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 ...

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. 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 ...

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 ...

Pre-fabricated hinge shims and longer screws are two simple fixes for a door that binds. Fixing a door that sticks could be as easy as turning a few screws or shimming a hinge. Step 1: Use a screw ...

Q. I want to save some money on an upcoming project. It seems to me that I could successfully hang interior prehung doors if I had some guidance. Surely it can’t be that hard to do. Of course I want ...

: I have door problems. One of my doors closes by itself and it isn't supposed to. The other door doesn't latch correctly. How can I fix these? A: If all of life's problems were as simple as these, ...

Installing doors and hinges seems simple enough. After all, the work can be done with basic hand tools. Removing and installing the door is easy, but it's when you get into the adjustments that the ...