Why Your Doors Stick After a Texas Drought

If your doors jam every August and free up after the first fall rain, your foundation is talking to you. Seasonal door sticking is one of the most common — and most ignored — signs of slab movement.

The drought connection

Central Texas clay shrinks as it dries through summer, dropping the slab unevenly and racking door frames out of square. When rain returns, the clay swells and the doors free up — a seasonal tell that the soil is cycling beneath you.

When it’s more than weather

If the sticking worsens year over year, or a door never fully recovers, the movement has become permanent and may need house leveling. Pair it with our seasonal movement guide.

Get a baseline

A free elevation survey now gives you a baseline to compare against next season — the easiest way to catch progression early in Austin or Kyle.

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