Interior Door Suddenly Now Scraping Floor

Use sandpaper a belt sander or circular saw to remove the area where the door rubs.

Interior door suddenly now scraping floor.

The dragging door corner can scrape the floor or threshold. Assuming the hinge screws are tight it may be that the only way to permanently fix the problkem is by rebuilding the door frame and or fix the slope in the floor. First run a piece of paper at the bottom of door to identify where is sticky. It sounds like perhaps the door frame is leaning in towards the bathroom or perhaps the bathroom floor slopes up a bit.

Adjust the top hinge 1 use a screwdriver to tighten the screws in the top hinge on the door and frame. Be careful not to cut the door too deep or too far. A dragging corner makes a door difficult to open and close. Can you tell which it is.

Use a pencil or a label to mark where you need to sand down. Doors bind and scrape for several reasons but it s frequently due to loose hinges or slight movement in the building which throws door openings slightly out of square. First check that everything is square.