How To Fix A Front Door Handle That Sticks

Wipe off any excess with a rag.

How to fix a front door handle that sticks.

Using the handle of his screwdriver tom taps each pin home and then gives the door a test swing. 2 inspect the strike plate on the edge of the door frame. Adjust the strike plate up or down as necessary if the latch is simply sticking in the strike plate. Open the door and look for obstructions in the door lock plate like loose screws.

A latch bolt that sticks in the strike often leave tell tale. Once the paint has dried tom re attaches the hinge leaves. From there you can either widen the hole both of the wood and metal or you can unscrew the strike and re secure it in the proper position. Close the door and look at the hinges.

Then he hoists the door back into its opening lining up the knuckles and dropping in the pins first top then bottom. If door hinge screws look like they are poking out screw or tap them back. Open the door wide and put on a pair of safety glasses to protect your eyes. If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws.

By shutting your door you can mark the point on the door frame that latch is coming in contact with. Use a phillips screwdriver to screw in the loose screws or. Tighten the screws that go into the door and the screws that go into the door frame. Turn the door knob several times back and forth to distribute the lubricant.

How to fix a sticking door handle. With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads. Tighten the hinge screws screws magically work themselves loose over the years. The fix a short term fix is to move the strike plate to align better with the stuck door latch.