Prop up one of the sagging doors to the height you want by tapping a block of wood under the end away from the hinges.
Keep shed door open.
While it performs the same function as a regular dead stop it is much gentler to the overall components of the closer and the door itself.
If there is no wind it stays open.
This a video on an idea that i had to help keep my shed doors open when its windy.
To learn how to keep a door open shim the door and knock out the upper hinge pin.
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For a cheap fix take a piece of 1x4 pine or whatever you ve got laying around as long as it takes to reach within 6 of the end of each door when both are open screw to it 2 pieces of 2x4 scrap with a dado as wide as the top of each door so they will set in the dado cut dado about 1 deep and if necessary at an angle to match the slight angle of the doors if they don t open completely nail them to the board appropriately to reach the center of each door then open the doors wide put.
Diy gate door stop.
This is a simple hook that generally fixes to the shed wall and the staple that fixes to the door.
Everything is inside and out of the way.
Cabin hook holding shed door open.
Hit the hinge pin with a hammer.
Open door swing hook up and place it in the eye.
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Great way to hold the gate or shed door open.
As the door approaches the full open position the closer arm hits the spring.
What i did is put a piece of 2x6 cut a short length and screwed a hinge on the door frame and on the piece of wood.
I was tired of using a brick or stick or a rock to hold the doors open.
Bend the hinge pin.
When i open the door wide i flip the piece of wood inside the space of the shed door and then snug the door gently so it stays.
Drill a small pilot hole for an eye screw in the top corner near the hinges and in the lower corner away from the hinges.
Choose an area within a few inches of the corner where there s solid thick wood.
There are three options for keeping a shed door open the first and most simple is the cabin hook.
Use a couple self tapping screws to hold an eye on the upper part of the door and mount the hook to the top of the jamb.
Remove the hinge pin.
When the door is opened back against the wall the hook and staple are engaged and the door is held in position.