E-Z Shim 4 EZ HS400BP Hinge Shim (15 Pack), 15 Count

My door was out of alignment causing the deadbolt to miss the hole unless we lifted on the doorknob while turning the bolt. I tried shimming the bottom hinge but it did not eliminate the problem. Plugging and redrilling holes for the hinge plate screws and using 3 screws, especially in securing the upper hinge to the frame, ended up doing the trick. If, though, you have a gap between the door and the frame on the knob side, these shims are the perfect solution.

Easy to install

These put my outside door back into square.

Front door was not plumb and had a gap at the bottom of about 3/8ths of an inch. Three issues: 1) the existing screws would not be long enough to secure the door into the jamb, 2) the shims were not the same width as the hinge, so there would be a rocker effect as the door opened and closed, 3) a 3/8 inch shim at the hinge side would be pretty ugly. So I will probably cut a tapered piece of wood to put on the jamb on the opposite side. Note these would probably work well for a smaller gap, however hinge screws are set into the jamb and shimming a hinge even 1/16th of an inch prevents the existing screws from setting as deep. There are 2.5/3 inch screws available specifically for this purpose.

Perfect for exactly for what it is intended. Simple, straight forward, and most of all it JUST WORKED!

Used this shim to help get exterior back door on my 22 year old home to close and lock again. Door frame suffered from foundation settling. Fit was perfect for the hinge and shim was easy to install in top door hinge. Had to adjust strike plate on the door also, but the shim helped solve part of the issue. Would recommend this product.

Worked like a charm on my front steel door. The house is settling so lower hinges had to be shimmed rather than resetting the striker plate.

It did the job! My heavy, solid wood front door was leaning some, causing it to stick pretty tightly above the door handle. I did not want to remove the whole door to fix it because its sooo heavy. There were big gaps on the lower part below the door handle and the upper edge hinge side. I used three layers on the lowest hinge, one shim in the middle hinge. I did have to trim with scissors the plastic to fit the shape of my hinges. Easy peasy. It took about a half hour to adjust and readjust to get it just right to realign my door correctly.

I had a bolt that was not perfectly aligned with the door jam hole and this did the trick! Easy as can be to install: Take out the top and bottom screws on the door-jam side of the hinge and LOOSEN the middle ones (this is for a 4 inch hinge). Slide the shim into place (carefully use a screwdriver if necessary to push it in until the screw holes are not covered. Put the screws back in and tighten the others and check to see if it helps. My own situation only needed one, but you might end up needing more than one. Install them one at a time, try it, and then install one more if need, etc. I found a useful video on the manufacturers webpage on how to install it, although the directions above are pretty much all you need!

Due to some settling my exterior door was no longer plumb and difficult to lock. I used one of these to bump out the bottom hinge a bit and it now closes and locks perfectly.