Door Suddenly Dragging On Floor

Here s a quick 20 minutes diy task to fix a door that is sticky.

Door suddenly dragging on floor. Use a screwdriver to tighten the screws in the top hinge on the door and frame. The dragging door corner can scrape the floor or threshold. A dragging corner makes a door difficult to open and close. Interior doors are often hollow with only 1 inch 2 54 cm of wood to stabilize the door.

Be careful not to cut the door too deep or too far. Do not remove more than 1 4 to 1 2 of an inch 64 to 1 27 cm of wood. First run a piece of paper at the bottom of door to identify where is sticky. Masking tape makes the pencil line easy to see.

Houses settle over time which often causes a door to sag inside its frame. If your door is a solid wood door you have more leeway in regards to how much wood you can remove. If your door still sticks after you ve tried tightening and driving screws you ll have to remove the door and plane it. Plane the door with a belt sander.