How To Stop Your Door From Swinging Open

This will stop the door from swinging open or closed by itself.

How to stop your door from swinging open.

Doors that swing open to hit the wall can damage the. In most cases a door that either won t stay shut or open is the result of the pins or the shims behind the hinges needing adjustment both of. There are other steps you can take to prevent a door from opening in the case of an emergency. When a door is hung square and plumb its hinges are aligned and the door will stay in place when partially or fully opened.

The closer arm hits the dead stop and keeps the door from opening. A free swinging refrigerator door is not only a major annoyance but it can pose a serious threat to nearby walls and even the fridge itself. If the hinges are out of alignment for any reason the law of gravity dictates that the door will fall open or closed swinging on its hinges to reach its lowest point. See the black bumper in this picture.

Tap the pin upward out of the hinge using a hammer and a pin punch. Dead stops are designed to keep your doors from opening past the full open position. In most cases you can rely on a lock but sometimes a normal lock is not sufficient. The bent pin should keep the door from swinging open on its own.

If you don t have a pin punch an eight penny nail will work. I usually start with the bottom hinge. That is a dead stop. Another option is to try to separate the top flat part of the pin.

But you don t need to take the door down and go through the hassle of disassembling everything just to adjust the frame and learn how to stop a door won t stay. Remove one of the hinge pins. If you have a door that swings all the way open every time you leave it slightly ajar the door frame isn t plumb.