Door frame is split and the door won't latch
A door that won't latch after the jamb splits almost always needs the strike-side jamb repaired, not a new door. The latch has nothing to catch because the strike plate screws tore out of the jamb and the wood behind them. If the jamb still feels rigid against the wall, a reinforced strike plate and 3-inch screws fix it in an hour. If the frame flexes away from the wall when you push the latched door, the framing behind the jamb is damaged and needs a carpenter.
Read the full guideDoor sticks and won't close properly
Find where the door touches before you buy anything. A door that rubs at the top corner on the latch side almost always has loose top hinge screws, and 3-inch screws into the framing fix it in 10 minutes. A door that binds along one full edge in humid months needs that edge planed and sealed. If the gap runs diagonally, several doors stick at once, and the walls are cracking, the frame moved with the house and a new door changes nothing.
Read the full guideHole punched through an interior door
Knock on the door a foot away from the damage before you price anything. A hollow-core door sounds like a drum because there is nothing inside but cardboard honeycomb, so a hole through the face is either filled cosmetically or the slab gets swapped, and the two often cost about the same. A solid wood or solid-core door is worth repairing every time, because a finisher glues a block into the void, fills it and blends the paint. The hinges, the hardware and the frame all stay as long as the door still swings and latches normally.
Read the full guideKitchen cabinet doors won't close properly
A cabinet door that will not close properly is almost always hardware, and the box stays. Watch which corner touches first as you close it. A door that rubs at one corner and lifts when you pull up on its edge has loose or worn hinges, and that is an adjustment or a new pair of hinges. A pull-out that lands crooked a different way each time has no hinge fault at all, because the bin frame has worked loose on its slides and gets re-squared and refastened.
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