How To Adjust Door Strike Plate

Latches that don t fit properly into these plates will allow doors to rattle or prevent them from closing.

How to adjust door strike plate.

Insert either a triangular file or a flat file that s small enough to fit inside the strike plate. Thankfully the door latches and knobs don t have to be moved to correct these problems. Tightening the hinges or adding a support screw may be all that is need to get the door working correctly. A door strike plate attaches to the latch side door jamb.

The strike plate is the piece of door hardware that attaches to the door jamb and receives the latch. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one. Luckily this is an easy fix and all that you need is a screwdriver small chisel hammer and a pencil or marker. Moving the strike plate should not be needed most of the time.

When that happens the door strike will not align with the strike plate. Have a door out of alignment due to settling. Beginning to make sure the door will latch properly. The problem of a door not latching is commonly caused by a misaligned strike plate so the first thing you have to do is to check the strike plate first for alignment.

It has a round or square hole that the door latch bolt fits into when you turn the knob and close the door. File the striker plate. File off enough metal to allow the latch to catch inside the plate and secure the door. Before you attempt to adjust the strike plate make sure the door does not need to be adjusted.