Movable barriers at the entrance of buildings, rooms, cupboards, etc. which can be used to allow or deny access to the space beyond. Typically attached to surrounding structure using hinges, sliders, swivels, etc.
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How do I rehang a wooden door with worn screw holes?
I have a wood door in one of my rooms where the top screws no longer hold the hinge to the wall because the screw holes have worn loose. I have tried slightly larger screws and filling with wood ...
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Doors are sticky and noisy when opened?
For some reason, the doors in our house make a very loud "unsticking" sound when you open them.
It's almost as if the paint isn't cured, since the sound seems to come from the contact area around the ...
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How do I drill a 2⅛ inch door knob hole over an existing 1½ inch hole?
I need to replace the door knob for this interior door:
The door knobs I've found at the stores require a 2⅛ inch hole. Mine is only 1½:
Did door knobs used to be smaller? Is there some place ...
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How can I fix a door that doesn't close because it doesn't fit the frame?
Two closet doors in my house won't close all the way. When they are about 85% closed, it stops because the top of the door is rubbing up against the frames. It looks like I need to move the door down ...
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How do I install a pre-hung door in a rough opening that's too wide?
I'm replacing an interior door -- including the original jamb -- in my house with a new 30" pre-hung door. With the jambs, the new door is 31 3/8" wide. However, the original rough opening is ...
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What is causing discoloration on my bronze-finished lockset?
We bought a bronze finished lockset about five years ago, and now a lot of it is ashy looking and green in some places. It looks a little worse every year. It's on an exterior door facing west. ...
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How do I remove hard soap scum on my shower door?
I have a problem with regards to my frameless glass shower door because I don't usually clean it regularly. What happens is that the lower edge of the glass door is already very cloudy and is very ...
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Lubricant for squeaky doors
I'm looking for a long term solution to my squeaky doors. Our home is fitted with brass hinges on all doors and lately they have all been starting to squeak. I've tried several silicone based ...
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What primer and paint should I used for a solid-core wooden front door?
I recently purchased a new pre-hung exterior door for my house. We opted for a solid-core Douglas Fir instead of the fiberglass models as the wooden door was substantially cheaper. We want to paint ...
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How do you determine if a door is Right Handed (RH) or Left Handed (LH)?
I am replacing a few interior doors and I need to know if the existing door is Right Handed or Left Handed so I have them drilled correctly. Sounds like the acronyms for this are RH and LH. This ...
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How can I fix a hairline crack in a thin wood panel of an exterior door?
My 100-year-old house has a wooden front door made of thick wood ribs interspersed with 8 wood panels, each about 10" high, 8" wide, but only 1/8" or 3/16" thick. Perhaps the door originally had ...
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How do I fix a door frame that my dog chewed?
My dog chewed the bottom part of the doorframe to my bedroom. I live in a rented apartment, so this is not OK.
Is there any way to fix it and make it look somewhat presentable (doesn't have to be ...
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How can I fit a door in a frame that is too small?
I bought some used French doors to replace a sliding door. The sliding door measured 96" X 60". The French doors measure 96" X 60¼". I made the mistake of not measuring both doors. I just ...
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How can double swinging closet doors be installed?
I have a coat closet that long ago had double sliding doors and now has no doors at all. I would like it to have double swinging doors, like french doors but without glass. I found a couple of ...
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What are some inexpensive options for replacing a single-stall garage door?
The house we recently purchased has a detached 3 1/2 car garage that has seen better days. The entrances to the garage door consist of a 2-stall garage door, and a 1-stall garage door. Luckily, the ...
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How do I install a pre-hung door in a thick exterior wall?
I live in an old DC rowhouse; it was built in 1908. I'd like to replace the house's two slab-hung exterior doors with newer pre-hung models with full-length lites to increase the natural light and to ...
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How can I keep my doors from expanding in the heat?
During the summer months, some of the doors in my house become difficult to open and close. I can get them to shut by either slamming the door or by pulling upwards on the doorknob before opening or ...
