Often you want to keep a self closing door open for a short period of time to make it easier to pass back and forth. You may also desire to have a door partially open for ventilation during the summer months, without the breeze slamming it shut. Then there could be the situation where you don't want someone barging through a door which doesn't have a lock on it.

This tutorial explains how to make a tool which will achieve all these tasks. It's called a 'door wedge'. It's sophistication lies in its simplicity!

Supplies

Tomato stake (or similar piece of wood)

Non-slip matting

Contact adhesive (glue)

Tools:

Cross saw

Scissors

Ruler

Marker

File

Step 1: Sorce a Piece of Wood

Source a suitable piece of wood which is about 20mm square and 10cm long. I used a tomato stake as I had it on hand.
Mark out a wedge shape on the wood 10cm long by 15mm high. E.g. 15mm at one end and receding to an edge at the other.
Cut this with a cross saw.

Step 2: Smooth Down With a File

If the wood is a bit rough (like my tomato stake was) smooth it down with a file.

Step 3: Add Non-slip Matt

Glue on some non-slip mat to one of the sides of the door wedge with some contact adhesive. This will stop the wedge slipping on a smooth floor.

Step 4: How to Use

The door wedge is used by wedging it under the foot of an open door to stop it closing.
It can also be used under a closed door to stop if from opening.
As a bonus, the wedge can also be used to stop a wonky table from moving - just place the wedge under the shorter leg and call it a 'table leg wedge'.

Step 5: A Wedge From a Paint Stirrer

To fix a wardrobe door which kept sliding forward a wedge was made from a thin paint stirrer. Scissors were used to cut the stirrer into desending lengths and theses were glued together using some super glue. Finally, the pile was sanded down into a wedge shape using 80 grit sandpaper.