— Carpentry · Doors
Interior door hanging
Replacing a door that sticks, will not latch, or was never hung square to begin with.
— The problem
What usually brings this call in
A door that drags on the frame, will not stay latched, or has a widening gap at the top is rarely a door problem on its own — it is usually the frame that has racked slightly as the house has settled, or a hinge that was never mortised quite right.
At a glance
- Trade
- Carpentry
- Job type
- Doors
- Usual timeframe
- A single door is usually a half-day job; a full house of interior doors runs longer.
A representative carpentry job of this kind — the sort of call that comes in — not a specific customer’s home or address. The photograph is trade stock imagery.
— How a job like this gets fixed
Step by step
- 01
Check the frame for square and plumb before assuming the door itself is at fault.
- 02
Re-hang or shim the frame where settling has pulled it out of square.
- 03
Mortise hinges cleanly and consistently, so the door swings on a true line rather than binding on one edge.
- 04
Fit the strike plate to actually align with the latch — the single most common reason a door will not stay shut.
- 05
Trim and finish to match the surrounding casing.
— The outcome
Where it ends up
A door that opens and closes without dragging, latches on the first try, and sits with an even reveal all the way round.
Why it books as one visit
A job of this kind rarely stays inside one trade once it is open. The same crew carries the plumbing, electrical and carpentry, so what turns up behind the wall is dealt with on the same appointment rather than becoming a second call-out on a later date.
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Carpentry · Doors