Bill wrote:


I don't know if you remember me screwing around "shimming" my door for
the last year or two (Mike Marlow was sort of helping me with it)? It
wouldn't stay locked all year. I ultimately determined that my
"weather-related" problem with the door not locking was only
indirectly due to the shimming.

Believe as you will. Those of us who have installed doors successfully,
will continue to do it in the manner that was explained to you.

It was due to the door latch hitting
the edge of the striker plate. Installing a different striker plate
allowed me to move the opening down about 1/4 inch--which I strongly
believe is the final word on that problem.

Except that a properly installed door does not require what you strongly
believe in. But then, there are only hundreds of thousands of them out
there...Or, probably, more...

That said, this may be a
good chance to shim the door again (for the 5th or 6th time?) ,
before I "reinforce" it with all of this molding! Like a "box"!!! %- ).
I use my reciprocating saw to cut the old nails... I'll
try to force myself to shim it one LAST time...though the place where
the nails enter is starting to get a little ragged. If anyone points
and asks, I'll just have to admit, "that's where I learned." Maybe I
can cover my experience with some joint compound.

Why not just look at some YouTube videos? You are making a mountain and a
half out of a very simple task... as always...


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-Mike-