Apart and run the point along the jamb.
Door suddenly dragging on floor.
Masking tape makes the pencil line easy to see.
A dragging corner makes a door difficult to open and close.
Houses settle over time which often causes a door to sag inside its frame.
Interior doors are often hollow with only 1 inch 2 54 cm of wood to stabilize the door.
Plane the door with a belt sander.
Set the pencil tip and compass point 1 8 in.
Use a screwdriver to tighten the screws in the top hinge on the door and frame.
If your door still sticks after you ve tried tightening and driving screws you ll have to remove the door and plane it.
Over time these screws can work their way loose causing the bottom of the door to drag on the floor.
First run a piece of paper at the bottom of door to identify where is sticky.
If your door is a solid wood door you have more leeway in regards to how much wood you can remove.
The dragging door corner can scrape the floor or threshold.