It was hitting the jamb on the bottom. The hinges seemed tight, so I just hit it with 40 grit sandpaper since it’s solid wood. Hit it with some sealant and it looks good as new.

I had to retighten the handle too. When I went to do the final test I was a little worried it the handle might not work correctly so I made sure I had my phone, my leatherman, and a bottle of water “just in case”.

I was surprised and very happy how well it came out.

  • toynbee@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Almost every door in my house has its own unique quirk. I’ve fixed a few of them, but I’m not a good handyman. (These are mostly internal doors - I’ve made sure most of the external ones are good as they seem more important.)

    One door has a gap large enough to see through on the side. I don’t think rehanging this would help - I think the door is improperly sized - but I haven’t really investigated.

    One door has a weak latching mechanism, so it very frequently simply fails to spring back and latch. My cats aren’t allowed in this room and my 5 year old isn’t diligent about checking that it latched, so we have to be careful with it.

    One door has a really strong latching mechanism, so you have to pull it really hard (or twist the latch while closing it) to get it to latch.

    One door has no latch or doorknob at all. Not even the hole for one. However, it does have the opening on the doorframe/wall. I bought a latch and latch installing kit, but I’ve been afraid to use them in case I don’t manage to line up the latch with the existing opening.

    One door is hard to open because the doorknob doesn’t quite turn enough to pull the … Piece out of the … Wall hole. (I said I’m not a good handyman.)

    One door is hard to open because, I think, it sometimes swells in the frame. I often have to use my body weight on this one to get it open after turning the latch.

    One door opens and closes fine, but you have to slightly reopen it to use the deadbolt since it doesn’t line up with the wall hole when fully closed.

    One door has a problem not with the door itself, but the flooring in the room behind it. The tile was laid unevenly (a common problem in this house), so the door frequently gets stuck on it and has to be forced past.

    Those are all the quirks I can recall offhand. I think the previous owner of the house did some very minor work but either tried to DIY with knowledge interior to even my own; or went with the absolute cheapest contractors. I still quite like my house, though.