Q-The door to our bedroom does not close properly unless we press hard to insure that the latch bolt is snapped into place in the strike plate. Because of this forcing, the hinge screws have partially ...

Q. A couple of the wood doors in our house stick and are hard to open and close. I tried tightening the hinge screws, but it didn’t help. What next? A. Doors sometimes stick because the wood swells ...

Q: Our front door faces the southwest and has a short overhang such that it takes a beating from the afternoon sun. We replaced our 36-by-80-inch wood-panel front door with a new fiberglass one. It ...

Doors stay square and gap-free for years. Use SELECT shim stock with geared continuous hinges to reduce the clearance between the door and frame. Or with full and half surface hinges to provide ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For many DIYers, installing a pre-hung door exists on the fringe of their confident skill set. Sure, they can likely get it functional, but ...

Not everything in life fits properly when you build it. And lots of things eventually get out of whack in the years after they're built. Fortunately, the time-tested solution is a simple one: You want ...

: I have door problems. One of my doors closes by itself and it isn't supposed to. The other door doesn't latch correctly. How can I fix these? A: If all of life's problems were as simple as these, ...

Q: Our large - 48 inches by 83 inches - and very weighty wooden front door no longer closes tightly because it is warped. The hinge side is even all the way. But, when closed, the side with the lock ...

Q: I need to install some doors at my house. A friend told me to make the rough opening for the door and frame larger than the actual door frame dimensions. He also told me that I need to use shims to ...

Hinged doors that rub or bind often require only minor repairs. But it is important to diagnose problems correctly and to work carefully. To start, stand on the side where the hinges are visible. Open ...