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Q. A couple of the wood doors in our house stick and are hard to open and close. I tried tightening the hinge screws, but it didn’t help. What next? A. Doors sometimes stick because the wood swells ...

Doors stay square and gap-free for years. Use SELECT shim stock with geared continuous hinges to reduce the clearance between the door and frame. Or with full and half surface hinges to provide ...

Q: Our front door faces the southwest and has a short overhang such that it takes a beating from the afternoon sun. We replaced our 36-by-80-inch wood-panel front door with a new fiberglass one. It ...

Q: I need to install some doors at my house. A friend told me to make the rough opening for the door and frame larger than the actual door frame dimensions. He also told me that I need to use shims to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For many DIYers, installing a pre-hung door exists on the fringe of their confident skill set. Sure, they can likely get it functional, but ...

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DEAR TIM: While on vacation, I plan to install a few new interior doors around my house. I’m using prehung doors. I’ve never hung a door before and could use some tips. I’m lost on what to do when ...

Not everything in life fits properly when you build it. And lots of things eventually get out of whack in the years after they're built. Fortunately, the time-tested solution is a simple one: You want ...