My door won't close after midnight

[Monocle Man]

If you don't want to put a backpack/your dirty laundry/anything moderately heavy in front of the door, I'd suggest to move the slot for that thing sticking out the side of the door in to a position that makes it easier to click in.

 

[Nickolai77]

Get an exorcist to try and get rid of the ghost that is obviously haunting your door.

^This- an exorcism is needed.

 

[Valkyira]

I taught my cat to open the door by pulling the door handle, maybe yours does it as well.

 

[Simalacrum]

someone has a relay on the door and is screwing with you.

I'm thinking this, but literally - someone is fixing the screws on your door every morning, and thus "screw-ing" with you

 

[puppydogvaan]

If you don't want to put a backpack/your dirty laundry/anything moderately heavy in front of the door, I'd suggest to move the slot for that thing sticking out the side of the door in to a position that makes it easier to click in.

I've looked at it, and that's the part of the door that has the problem. The thing sticking out of the door that's supposed to click into the slot doesn't seem to stick out far enough at night, yet it does during the day. I don't humidity or settling could account for this.

 

[DoctorWhat]

Pull harder? I'm not kidding. Maybe when you're tired, you get weaker. I have a friend who lifts weights, but when he's tired, he can barely lift a glass of water.

It's just a suggestion.
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[MagnetoHydroDynamics]

Supernatural phenomena. You door is a portal to another world wich is affected by moonlight, but it wond open completely from just that, you need strong magic.

 

[IxionIndustries]

Here's how you fix it:
Cut your finger, and draw a pentagram with a goat's head on your door. Then chant for an hour and a half, sending you soul to the Dark Master, but before you finish the last verse, stab a knife through the circle. A spirit will appear. You must defeat him in a game of fisticuffs, but whatever you do, do not remove the knife. If you do, the spirit will kill you.
After you beat the spirit, it should vanish..

Now, set your door on fire. If it burns down, then you have succeeded in fixing your door.
Now go buy a new one at Home Depot.

Or maybe your door is a portal to a Wendy's restaraunt, and is open to eat great, even late.
Does your house smell like roasted beef in the morning?

 

[Connor Lonske]

I'm sorry if you were hoping for something exciting, but the title is literal. My door won't shut all the way after midnight. Let me tell the story:

Yesterday, I complained to my mother that my door won't shut all the way and the cat kept pushing it open to come in and whine at me/chew on my stuff. "See!" I exclaim, pushing it--click. It shuts. Mom laughs at me.

Fast forward to one o clock last night. Cat is again bugging me. I push the door. It won't click no matter what I do.

This morning I try it again. Click. ?!

There is no significant temperature difference to affect the wood, I'm not pushing it differently, everything is the same except for the time! My door is haunted or something, only explanation. Weird.

Any suggestions/solutions???

One of your siblings is screwing with you.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

Jarate the door!

I don't think that would be MOST effective.

 

[Blitzkrieg8]

get a dog to fight the cat and sell the video on the internet use money to fix door everyone wins

 

[Scobie]

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[Kuliani]

If you don't want to put a backpack/your dirty laundry/anything moderately heavy in front of the door, I'd suggest to move the slot for that thing sticking out the side of the door in to a position that makes it easier to click in.

I've looked at it, and that's the part of the door that has the problem. The thing sticking out of the door that's supposed to click into the slot doesn't seem to stick out far enough at night, yet it does during the day. I don't humidity or settling could account for this.

You have to remember that it's not the door that is changing size as much as the rest of the house. When the temperature drops, the wood in the frame and all the wood connected to it will shrink, causing your door frame to widen. Get a tape measure and measure the distance from top to bottom, side to side, and diagonally, both in the middle of the day when it's warm and at night when it's cool.

If this is the cause (and not a supernatural cat, which is always possible), then your home likely also needs a better insulation value as it's a non-exterior surface that suffers from external temperature differences.

EDIT: Oh, forgot to tell you how to raise the strike plate of your door latch. If possible just find another strike plate at a hardware store that matches that one (or buy two new ones) and attach it on top of the current one (unscrew the strike plate, stack em, screw em both in).

 

[Lukeje]

Are you sure you're not dreaming?

Do you mean when he was trying to shut the door? Or that he's dreaming about posting on the Escapist? Because if he is, then we're presumably in his dream, and therefore will die when he wakes up. This is concerning.

Well, originally the former. I realised the latter interpretation after posting, but couldn't be bothered changing the post 'cos ambiguity is fun.

 

[Timewave Zero]

Hmm, could a dimensional thing. is anything your house non-euclidean? That could be a problem, with Dimensional Shamblers, Hounds of Tindalos and other nameless abominations from beyond space coming through irregular angles at will. The time and the stars might have an effect. Blow it up. That might work...The door, I mean. Not the Dimensional Shambler or Hound of Tindalos, that'll only anger them.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Just put something heavy behind it so the cat can't come in.

That, or the exorcist one.