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.

Simply buy a pack of heavy duty felt pa. Watch the video above to see joe s simple solution. Test the door by closing it. Close the door and hold a block of wood against the doorstop.

Make sure the door is flush with the door stop. Use pliers to remove the old nails from the door jamb. Tighten one adjustable wrench onto the curved latch side of the plate to hold it while you bend the tang. This can get annoying when wind blows through the house and rattles the door.

Sometimes doors don t fit well into their frames. That s due to the spring loaded lock not fitting well into the strike plate of the door. Remove the door stop from the doorjamb. This is an easy and quick fix for those rattly doors that keep on rattling in the wind or when you close other doors.

Then secure the door stop with 1 1 4 in. Smack the wood until the door stop moves enough to touch the door. Place the door stop back in its old position on the doorjamb and hammer it in with several nails. A rattling sound can be caused by a space between the door and the door stop.