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help with door issue

4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago

Hello,

I am having issue with a bathroom door which is rubbing against the top frame. Can someone please suggest what is the solution to it?

I am attaching the hinge and jamb side pictures. As you can see from the pictures, the gap on the jamb side becomes narrower as we get to the bottom of the door.

Thank you for all your suggestions.







Comments (10)

  • PRO
    4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    One of the possible solution is to shim the top hinge a little bit or suck in the bottom hinge. Lowering down that part where it's causing the issue. Or try sanding the top of the door.

    Kiran K thanked Overland Remodeling & Builders
  • 4 years ago

    Hello, Try sanding the top of the door where it's rubbing.

    Good Luck Woodbutcher

    Kiran K thanked woodbutcher_ca
  • 4 years ago

    Houses settle, and then doorframes get out of square and the doors start sticking. You may need something more than sandpaper to fix this: I've had doors where I've needed to take off an 1/8"or so to stop the door from binding. A sharp plane, or a router (if you know how to use one), may be required.

    Kiran K thanked kudzu9
  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    We had the same problem not long ago and my husband found a video on you tube where they listed few things to check for. I would recommend you look for them. In our case, I don't clearly recall but I think it had something to do with the screws on one of the plate of one hinge. It think we needed to fill the hole with toothpicks and screw it tighter. Good luck.

    Kiran K thanked suzanne_m
  • 4 years ago

    A loose hinge is not a likely source of the problem described by the OP. Since the top edge of the door is rubbing on the non-hinge side, that means that the rubbing point is too high, and the only way a loose hinge could do that is if the bottom hinge was away from the jamb, and that doesn't seem to be the case based on the photo. If anything, the bottom hinge is closer to the jamb than the top hinge.

    Kiran K thanked kudzu9
  • 4 years ago

    The house is moving/settling. Is it new? Is it located where there is currently a drought or heavy rains?

    A sander would solve the problem. Or a planer if it’s really bad.


    Kiran K thanked littlebug zone 5 Missouri
  • 4 years ago

    Have you recently painted the door & jambs? Because it could have had a reallllly close clearance before you painted and a few mils of additional paint layers could have resulted in this. Nothing that a sander won't fix. If you know what you're doing with a sander---Hint: Keep it moving!

    Kiran K thanked ci_lantro
  • 4 years ago

    We have had that happen to different doors in our house and different times over the years. The problem was always able to fixed by adjusting the screws in the hinges. Our doors each have 3 hinges on them. Sometimes all three needed to be adjusted. on Sometimes longer screws needed to be put in hinge to hold it in place. Our doors are not painted. We did not have to do any sanding or planing on the doors to fix the problem

    Kiran K thanked badgergal
  • 4 years ago

    Thank you all. I will try the consensus - sanding and/or shaving.