How To Adjust Door Lock Strike Plate

File off enough metal to allow the latch to catch inside the plate and secure the door.

How to adjust door lock strike plate.

To snug the door up you would move the strike plate toward the center of the door jamb. Insert either a triangular file or a flat file that s small enough to fit inside the strike plate. Bend the strike plate s latch pocket tab straight with the pliers. Bend the tab on the plate that folds into the hole forward with a slotted screwdriver to make room for the latch of a door that won t catch if the plate is seated too far inward.

Close the door then open it and. The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha. Simple adjustment to stop rattling door noise on your interior doors. Have a door out of alignment due to settling.

Step 5 remove the strike plate and change its location on the door jamb if the misalignment is too severe to correct otherwise. Move it away from the center if the strike will not seat when the door is closed. How to adjust a door knob strike plate 1. Close the door to check the repair.

File the striker plate. Place one layer of masking tape across the strike plate then cut out the center. Remove the striker plate screws then remove the strike plate. For minor adjustments you may be able to loosen the plate and tap it in the direction you need.