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On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:18:13 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman
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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.


Put a six ft. level on the hinge side door jamb. You may be able to
put a thin cardboard shim behind the center and/or bottom hinge on the
jamb side. Bringing the door more vertical, pulling the top back over.

Similar to the ways mentioned in your gate repair thread.