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Repairing A Door That Closes By Itself...
Without the Exorcism!

My bathroom door closes by itself. Short of an exorcism, is there an easy way to stop it from doing this? I've tried door stops, but they're a PAIN when I want to CLOSE the door!

The reason the door wants to close itself is because your house has settled, and the balance of the door has been shifted enough to make gravity pull the door open. Similar to what happens if your refrigerator is not balanced- the door won't self-close at all or, even worse, will ALMOST close, allowing everything inside to defrost!!

I never dealt with a poltergeist, so you are on your own there!!. But, barring supernatural intervention, try the following trick:

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