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Prevent side door from swinging more than 45 degrees open?

last month

I went to Home Depot and asked for a solution to restrict a door opening past around 45 degrees.


It is an inward opening garage side door that will hit any vehicle parked close to the door and wall.

The guy in the store suggested installing a hinge pin door stop, but after looking at it more, it appears that won’t help since all that does is prevent the door from opening all the way to 180 degrees and hitting the wall.


I need the door opening to stop at 45 degrees so there is just enough room to walk through the opening.

It needs to be a solution that’s easily removable or adjustable if anyone needs to carry an object through the door that requires the door to fully open.

It can’t be a trip hazard on the floor.


Any ideas?

Comments (19)

  • last month

    Search for "overhead door holder". You may have to modify a unit for your 45 degree requirement. A good commercial hardware supplier can help you.

  • last month

    Is this a door going to the inside of your house or outside? Can you just change the swing so that it swings out of the garage instead of in?

  • last month

    The simplest thing is a chain at the top of the door.

  • last month

    We use hinge pins that are adjustable. One of my interior doors is set to about 60 degrees. I could set it less than that. I bought them from a big box store.

  • last month

    I bought a hinge pin door stop from and the looked at YouTube videos on how to install it. The videos make it look like there is only a few inches of adjustment. I don’t see how it could stop the door from swinging more than 45 degrees. It looks like it would only control a few degrees of movement at the end of the door’s end of travel.

  • last month
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    " It looks like it would only control a few degrees of movement at the end of the door’s end of travel. "


    Looks like is not how it always is in reality. I woiuld try it as it will be the cheapest and easist solution.

  • last month
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    The top and bottom hinges on the door aee different than the examples in the instruction videos.



    The middle hinge looks like their examples, but hitting it with a screw driver and metal hammer isn’t working. I will end up smashing my fingers if the slippery metal hammer slips.

    I may need to get a wide rubber mallet.

  • last month

    Sigrid nailed it - you need a chain at the top of the door. Screw one end to the door frame, and put a strong hook on the door, so you can simply unhook the chain if you need to open the door all the way.

    Sometimes the easiest solution is the best one.

  • last month
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    A chain that stops the door abruptly will be jarring and may cause damage and rip out if someone opens the door not expecting it to hooked up to a chain.

  • last month

    If it is attached with a 1/4'' or 3/8'' lag bolt through the door frame, and a similar sized hook that goes through the door, the chain will break before further damage is done. They sell kits made for exactly that purpose that include a spring. The chain is attached to both ends of the spring with some slack, so that the door does not abruptly stop at the end of the chain, but it is limited by the amount of slack along the spring.

  • last month

    And you can feed the chain through clear rubber tubing to prevent marring the door finish.

  • last month

    "jaxo: "A chain that stops the door abruptly will be jarring and may cause damage and rip out if someone opens the door not expecting it to hooked up to a chain."

    I've seen door-stop chain arrangements that include a spring/shock mechanism that helps prevent the scenario you describe.

  • last month

    It seems to me that opening the door from the outside and smashing into the car would be quite jarring as well.

    Who uses this door? Is it family, who understand the issue, or random visitors?

  • last month

    The ones I bought are called Hinge Pin Door Stop. The door stop part is adjustable. Mine is specifically everbilt part number 1005 659 057. You remove the hinge pin from hinge, insert hinge pin thru the doorstop hinge pin, then back into the hinge. Adjust the doorstop part by rotating the threaded stopper. Good luck!

  • last month

    Does anyone recognize the type of hinge I posted in the picture above? It looks different than standard hinges on all my other doors.
    Will the standard hinge pin door stops work on it and is there a different procedure to remove the pin other than just tapping on it from the bottom like other hinges? It looks like it may be locked in place.

  • 29 days ago

    Ok, it looks like this. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Onward-3-1-2-in-x-3-1-2-in-Brass-Self-Closing-Full-Mortise-Spring-Hinge-52821BR/202206108

    Does this affect how the hinge pin door stops would work?

  • PRO
    29 days ago

    Does this affect how the hinge pin door stops would work?


    Those are a poor choice for this application. They are intended for light weight interior doors.

  • 27 days ago
    last modified: 27 days ago

    " Does anyone recognize the type of hinge I posted in the picture above? It looks different than standard hinges on all my other doors. "

    Those are self closing hinges, they will not effectively work to stop a door from opening to far.

    105S-716 Glynn Johnson 100 Series Heavy Duty Concealed Overhead Stop. Or similar