Sticking Windows & Doors

If you’ve noticed that the doors and windows in your home are difficult to open and close, it’s likely a sign of larger, underlying foundation issues. Sticking doors and windows are common symptoms (along with sagging floors) of structural problems like foundation settlement. 

AquaGuard is Georgia’s leading foundation repair company with nearly 30 years of experience helping homeowners just like you reclaim their home from the threat of structural collapse. If your windows and doors are sticking, call us today! 

Sticking doors and windows are those that are difficult or impossible to open and close properly. You may have to put a lot of effort into opening them or they may get stuck halfway. This is often accompanied by doors not fitting properly into their frames. 

These are indications that there’s a problem with the structure of your home. The frames and flexing and bending around the windows and doors. You may even see drywall cracks around them—a major red flag of foundation issues. Foundation settlement and damaged crawl space supports are two of the most common causes. If ignored, sticking doors and windows can lead to far more severe home damage. 

There are a few key reasons you may experience sticking doors and windows: 

• Settling foundations – As foundations settle unevenly, it can cause floors to become uneven and interior walls to shift. This makes doors and windows jam in their frames. 
• Deteriorating crawl space supports – Deteriorating crawl space supports (due to either wood rot, over-spanning, or water in your crawl space) cause sagging floors above. This pulls walls out of position, leading to sticking doors and windows. 
• Water damage – Leaks and moisture getting into door and window frames can cause them to warp and swell. This leads to sticking as well. 

Incorrect soil compaction, poor drainage, and natural shifts in the soil underneath your home are common causes of foundation issues that create sticking doors and windows. 

• We install foundation piers to stabilize settling foundations and potentially lift back into position 
• We add crawl space jacks to repair sinking floors and level walls 
• We improve foundation drainage with sump pumps and other solutions to prevent moisture issues and wood rot. 
• If your home sits on a basement, use steel I-beams, wall anchors, and/or carbon fiber reinforcement to repair and strengthen bowing basement walls. 

AquaGuard has specifically designed products like our IntelliJack™ crawl space support jacks and SettleStop™ helical piers to permanently fix sticking doors, windows, and other symptoms of foundation problems. 

If your doors and windows are sticking, let AquaGuard inspect your foundation and recommend customized solutions. Our expert team provides permanent fixes to stop doors and windows from sticking and jamming once and for all. Contact us today to schedule your free estimate!