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Striker Plate Hassles
Why do they always make striker plates the same size as the striker.
I put one on my garage last summer, and of course the slab moved a little in the winter. Now the door wont latch, and I will need to move the striker plate up about 1/8 inch. Of course, the screws wont get a decent hole being so close to the old holes. Why in the heck cant they makes the holes in these plates longer, to compensate for movement. I guess these engineers went to college for 4 or more years, but never learned how a door works.... I'm considering a small grinder on the end of my dreml tool to enlarge the hole, rather than move the plate. |
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Most carpenters carry a rotary file that fits in a drill. It is
not rare to need one while installing new doors. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Keep the whole world singing. . . . DanG wrote in message ... Why do they always make striker plates the same size as the striker. I put one on my garage last summer, and of course the slab moved a little in the winter. Now the door wont latch, and I will need to move the striker plate up about 1/8 inch. Of course, the screws wont get a decent hole being so close to the old holes. Why in the heck cant they makes the holes in these plates longer, to compensate for movement. I guess these engineers went to college for 4 or more years, but never learned how a door works.... I'm considering a small grinder on the end of my dreml tool to enlarge the hole, rather than move the plate. |
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Absolutely, use a Dremel tool or grinder to enlarge the hole. Re-setting
screws a fraction of an inch off is a major PITA. I've plugged and glued holes like that, but it always turned out messy. On one occasion when I called 9out the door installers they ground the hole bigger too. It seems to be the preferred method. "George E. Cawthon" wrote in message ... I'm considering a small grinder on the end of my dreml tool to enlarge the hole, rather than move the plate. Right, don't move the plate. A small hand file will work just fine to cut the slot higher with a few strokes. You will likely be doing it again sometime in the future. |
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On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 01:38:33 -0600, "Box134"
wrote: Absolutely, use a Dremel tool or grinder to enlarge the hole. Re-setting screws a fraction of an inch off is a major PITA. I've plugged and glued holes like that, but it always turned out messy. On one occasion when I called 9out the door installers they ground the hole bigger too. It seems to be the preferred method. "George E. Cawthon" wrote in message ... I'm considering a small grinder on the end of my dreml tool to enlarge the hole, rather than move the plate. Right, don't move the plate. A small hand file will work just fine to cut the slot higher with a few strokes. You will likely be doing it again sometime in the future. Thanks I'll do that. I still dont know why they dont just make these plates with longer slots in the first place though. Kinda dumb.... |
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