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. The white plastic bases come with adhesive back tape strips and installation fasteners for a quick and simple repair. How to chisel out a door lock plate. If nails are present use the nail set and the hammer to drive them. Look for any nail heads in the scribed area.
Mark the strike plate location. The kit includes a strike plate for use with a 1 3 8 in. Place the strike plate from the. Install the strike plate 1.
Install both knobs by sliding the spindle through the slot in the latch. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one. This product does not address deadbolt misalignments on exterior doors which provide primary security and should be repaired first. The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha.
Drill a hole. Easy door latch repair. Trace the outline of the area. The spindle turns with the knob and causes.
Hold the strike plate over the mortise and score its outline with a utility knife. Install the strike plate photo by david carmack. The long metal piece sticking out of the exterior knob is called the spindle. Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb.
Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in. Align the two long screws from the inside knob into the cylinders on the exterior door knob and. Mark where the lock bolt hits the jamb and from this point make a cross mark. How to install a door strike plate step 1.
Make a pencil mark that aligns with the pencil mark from the door onto the 1 8 inch reveal of the. Drill pilot holes for the strike plate s two screws with a 3 32 inch bit then screw the plate in place. Unfortunately as you will see at th. Mark the area around the strike plate that you want to install flush with the wood.
Using the technique described in steps 6 and 7 chisel out a mortise as deep as the strike plate is thick. Have a door out of alignment due to settling. This kit can be used to easily repair a door that fails to latch when it is closed. Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt.