Recently I had a door that was
squeaking every time it was opened. Squeaky doors tend to bother me
so I wanted to fix it as soon as possible. First I tried oiling
the hinges and moving parts such as around the door closer at the
top. It was still squeaking but I figured maybe the oil had to work
its way in a bit to stop the squeak.
After a few days it was still squeaking
so I went ahead and oiled it some more. Still it continued to make
the squeak. So finally I got up close to it and opened and closed the
door a few times slowly to really pinpoint exactly where the squeak
was happening. Then I noticed it. The noise was not coming from the
hinge or the door closer. It was coming from the door itself!
The top corner of the door was rubbing
against the top of the door frame which was making the noise. I could
also tell because there were wear marks on that part of the door
frame where the door was rubbing. So I got some oil and applied it to
the part where the door was rubbing and sure enough, it fixed the
squeak!
So if you have a door that is squeaking
and you have already tried oiling all the hinges and moving parts,
check to see if the door itself is rubbing against any part of the
frame. If it is, there is a good chance that is where the squeak is
coming from. Hope this helps!
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