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handnhammer
Joined: 13 May 2006
Posts: 54
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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 Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 2:28 pm Post subject: Door Latch and Strike Plate |
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I have a door that wont latch correctly when shut, you have to really press hard on it and lift up at the same time to get it to latch. It seems that the door frame has shifted slightly over time (old house).
I thought about moving the strike plate, but I don't want to hack up the door frame because it's on a older character home.
Your thoughts!
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jholmes
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Posts: 63
Location: Eagan, MN
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| Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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You have a few options...
- Buy a newer home
- Shift your home so that the latch lines up with the strike plate again
- Replace the whole door and jamb!
JK 
- Look at the door as it is closed (not latched), and see if your door is square relative to the jamb. It probably isn't if you have to lift up on it! If this is the case you need to put a spacing shim (make or buy) under the lower hinge. Put it under the part of the hinge that screws to the jamb. How thick the spacer is depends on how crooked the door is!
- As far as pushing on the door to get it to latch...I would reposition the strike plate...move it out farther. You don't have to chisel out any more wood for this, but it will show a slight gap. If you don't want this gap, you can take off the strike plate and file the square portion of the inside of it to make the hole bigger.
Questions  Good, now get to work!!!
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B200Driver
Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 26
Location: Douglasville, GA
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Make sure the top hinge on this door is not loose before you shim the bottom one. You may have to get some REALLLLLLLLLYYY long screws if the wood is old. I have used 4" or longer drywall or deck screws before to get a good bite. No they won't be gold like the ones that come with the hinges. Make sure they're aren't any wires back there either. I have heard that the perpetual doorbell ring and the auto-blow fuse are both annoying features...... If you hit a 120 wire right it might get a little tingly on the end of the screwdriver too!
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Everett
Joined: 05 Mar 2008
Posts: 1
Location: Dallas, Texas
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: This new strike plate cures misaligned deadbolts |
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There’s an ingenious new strike plate that you should know
about. It just launched to the public in January and seems to be
getting a lot of attention.
It's called Sure-Strike: www.sure-strike.com
It addresses three of the main problems for entry doors:
Adjustability: Patent-pending spring pin system
self-adjusts to misaligned deadbolts.
Security: Helps resist kick-in burglaries while
strengthening the entire door jamb.
Energy Efficient: Allows door to fit tightly against
weather strip helping to prevent drafts.
Check it out on their website.
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