Adjust Door Strike Plate

Adjust strike plates to close doors securely.

Adjust door strike plate.

If your filing action is shaking the strike plate remove the plate and secure it in a vise for your repair. Move it away from the center if the strike will not seat when the door is closed. Have a door out of alignment due to settling. Thankfully the door latches and knobs don t have to be moved to correct these problems.

Use a screwdriver to loosen the screws slightly. To snug the door up you would move the strike plate toward the center of the door jamb. Gatehouse steel entry door strike plate. 6 fill the gap between the strike plate and the door jamb with wood.

If it only misses by 1 8 inch or less the problem can likely be solved by tapping the plate in the right direction with a hammer. Turn the latch to draw in the bolt close the door and turn the latch again so the bolt hits the strike plate. Loosen the screws until the strike plate is free to move slightly. Loosen the screws a bit more if necessary but don t remove them completely.

Reinstall the plate and test the dead bolt. Insert either a triangular file or a flat file that s small enough to fit inside the strike plate. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one. Screw the strike plate to the jamb then re bend the tab into the latch pocket by tapping it with a screwdriver and hammer.

Gatehouse steel entry door deadbolt strike plate. Latches that don t fit properly into these plates will allow doors to rattle or prevent them from closing. Find strike plates at lowe s today. File off enough metal to allow the latch to catch inside the plate and secure the door.

Unscrew the strike plate from the door jamb clamp it in a vise then file it down to the chalk mark above right. The strike plate is the piece of door hardware that attaches to the door jamb and receives the latch. Typically if you loosen both screws 1 2 full counterclockwise turns with your screwdriver or allen wrench the strike plate will be free to adjust. For minor adjustments you may be able to loosen the plate and tap it in the direction you need.

For pricing and availability. The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha. Skip to main content. First shut the door and take a look at how far off the strike plate is in order for the latch barrel to align with the plate hole.