Doors - Loose Screws/ Gap

[tali1]

I have hollow doors and back plate fixing screws for the handle keep working loose -is there a quick fix ?
Also on a solid door it is misaligned as when it is closed there is a gap (on the opening side) and the only way the door lines up is if i press my foot hard at the bottom - and even then it springs back to the gap

[tonyav]

I have had the same problem in the past with some hollow doors, I used some very small Rawl / wall plugs, cut them down so they were fairly short and tapped them into the screw holes with a rubber mallet and then screwed the door handles back on, worked a treat for me.

[heathfield]

Sounds like the door won't close because the hinge edge of the door is pressing against the jamb, due to the hinges being recessed too much. Check, and if this is the case, try packing out the hinges with some slips of card

[The Builder]

Your hollow door may have been hung the wrong way around. The "lock side" has a timber block fixed in it to take the screws.
If so, try Tony's idea. I've done that many times, often gluing the plugs in with rapid wood glue.

In extreme cases, you can excavate the door and let a small timber block in. It's a bit of a game, and can only be done if the door is painted, because of the filling that's needed.

With the solid door... if it's not binding, as Heathfield has suggested, then the door could simply be warped. It happens all the time.

Very complicated to cure a warp, but it can be hidden. Take off the back-stop (thin strip of wood next to the hinges - the bit that the door closes to). Then, unscrew the hinge from the frame only, and extend the cutout inwards. Re-position the hinge as far in as you need, to bring the door into line on the lock side.