On Nov 1, 2:32*pm, "badgolferman"
wrote:
The front door is hard to lock sometimes. *You must push the door
strongly to get the deadbolt into the hole. *The mechanism turns easily
when not attempting to lock the door.

The deadbolt strike (?) needs to be closer inside to line up with the
door latch but that requires mitering and digging out the hole more. *I
moved the latch strike (?) more in line with the deadbolt but then it
doesn't catch the latch when door is shut.

What's involved in fixing this properly without damaging the

Modify the strike by taking it off and filing just the deadbolt hole
hole to match better. To determine how much material to remove, coat
the end of the deadbolt first with something that will leave a mark on
the strike when the unit is operated, maybe a dab of wet paint or some
such. If you're worried about screwing up the strike, any good
locksmith will have replacements. Maybe even better ways of fixing
it.

Joe