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Default How to stop entry door leaks?

"Oren" wrote in message
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On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:05:56 -0500, "benick"
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"Patrick Karl" wrote in message
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benick wrote:

Is the door closing TIGHT ??? I had that problem on 1 door out of the 4
I
installed and I moved the latch in a bit to hold the door closed
tighter
and it is fine now...HTH....

How do you move the latch in a bit? And by latch I assume you mean the
strike plate. I'm guessing you need to redrill the mounting holes for
the
strike plate, no?



Yep...Filled them in with toothpicks and Elmer's and started over
again..Didn't move it much..Perhaps an eighth...Made a world of difference
though...


Golf Tees (hardwood) work great. Drill the larger hole, tap the tee in
with small hammer and cut with a utility knife. You can also use glue,
so let it dry.


Yea , I saw that in the other door thread and already have it stored in the
memory banks...LOL...