Ontario Door Hard To Open

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Ontario Door Hard To Open

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Ontario Door Hard To Open

If your front door, or indeed your back door, is stiff and hard to open there are a number of reasons that could be behind this. Most of these can be fixed quite easily, quickly and simply without specialist knowledge or skills. In all likelihood, you can soon have your front or back door in full, smooth working condition once again.

 

Handle Ontario Door Hard To Open

If it is the handle that is stiff rather than the door itself, then probably a little lubrication is all that is needed. Apply a penetrating oil spray to all moving parts. This includes all latches and locking points, as well as the seam where the handle meets the plates that screw onto the door. After applying, turn the handle several times to get the mechanism moving and help distribute the oil throughout.

If this doesn’t work, check whether the handle is stiff when you turn it while the door is open, or only when you are trying to open the door. If it is only stiff when you try to open the door, the problem may not be the handle itself but the hinges (see below).

If the handle is stiff when the door is open as well as when it is closed, it is possible that the oil is not penetrating the outside of the door well enough to alleviate the issue. Try removing the handle, which is usually as simple as unscrewing two screws, in order to get at the mechanism inside more effectively. Once you have oiled it, replace the handle and turn it several times to distribute oil as well as to check you have reassembled it properly.

 

Hinges

If the door itself is stiff when pushing open or close, or if the handle is stiff only when the door is closed, then the problem may be the hinges. There are multiple different ways the hinges may hinder your efforts to open front door or back door smoothly.

If the door does not swing open and closed easily, then once again your first step should be to try lubricating it. Apply some oil, preferably a penetrating oil spray, to both hinges and then swing the door open and closed several times to help spread the oil out inside the hinge. Be careful not to get any excess oil on carpets or rugs. If there is a carpet immediately inside the front or back door in question, have a cloth ready to quickly wipe up any oil that runs down the frame.

 

If you are having problems with the handle which only seem to happen when the door is closed, this could also be down to the hinges. If the hinges are loose, this can cause the front door to become misaligned so that latches and locking pins catch on the frame. Check that all screws are properly tightened and that the door sits squarely in the frame.

 

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