Interior Door Suddenly Now Scraping Floor

Houses settle over time which often causes a door to sag inside its frame.

Interior door suddenly now scraping floor.

Doors bind and scrape for several reasons but it s frequently due to loose hinges or slight movement in the building which throws door openings slightly out of square. First run a piece of paper at the bottom of door to identify where is sticky. A dragging corner makes a door difficult to open and close. Can you tell which it is.

The dragging door corner can scrape the floor or threshold. First check that everything is square. Be careful not to cut the door too deep or too far. Sandpaper can be used for small rubbing problems while the belt sander or circular saw are ideal for more extreme door sticking issues.

Use sandpaper a belt sander or circular saw to remove the area where the door rubs. It sounds like perhaps the door frame is leaning in towards the bathroom or perhaps the bathroom floor slopes up a bit. Use a pencil or a label to mark where you need to sand down.