Exterior Door Strike Plate Repair

Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one.

Exterior door strike plate repair.

The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha. File the striker plate. Insert either a triangular file or a flat file that s small enough to fit inside the strike plate. If your filing action is shaking the strike plate remove the plate and secure it in a vise for your repair.

A strike plate the metal plate affixed to a doorframe with an opening for a door latch or deadbolt that needs repair will show itself when the door lock s latch bolt misses the hole in the strike plate or when the door won t stay latched or closed. Step 2 is to measure 1 4 inch up from the current position of the strike plate and draw a straight line across the top and a line going down to match the inside edge of the strike plate as shown in figure 3. File off enough metal to allow the latch to catch inside the plate and secure the door. Is the door adjusted properly.

This fix a latch strike plate repair kit is constructed of stamped steel and white plastic components and it comes in a satin nickel plated finish. Replace the plate fill the gap at the top or bottom with wood putty and refinish. I locked myself out without the necessary tools keys phone. The kit includes a strike plate for use with a 1 3 8 in.

T interior door and another for a 1 3 4 in. T interior door and another for a 1 3 4 in. This kit can be used to easily repair a door that fails to latch when it is closed. So i kicked it in knowing the damage would be severe.

Have a door out of alignment due to settling. Here s how i fixed it cheaply and effec. Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame. In our example the strike plate needs to be moved 1 4 inch up in order for the center of the strike plate to align with the center of the door bolt.

If this is not your problem see door repair for all of the door repair topics. The strike plate receives the door latch and or deadbolt for your door lock. This kit can be used to easily repair a door that fails to latch when it is closed. If they don t line up the lock won t work properly.

The kit includes a strike plate for use with a 1 3 8 in. Many problems with doors and hardware can be solved with some adjustment to the door. This fix a latch strike plate repair kit is constructed this fix a latch strike plate repair kit is constructed of stamped steel and white plastic components and it comes in a brass plated finish. When you close the door the lipstick transfers to show if the latch is hitting the strike plate too high too low or just right.