Easing a stuck door DIY

Secure doors are a requirement under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA). If your property has a sticking door that can't close or open properly, or needs a bit of a boot to do so, it's an urgent matter to fix it.
I'll show you the gentle repair I did to this door to ease it from sticking when it swelled from a house wash down. Note, long term it needs more than I've done here, this is a quick fix to deal with the immediate problem.
Step one: Check where it sticks
Step two: figure out why - hinges, movement, swelling, other?
Step three: Take appropriate action, and be conservative to not create draughts or funny shaped doors
Step 4: Check your work
Step 5: Follow up and do preventative work to avoid a repeat of the issue.
I'm a hands-on property manager. While maintenance work isn't my forte, I've done plenty of it on my own portfolio and know what needs to be done to make properties more comfortable and a pleasure to live in. I carry a basic toolkit to inspections to deal with those things that will benefit from a quick and harmless fix being done now, and I save the tricky stuff for the professionals. I know my limits and won't step outside my skillset. I'll share with you easy things you can do too to increase tenant satisfaction with your property and improve both the quality of their lives and your property.
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