How To Take Hinges Off A Stuck Door

Simple tool and tips to removing hinge pins on a front door.

How to take hinges off a stuck door.

Leave one screw in the top hinge and remove it last so you can hold the door safely when fully detached from the frame. Wait for 10 to 15 minutes for the spray to penetrate the hinge. Tap the bottom of the hinge pin with a hammer and screwdriver to pop up the pin. Clear the paint from the top of the screw use the tip of a flat blade screwdriver to clear all the paint off the top of the screw heads exposing the slots.

Use hinge pin remover. If you find carrying out the given steps difficult you can simplify the task by using a hinge pin remover. If the weight of the door makes it difficult to separate the hinges wedge a pry bar under the door to take the weight off the hinges. Do not try to do this task alone as doors are heavy and can easily topple over and damage things.

Simply spray the lubricant into the gaps under the hinge cap the hinge bottom and each of the hinge gaps. Oiling door hinges can be done easily with a spring tool hinge pin remover. Best of all it only requires a hammer and a small screwdriver. Tap the base of the hinge pin gently using a hammer and pop the pin up using a screwdriver.

Open and close the door a few times to further distribute the lubricant around the hinge. Close the door to take some weight off the hinge. If this isn t working try ramming the pin up with a few more taps from the hammer. Close the door to take some of the weight off the hinge.

Slide a piece of cardboard under the door to protect the floor then ease the door off the hinges by lifting slightly at the knob with one hand and under one of the hinges with the other hand photo 3. For the sake of stability take off the bottom hinge first followed by the top. It is a pin popper and specifically designed to ease door hinge pin removal. If the door is triple hinged take out the middle one first.

Wait 10 to 15 minutes for the spray to penetrate all the moving parts of the hinge. Grady johnson is an act. When a hinge is being particularly stubborn you can spray a silicone based lubricating spray to help it come loose. Tapping the hinge with a hammer can loosen it up.

A painting expert shows you how to remove the hinges from a door in this free video on updating old doors. Once you take out the stuck door hinge pin or other pieces you can remove the door.