How to stop a door from banging while closing

Question

Besides closing it very slowly, any good tricks / gadgets that will slow down the door so it doesn't close with a thud?

score 8 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 21 '20 at 16:42

There are a few things you can do:

Check the hinges and use a level to see that the door is square. A heavy door hung incorrectly can slam heavily. Check this guide at national contractors for how to level a door. Some tips from it: check that the hinges are tight, not too heavily greased, and the same distance from the frame.
Install a closer arm (can be expensive)

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If the door isn't closing too hard, but makes a fair amount of noise, try putting some small felt pads on the inside of the jamb to soften the closure.

Felt pads

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 10 '11 at 15:17

You could also install from 2-> several dampers like these ones depending how heavy the door is or how well you want to dampen it - for example you have a heavy draft that SLAMS the door shut several will be recomeneded to adsorb the doors speed. These work well if installed fairly well.

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