Why does my door rub on the floor or the frame?

It almost always rubs because the hinges have worked loose or sagged, because the timber has swollen with the damp or because the frame has shifted slightly.

Each cause leaves its own clue:

• If it rubs at the top on the lock side, the leaf has dropped on its hinges.
• If it only rubs in summer or after a few days of the easterly levante wind, it is the damp. On the coast this is very common.
• If it suddenly starts rubbing on the floor, check whether a new floor or a thicker rug has gone down.

What you should not do is sand or plane the door straight away: if the fault is in the hinges, it will rub again within a few months and the gap will look ugly. It is adjusted first, and only trimmed if it is really needed. We explain it in door repair and adjustment.