How to Stop A Door from Sticking
Do you have a door that’s constantly sticking? Perhaps it’s been happening for a while and you’ve been politely ignoring it, hoping it will go away. You may have reached the tipping point however and have now decided that the sticking door is going to have to be repaired. We concur, because there’s nothing more irritating.
Before you start anything though, you’re going to have to find out where the sticking is coming from. Because if you don’t know where the source is, you’re not going to be able to successfully repair it. Find out where it’s coming from and do this by opening and closing your door a few times. You could also try something like chalk – put some at the outer edges of the door, and then open and close, and where it’s rubbed will be where it’s sticking.
Is it the strike plate?
This could be where the source of the sticking is because it can become loose over weeks, months and years, preventing it from opening and closing smoothly. You may have to do some tightening or sanding things down as the door may not fit as well as it once did.
Another well known issue to cause sticking is when the door is sagging, and this can cause it to stick. It could be that it’s out of alignment because the hinges have become loose and this is one problem that’s easy to solve. Just tighten all the screws so the hinges are tight again and this should remedy the sticking door for you!
It might not be quite that simple, it could be that the door is sticking on the jamb. So, the hinges are nice and snugly fit, and the door is in perfect alignment, but somehow things aren’t as they should be. Perhaps it’s the jamb which is now pulling away from the door frame. You’ll need a drill to put this back in place and a screw if you have one. Drill a hole where it’s sticking on the jamb itself and then put the screw through the jamb so it goes into the frame and this should pull it tight.
Perhaps the door just doesn’t fit any more for different reasons and none of the solutions we’ve mentioned work. In which case if the door doesn’t fit the opening any more it could be because over time its changed shape due to humidity and swelling, or it could be slightly warped or cracked. If it’s a wooden door this is quite likely. What you can do in this case is mark the areas where it’s sticking and then take the door from its frame. Sand the surface of your door where you marked it, you can then reattach it. Do this more than once if it didn’t work the first time.
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