Stop Bedroom Door Rattling

Watch the video above to see joe s simple solution.

Stop bedroom door rattling.

The problem probably originates from the metal tab on the strike plate being bent away from the door. Place the door stop back in its old position on the doorjamb and hammer it in with several nails. This is an easy and quick fix for those rattly doors that keep on rattling in the wind or when you close other doors. Smack the wood until the door stop moves enough to touch the door.

Then secure the door stop with 1 1 4 in. Remove the door stop from the doorjamb. Test the door by closing it. Make sure the door is flush with the door stop.

Sometimes doors don t fit well into their frames. Simply buy a pack of heavy duty felt pa. This can get annoying when wind blows through the house and rattles the door. In this video i ll show you a simple method on how you can stop a wooden bedroom door from rattling either in the wind or when other people shut doors withi.

A rattling sound can be caused by a space between the door and the door stop. That s due to the spring loaded lock not fitting well into the strike plate of the door. Tighten one adjustable wrench onto the curved latch side of the plate to hold it while you bend the tang. To stop a door from rattling when it s closed remove the strike plate and bend the metal tab forward slightly using pliers so the latch fits securely in the strike plate.