Door Lock Strike Plate Install

Durable steel construction installs in 2 3 minutes gator strike plate for doors that won t latch not latching or won t stay shut.

Door lock strike plate install. Hold the strike plate over the mortise and score its outline with a utility knife. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one. Mark where the lock bolt hits the jamb and from this point make a cross mark. Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in.

Unfortunately as you will see at th. Mark a point 3 8 inch directly above the midpoint of the line and another point 3 8 inch directly below the midpoint. Drill pilot holes for the strike plate s two screws with a 3 32 inch bit then screw the plate in place. This product does not address deadbolt misalignments on exterior doors which provide primary security and should be repaired first.

The long metal piece sticking out of the exterior knob is called the spindle. This kit can be used to easily repair a door that fails to latch when it is closed. Drill a hole. How to install a door strike plate step 1.

The kit includes a strike plate for use with a 1 3 8 in. Easy door latch repair. Install the strike plate 1. Install the strike plate photo by david carmack.

If nails are present use the nail set and the hammer to drive them. The spindle turns with the knob and causes. Place the strike plate from the. Just a video of mortising the latch strike plate on a door that had been cut down on the edges to make it fit in frame.

Using the technique described in steps 6 and 7 chisel out a mortise as deep as the strike plate is thick. The white plastic bases come with adhesive back tape strips and installation fasteners for a quick and simple repair. Mark the area around the strike plate that you want to install flush with the wood. Install both knobs by sliding the spindle through the slot in the latch.

Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb. Have a door out of alignment due to settling. The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha. How to chisel out a door lock plate.

Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt. Trace the outline of the area. Align the two long screws from the inside knob into the cylinders on the exterior door knob and. Make a pencil mark that aligns with the pencil mark from the door onto the 1 8 inch reveal of the.