If opening and closing one of your doors has become a workout lately, there are a few steps you can take. First, you'll need to work out where the door is sticking and whether it's due to loose screws ...

As the seasons change, variations in humidity and temperature can cause wood to swell or shrink, making wooden doors prone to sticking. Other factors that can cause doors to stick are things like ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? There are any number of reasons that a door may stick. Could be it was poorly ...

Pre-fabricated hinge shims and longer screws are two simple fixes for a door that binds. Fixing a door that sticks could be as easy as turning a few screws or shimming a hinge. Step 1: Use a screw ...

Q. I want to plane off the edges of a door that sticks slightly when I open or close it. How can I determine where it is rubbing and which side needs trimming down? A. You can accurately locate where ...

When a door stops functioning as it should and begins sticking, it can feel impossible to try to identify the cause. However, you must figure out which section of the door frame the door is catching ...

In an earlier article, we mentioned that a sticking door could easily be repaired by planing the spot where a rub was occurring. Although we still feel that doors that rub can be quickly fixed with a ...

A binding door may swing open of it’s own accord, close again when you’re not looking, then refuse to latch without a push in the right place. It’s a creaking, annoying, and sometimes comical problem ...

A how-to guru advises readers on repairing misbehaving doors, as well as a solution for cleaning old wallpaper. Q Three interior doors are out of plumb. One swings closed unless it’s more than halfway ...