*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. How do I fix a door that keeps closing on its own? It won't stay open, unless we put a stopper in front of it. - K.T., Ballwin ...

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When a door latch won’t catch, it’s because the latch doesn’t align with the hole in the strike plate. Sometimes you can clearly see the misalignment. If not, do the “lipstick test.” Smear lipstick on ...

Q. Our ranch has typical hollow interior doors. The outside layer (plywood?) at the bottom of one of our closet doors is warped a little, enough that it won’t close. Is there a way to unwarp that ...