On 9/22/17 7:18 AM, badgolferman wrote:
Spending a few days at my mother's house looking after her since she had
surgery. The bedroom I'm in has a sticking door and it makes noise when I
get up to go the bathroom. Then the dog hears it and starts barking and
everyone wakes up.

The door is sticking at the jamb side below the top hinge. Is there
something I can do to fix this temporarily? I considered rubbing some bar
soap on it but haven't tried it yet. Taking the door off and planing it
then repainting and all that is not a good option right now.


Short term fixes:

Easiest- Get rid of the dog.

If that's not an option, try whacking the sticking spot with a rubber
mallet.

Next easiest- put a two foot length of 2x4 flat along the jamb over the
sticking spot and hit it with a heavy hammer or light sledge.

Either of these might set the jamb and stud back a fraction and end the
sticking.

Long term: try to locate where and why the floor/wall is sagging.

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