Q-Our interior doors are of the plywood-covered, hollow-core type, and several are sticking badly. When solid doors stick this way, I know they can be removed and planed down, but can that be done ...

Q: I have a problem with my sliding glass door. To get it to open, I have to practically put my foot against the doorframe and pull with all my might. Please help me save my back. A: I’ll bet that ...

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Few homes escape occasional problems with doors, especially doors that stick. Sticking doors are especially common during the summer, when high humidity can cause swelling and changes in the wood. In ...

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 ...

Rainy spring and hot humid summer weather not only makes many of us damp and uncomfortable, but sometimes brings an irritating byproduct -- sticking doors. Moisture in the air is absorbed by the wood ...

You just had to shove your shoulder against the basement door for the umpteenth time to budge it open. During this hellish process, you probably thought to yourself, "Why does everything have to be so ...

Nearly everyone has experienced a sticking door that just will not close properly. This problem may become more noticeable when temperatures rise and humidity contributes to the swelling of wood doors ...

Q: I have a problem with an interior door. It doesn't latch. Although the door swings OK, it seems to bind when I close it. I have to throw my weight against it to get it to close. Is there a simple ...