Bedroom door wont stay put

ConorC1

The door of the bedroom in my house that's 2 years old will not stay in the position I'd like. Ideally I want to leave it slightly ajar (maybe just open by an inch or so) so I can hear kids if they are calling during the night. However the door just opens slowly until it's nearly fully open. I've been using a door stopper or shoe to stop it opening. Any way I can easily fix this?

10-10-20

Either the frame or the door/hingle-position aren't vertical/square and would need to be re-hung. It's a bit of a process to do so, so a door stopper might be the best solution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J9mEOk11-I

Fabio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058374446/bedroom-door-wont-stay-put

One other thing you could try, although it's a bit rough'n'ready…

If the hinges are the usual type, get a hammer and something to push the bar through the hinge. Use the hammer to tap the bar through the hinge until there's about 1 or 2 inches tapped out. Now bend that bar a little and then tap it back into the hinge.

The bend in the bar, small and all as it might be, will introduce a bit of friction to the hinge and it might be just enough to keep the door from swinging.

o1s1n

Not sure very many houses I've lived in have had doors that will stay in an exact 1 inch position all night. They'd either swing open immediately or air flow throughout the house would move them.

I'd say a door stop or a draft excluder are your main options.

Esel

What bar???

10-10-20

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122721487#Comment_122721487

The pivot of the hinge. Not sure I'd be doing that as you're likely to not get that bar back in afterwards.

whizbang

Cut out 3 pieces of cardboard from a cornflakes box, the same size as the hinge. Cut these in half.

loosen all the screws from the top hinge, on the frame side. put a book or similar under the door just in case it pulls away.

Take out the top 2 screws, slide the 1/2 pieces of cardboard behind the hinge, replace the screws loosely, then do the same for the bottom screws.

Tighten the screws and check. Add or subtract cardboard until you get the holding position you like.

10-10-20

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122735858#Comment_122735858

…and if it fecks-up the closing of the door or the latch, then the disassembly is the reverse of the assembly, so to speak. 😀

Victor

Get a baby monitor.

Open doors are a fire hazard.

ConorC1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122735858#Comment_122735858

Thanks very much. This definitely seems like something worth trying and is easily reversible!

GreeBo

Stick some felt pads (stuff you would use under furniture legs) under the door, you may need a few layers to get it to contact the carpet, this will add enough friction that the door wont move by itself but you wont notice any additional effort when using the door.

ConorC1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122735863#Comment_122735863

Unfortunately it was a disassembly of the assembly in my case :D . The door is so close to the frame at the top as it is so the smallest loosening of the top hinge and it didnt close. Was worth a try!