Doors bind and scrape for several reasons but it s frequently due to loose hinges or slight movement in the building which throws door openings slightly out of square.
Interior door now scraping floor.
It doesn t appear to be mis aligned with the door frame however i can t for the life of me figure out how to do this.
The dragging door corner can scrape the floor or threshold.
Use a screwdriver to tighten the screws in the top hinge on the door and frame.
Interior doors are often hollow with only 1 inch 2 54 cm of wood to stabilize the door.
The door problem was most likely a consequence of our kids hanging heavy wet towels on the door handle.
I have a wooden door for the downstairs bathroom and it is scraping the tile floor.
A dragging corner makes a door difficult to open and close.
Here s a quick 20 minutes diy task to fix a door that is sticky.
This past weekend i fixed our bathroom door that was scraping the floor tile and rubbing the jamb.
Do not remove more than 1 4 to 1 2 of an inch 64 to 1 27 cm of wood.
When your door opens only part way and scrapes on the floor not allowing it to open fully don t rush for the plane to remove part of the bottom of the door without trying.
If your door is a solid wood door you have more leeway in regards to how much wood you can remove.
Do your prehung interior doors stick to the jamb rub the floor or just don t lock anymore.
First run a piece of paper at the bottom of door to identify where is sticky.
Since the floor is tile and the door has not been wet ie.