How To Deal With A Door Rubbing At The Top!!!

A look at the easiest way to fix a door that is rubbing on the top of the frame!

Orbital Sander used in the video:

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40 Grit Orbital Sand Paper:

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Best Wishes on all your door fixes!

[elir]

Great advise like always, doors are definitely one job that are crazy hard to get right

[LiamBehan-mikr]

Brilliant thank you sir!
Appreciate these videos you're putting out. Really useful 👍

[HimejiEndless]

I tried all the things for adjusting the door from your other vids and am gonna sand my door now haha

[slipnfall]

Any suggestions for a metal-wrapped entry door doing the same? I assume I'll have to sand/trim the top, but how to get a clean level trim? Trim router comes to mind.

[johnbalsamo]

Great tips! Any advice for door gaps when light comes through the door stop molding without taking all moldings off and directly fixing the frame? I painted one side of the frame already and didn’t want to remove and repaint haha

[ErezLevin]

I have hollow doors, so is reinstalling the frame hinges 1/4 inch lower an alternative solution?

[btu]

Your are so informative & helpful. My 20 year old standard vinyl windows won't open/slide up. (Likely, because of not being used for years.) They haven't been painted. How would you fix the problem? Thanks for your videos.

[RichardT]

Nice!
One thing I seriously need some advice on, is how to increase the pressure of a exterior older door on newly installed weather stripping.
I thought that the door’s old weather stripping was just old and compressed, which it was. Sadly the new stuff isn’t thick enough to provide a proper seal. I’m hoping that there is a solution without needing to replace the entire door/frame … not that my wife would object, but for a back door, seems a waste.

[Marwillreign]

Great advice, same thing came to mind but still dont you have paint the parts you uncovered by sanding ??

[offgridhomesteadingrvtrave]

Cam I sand down the door frame top as I have a metal door

[LukePighetti]

After you break the edge with the sandpaper, do you paint the broken edge? I would think it would be important

[Stuckingalut]

Would it make sense to paint or seal the top of the sanded door in order to retain any current moisture/lack of moisture?

[alishmee]

Great video! After trying your recommendations, I am still facing the same issue. The issue is with the door rubbing at the top right corner of the door frame, but looking at the door when it is closed, I see a couple more issues:

1. Top right corner: The gap between the top of the door and the frame on the lock side is narrower than the gap closer to the hinge. This is also where the door is rubbing against the frame.
2. Bottom left corner: The gap between the door and frame on the hinge side is narrower at the bottom than the gap near the top.
3. When the door is closed, there is less of a gap between the inside of the door frame (stop) and door at the bottom. It is rubbing here as well, just not as bad.

Does this sound like my door or frame is warped? I really can't make sense of what else it could be unless there is something wrong with the bottom hinge.


Hope you can help!

[wendylambert]

Always good to seal all 6 sides of a door, which this video is not about, but still important. New doors have warrantee printing that states the same. Wood will absorb moisture.

[codak]

Will this also work if the door is rubbing on the bottom? The wood floor on my back door bowed up a little, causing the door to rub on the scuff plate in the middle and I think the scuff plate is screwed down properly.

[bumperman_]

thanks bro im gonna sand the top of my door i appreciate the help you're awesome

[dalesworld]

You can see a big bow in the top jamb. I would have popped off the top stop and tried sucking it up with a screw first. Sanding the door would be my second choice as now the top of the door has a curved dip in it.

[hasserecht]

May i ask why you didn't work on the frame instead of the door? I mean it's clearly the frame sagging in the middle.

[kurtreber]

If scraping floor, dont remove the door.
Try shims on lower door hinge. No removal/sanding necessary.

WHERE to add the shims makes a huge difference.
1) on the bottom hinge, obviously
2) Door scrapes floor
a) ...within first 45 degrees of opening swing
i) shim between hinge and door
b) ...beyond 45 degrees of opening swing
ii) shim between hinge and jamb (framing that hinge is mounted to)

[mm]

Thank you but I guess it's not easy way regular people!