Place the screwdriver under the head of the pin.
How to stop bathroom door from swinging open.
Slightly tap the screwdriver with the hammer until a gap forms between the head of the pin and top of the hinge.
Remove the door jamb by cutting the nails behind jamb with reciprocating saw or hacksaw blade.
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Reinstall jamb and door so that it is plumb and level in both directions then reinstall casing.
If the door still won t stay open do the same with the lower hinge.
Remove the door casing decorative trim around door.
Removing the middle hinge pin allows the door to stay in place via the top and bottom hinges.
We all have these kinds of doors you open it and it swings itself mostly shut.
Then tap up on the pin s head with a hammer until you can remove it by hand.
Then bend the pin slightly with a firm whack.
Latch the door and have a helper steady it while you work.
This will stop the door from swinging open or closed by itself.
Or you close it to within an inch of the frame and it swings itself open.
Stick the shim loosely between the door and the jamb to hold the door in position when you drive out the upper hinge pin.
Remove the shim and test the door.
Remove the hinge pins if the door still won t stay open.
Begin with the bottom pin and work up.