Door has to be Pushed Hard to Latch
If you have an exterior door that requires a shoulder to force it to latch, you may want to spend a little time to fix it. It likely is a simple fix. There are many possibilities why a door won’t latch starting with the latch itself. Make sure the latch is aligned with the hole […]
Door Hitting Strike Plate When it Closes
If you have a door problem the troubleshooting should be pretty clear. In this case, the door was hitting the strike plate when it closed. This is an easy fix assuming that only the very leading edge is a little too snug. In many cases when the strike plate is installed, it is just surface-mounted […]