Exterior Door Strike Plate Repair

Many problems with doors and hardware can be solved with some adjustment to the door.

Exterior door strike plate repair.

The kit includes a strike plate for use with a 1 3 8 in. Here s how i fixed it cheaply and effec. File off enough metal to allow the latch to catch inside the plate and secure the door. When you close the door the lipstick transfers to show if the latch is hitting the strike plate too high too low or just right.

File the striker plate. The kit includes a strike plate for use with a 1 3 8 in. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one. Insert either a triangular file or a flat file that s small enough to fit inside the strike plate.

A strike plate the metal plate affixed to a doorframe with an opening for a door latch or deadbolt that needs repair will show itself when the door lock s latch bolt misses the hole in the strike plate or when the door won t stay latched or closed. This kit can be used to easily repair a door that fails to latch when it is closed. This kit can be used to easily repair a door that fails to latch when it is closed. The strike plate receives the door latch and or deadbolt for your door lock.

Is the door adjusted properly. T interior door and another for a 1 3 4 in. Have a door out of alignment due to settling. The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha.

So i kicked it in knowing the damage would be severe. The family handyman suggests covering the strike plate with masking tape and smearing lipstick on the latch. For more than a 1 8 inch misalignment remove the strike plate and extend the mortise higher or lower as necessary. If they don t line up the lock won t work properly.

If your filing action is shaking the strike plate remove the plate and secure it in a vise for your repair. In our example the strike plate needs to be moved 1 4 inch up in order for the center of the strike plate to align with the center of the door bolt. This fix a latch strike plate repair kit is constructed this fix a latch strike plate repair kit is constructed of stamped steel and white plastic components and it comes in a brass plated finish. You can also solve misalignment by replacing the strike plate with an adjustable door strike available at amazon or home improvement centers.

T interior door and another for a 1 3 4 in. I locked myself out without the necessary tools keys phone. If this is not your problem see door repair for all of the door repair topics. This fix a latch strike plate repair kit is constructed of stamped steel and white plastic components and it comes in a satin nickel plated finish.