How To Fix A Door That Sticks

If it s a matter of friction on the metal strike plate try to tighten both the plate and the lock on your door.

Masking tape makes the pencil line easy to see. A sticking door is sometimes enough to drive you batty. Tighten the strike plate. In this post i ll cover the four main reasons that may result in a door that sticks and how to resolve each them so you have a smooth swinging door that s a pleasure to operate.

You can even see where the door has scraped against the frame. If your door still sticks after you ve tried tightening and driving screws you ll have to remove the door and plane it. Step 2 check for a loose hinge photo by craig raine. Set the pencil tip and compass point 1 8 in.

Next use a hand plane power planer or belt sander to shave off the excess material. But after fixing them tom finds that the door still sticks. Apart and run the point along the jamb. To repair a stripped screw hole under the hinge leaf tom plugs the hole and gives the screw something new to bite into.

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And the trouble is there are a lot of reasons you may have a door that sticks. When the panel shrinks in winter you don t want. Most times you ll find that the door sticks along the top because the door is sagging.