Adjust Exterior Door Strike Plate

Latches that don t fit properly into these plates will allow doors to rattle or prevent them from closing.

Adjust exterior door strike plate. If the latch won t spring into the strike plate photo 1 observe whether it hits the plate at the top or bottom. Gatehouse steel entry door deadbolt strike plate. If the door still doesn t catch grab a flashlight and study the way the door latch the flexing part operated by the door handle hits the strike plate. See adjusting interior doors and how to adjust exterior doors for more information and instructions on how to align the door.

Thankfully the door latches and knobs don t have to be moved to correct these problems. Have a door out of alignment due to settling. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one. A door strike plate attaches to the latch side door jamb.

How to adjust a door knob strike plate. It has a round or square hole that the door latch bolt fits into when you turn the knob and close. T interior door and another for a 1 3 4 in. Adjusting the strike plates will align latches.

Moving the strike plate should not be needed most of the time. The kit includes a strike plate for use with a 1 3 8 in. Luckily this is an easy fix and all that you need is a screwdriver small chisel hammer and a pencil or marker. 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.

Before you attempt to adjust the strike plate make sure the door does not need to be adjusted. For pricing and availability. This kit can be used to easily repair a door that fails to latch when it is closed. Beginning to make sure the door will latch properly.

The problem of a door not latching is commonly caused by a misaligned strike plate so the first thing you have to do is to check the strike plate first for alignment. 1 5 8 in w x 2 1 4 in l satin nickel adjustable 2 pack.