Tightening the hinges or adding a support screw may be all that is need to get the door working correctly.
How to adjust door strike plate.
File off enough metal to allow the latch to catch inside the plate and secure the door.
Thankfully the door latches and knobs don t have to be moved to correct these problems.
If your filing action is shaking the strike plate remove the plate and secure it in a vise for your repair.
Moving the strike plate should not be needed most of the time.
Beginning to make sure the door will latch properly.
Have a door out of alignment due to settling.
Luckily this is an easy fix and all that you need is a screwdriver small chisel hammer and a pencil or marker.
Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one.
Before you attempt to adjust the strike plate make sure the door does not need to be adjusted.
When that happens the door strike will not align with the strike plate.
It has a round or square hole that the door latch bolt fits into when you turn the knob and close the door.
Insert either a triangular file or a flat file that s small enough to fit inside the strike plate.
Adjusting the strike plates will align latches.
A door strike plate attaches to the latch side door jamb.
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The strike plate is the piece of door hardware that attaches to the door jamb and receives the latch.