On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 11:26:09 -0600, Christian Fox
wrote:

In article 5va4f.894$OM4.823@dukeread06, says...
To gain a little height on the door, assuming the bottom of the
door can stand to move toward the strike side, undo the bottom
hinge and install a thin cardboard shim under the hinge. If
necessary, you can install one under the hinge on both the door
and the jamb.

Ditto on the shims under the hinges. I did this for our main entrance door and it worked
like a charm to re-square the door to the jamb and allow the deadbolt to properly enter
the strike plate.

Unrelated to this particular problem: My front door didn't shut well
for a while, and I tightened the hinges, etc. Didn't work but a
month later the door was easy to lock again, no pushing or slamming
required. 8 months later, I'm sitting on the floor with my head
near the floor, and I see that the weather strip that engages the
groove in the threshrhold is bent. The left half goes into the groove
and the right half has been pushed downwards so it points at the
floor. I haven't fixed it yet, but it's good to know why it didn't
close and then why it did.




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