Door Suddenly Dragging On Floor

If your door is a solid wood door you have more leeway in regards to how much wood you can remove.

Door suddenly dragging on floor.

If your door still sticks after you ve tried tightening and driving screws you ll have to remove the door and plane it. Masking tape makes the pencil line easy to see. Do not remove more than 1 4 to 1 2 of an inch 64 to 1 27 cm of wood. Here s a quick 20 minutes diy task to fix a door that is sticky.

Apart and run the point along the jamb. Interior doors are often hollow with only 1 inch 2 54 cm of wood to stabilize the door. The dragging door corner can scrape the floor or threshold. Over time these screws can work their way loose causing the bottom of the door to drag on the floor.

Set the pencil tip and compass point 1 8 in. Be careful not to cut the door too deep or too far. First run a piece of paper at the bottom of door to identify where is sticky. Use a screwdriver to tighten the screws in the top hinge on the door and frame.