Close the door and look at the hinges.
How to fix a front door handle that sticks.
By shutting your door you can mark the point on the door frame that latch is coming in contact with.
Once the paint has dried tom re attaches the hinge leaves.
Turn the door knob several times back and forth to distribute the lubricant.
Tighten the hinge screws screws magically work themselves loose over the years.
Do not over tighten the screws or you may strip break them.
The fix a short term fix is to move the strike plate to align better with the stuck door latch.
Tighten the screws that go into the door and the screws that go into the door frame.
If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws.
2 inspect the strike plate on the edge of the door frame.
Adjust the strike plate up or down as necessary if the latch is simply sticking in the strike plate.
Using the handle of his screwdriver tom taps each pin home and then gives the door a test swing.
Open the door wide and put on a pair of safety glasses to protect your eyes.
Spray a shot of graphite around the inside edge of the latch bolt hold.
From there you can either widen the hole both of the wood and metal or you can unscrew the strike and re secure it in the proper position.
How to fix a sticking door handle.
Then he hoists the door back into its opening lining up the knuckles and dropping in the pins first top then bottom.
If door hinge screws look like they are poking out screw or tap them back.
Use a phillips screwdriver to screw in the loose screws or.
If it s a matter of the door edge hitting the door frame use your philips screwdriver and tighten the screws on either the top middle or bottom hinge.
Open the door and look for obstructions in the door lock plate like loose screws.