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Doors won't latch
I have a 5 year old home that has settled a bit and three doors are now
not catching on the latch. I realize that I can take the catch plate off and chisel out some of the wood and lower the plate but am worried about what to fill in the old holes with and if that will be strong enough. Any advice on how to fix this would be appreciated. I have tried to shim the doors up at the hinge plates but it did not work (someone had suggested that). Thanks in advance for all of your help Richard |
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Doors won't latch
If the misalignment is slight, it should be fixed with a bit of
hinge shimming or hinge barrel bending. I suspect that your first attempts may not have been done correctly. Another standard method would be to file the strike plate. I would not under any circumstances relocate the strike plate. I cannot envision any professional solution by attempting it with the exception of replacing the strike with a larger one. ______________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG (remove the sevens) wrote in message oups.com... I have a 5 year old home that has settled a bit and three doors are now not catching on the latch. I realize that I can take the catch plate off and chisel out some of the wood and lower the plate but am worried about what to fill in the old holes with and if that will be strong enough. Any advice on how to fix this would be appreciated. I have tried to shim the doors up at the hinge plates but it did not work (someone had suggested that). Thanks in advance for all of your help Richard |
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