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Door suddenly dragging on floor.
Here s a quick 20 minutes diy task to fix a door that is sticky.
Houses settle over time which often causes a door to sag inside its frame.
Apart and run the point along the jamb.
Be careful not to cut the door too deep or too far.
A dragging corner makes a door difficult to open and close.
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.
The dragging door corner can scrape the floor or threshold.
Interior doors are often hollow with only 1 inch 2 54 cm of wood to stabilize the door.
Do not remove more than 1 4 to 1 2 of an inch 64 to 1 27 cm of wood.
Plane the door with a belt sander.
Over time these screws can work their way loose causing the bottom of the door to drag on the floor.