did someone say
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:46 AM
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wood?
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Dowels and wood glue - only use drywall anchors for drywall...***
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:46 AM
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And termite treatment, just in case...***
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Wreckamend toothpicks first....
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Apr 30, 2025, 12:05 PM
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The flat.head screws cannot be higher than the hinge. They must be flush. A flat head bolt with toggle would be next choice for door hinge only. You could relocate the.hinges, butt that's a.lot.of work. hth
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