A garage door that opens normally but refuses to close can be frustrating, especially when the opener starts flashing or the door reverses as soon as you try to shut it. In many cases, the problem isn’t the garage door opener itself. The small safety sensors mounted near the bottom of the garage door may … Read more
Sliding doors are convenient, attractive, and excellent for bringing natural light into a home. But if you have a sliding glass or patio door, simply locking the factory latch may not provide enough protection. The good news is that you don’t necessarily need an expensive security system or a major renovation. A combination of a … Read more
A door that keeps swinging open on its own can be surprisingly annoying. You may leave it slightly open, only to find it slowly moving toward the frame a few seconds later. In other cases, the door swings open when you try to close it. The good news is that this usually does not mean … Read more
A door that closes but keeps popping back open is frustrating, especially when it happens several times a day. In most cases, the problem is not the whole door—it is usually a misaligned latch, loose hinges, an incorrectly positioned strike plate, or a worn latch mechanism. The good news is that many interior-door problems can … Read more
A door latch that won’t retract can turn a simple door problem into a frustrating one. You turn the handle, but the latch barely moves. Sometimes it stays partly extended even after you release the handle. In other cases, the handle feels loose or stiff, and the door becomes difficult to open. Before replacing the … Read more
A door that suddenly becomes hard to open can make a simple trip from one room to another surprisingly frustrating. Sometimes you have to pull harder than usual. Other times the handle moves normally, but the door feels as if it is stuck to the frame. You may even notice a scraping sound just before … Read more
A door that won’t close properly can be one of those small household problems that gets more annoying every day. Maybe the door closes but the latch doesn’t catch. Perhaps you have to push the handle upward before it shuts. Or the door reaches the frame but seems to stop just before closing completely. Before … Read more
There are few things more annoying than opening a door, walking away, and watching it slowly swing shut behind you. Sometimes it happens so gradually that you barely notice it. Other times the door moves quickly enough to slam into the frame. Either way, a door that won’t stay where you leave it usually means … Read more
A door that refuses to stay open can be surprisingly annoying. You open it to carry something through the room, let go of the handle, and it slowly swings shut again. Sometimes it moves only a few inches. Other times it closes almost completely, as if someone gave it a gentle push. The good news … Read more
A door that rubs against the frame can start as a tiny annoyance. You hear a light scrape when you close it, then a few weeks later you have to push harder to get the latch to catch. I have found that the frustrating part is not usually the repair itself. It is figuring out … Read more