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   jean-paul_rehr | Aug 09, 2001 04:50pm | #1

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   Where is the rub occuring: the top, hinge or latch edge? Do you bevel the latch edge of the door?

   Jean-Paul

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   Frenchy_Dampier | Aug 09, 2001 06:02pm | #2

   *Here is one area I get into big arguements about. 1st leave that plane in the toolbox!!! Gently pry off the trim / casing. remove the door. take out the shims that cause the sticking (or if there aren't any shims then you have to remove the jams and remove wood from the framework), reset the nails, rehang the door, test, reinstall the trim. Doors should be square! It's a lazy butcher who resorts to the plane!

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   Joseph_Fusco | Aug 09, 2001 07:25pm | #3

   *B.Kalb,

   Try running your A/C or a dehumidifier more. It's the rise in humidity that causes this problem. If you can remove some of it, it will help. If this is not an option then remove the door from the hinges and plane it till you have 1/16" clearance around the door after you repaint. This will result in a larger gap in the winter months when you suck all the humidity out of the house by running your heat and the wood shrinks.Unfortunately if you don't keep your home at a close relative humidity all year round this will keep happening.

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   B._Kalb | Aug 09, 2001 07:25pm | #4

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   Any advice for curing a problem of interior doors that rub on the frame? It happens in the summer, then goes away in the winter. Yes, they are sealed on all 6 sides. One of my homes has only one door that does it, another has at least 10. Both homes have central heat/air in a northern state. My other homeowners have had no complaints.