Adjust Door Strike Plate

The strike plate is the piece of door hardware that attaches to the door jamb and receives the latch.

Adjust door strike plate. Open the door and look for a telltale kiss on the strike plate. Skip to main content. If your filing action is shaking the strike plate remove the plate and secure it in a vise for your repair. The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha.

Find strike plates at lowe s today. Unscrew the strike plate from the door jamb clamp it in a vise then file it down to the chalk mark above right. Move it away from the center if the strike will not seat when the door is closed. Have a door out of alignment due to settling.

If it only misses by 1 8 inch or less the problem can likely be solved by tapping the plate in the right direction with a hammer. Reinstall the plate and test the dead bolt. Then reinstall the plate with longer screws. Loosen the screws until the strike plate is free to move slightly.

Adjust strike plates to close doors securely. Loosen the screws a bit more if necessary but don t remove them completely. Screw the strike plate to the jamb then re bend the tab into the latch pocket by tapping it with a screwdriver and hammer. First shut the door and take a look at how far off the strike plate is in order for the latch barrel to align with the plate hole.

Turn the latch to draw in the bolt close the door and turn the latch again so the bolt hits the strike plate. Latches that don t fit properly into these plates will allow doors to rattle or prevent them from closing. Use a screwdriver to loosen the screws slightly. Typically if you loosen both screws 1 2 full counterclockwise turns with your screwdriver or allen wrench the strike plate will be free to adjust.

Find a store near me. Thankfully the door latches and knobs don t have to be moved to correct these problems. File off enough metal to allow the latch to catch inside the plate and secure the door. For minor adjustments you may be able to loosen the plate and tap it in the direction you need.

Insert either a triangular file or a flat file that s small enough to fit inside the strike plate. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one. 6 fill the gap between the strike plate and the door jamb with wood. Gatehouse steel entry door deadbolt strike plate.