Stop Bedroom Door Rattling

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.

Stop bedroom door rattling.

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. A rattling sound can be caused by a space between the door and the door stop. Sometimes doors don t fit well into their frames.

Watch the video above to see joe s simple solution. Test the door by closing it. 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. Make sure the door is flush with the door stop.

Remove the door stop from the doorjamb. Screw the strike plate back in place check the door and adjust if needed. Simply buy a pack of heavy duty felt pa. Close the door and hold a block of wood against the doorstop.

This can get annoying when wind blows through the house and rattles the door. Tighten one adjustable wrench onto the curved latch side of the plate to hold it while you bend the tang. Use pliers to remove the old nails from the door jamb. That s due to the spring loaded lock not fitting well into the strike plate of the door.