How To Fix A Nonlatching Door The Right Way
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- In this video, I am going to show you how to fix a non-latching door the correct way. No bending hinges or putting cardboard behind the hinge.
There are several reasons a once latching door becomes a non- latching door. Probably the most common problem is loose hinges. Hinges can become loose several ways. Number one is children, we have all seen a child hold themselves off the ground by the door knob and swinging the door. This put a tremendous amount of stress on the hinges and screws hold them in place and will pull the screws out over time. When this happens in most cases the screw will no longer tighten and need to be replaced with a longer screw.
Another reason is door slamming, This also creates stress on the hinges and screws that can cause the screws to loosen. Door slamming can also move the door jam itself from the force hitting against it, shifting it in such a way the door no longer latches.
The third reason is home settling or shifting due to frost or moisture in the ground or if the home is newer a foundation base that was not well compacted.
If the door no longer latches because the strike plate and latch no longer line up correctly the best course of action is to shim the hinge with the proper shim.
Door hinge shims can be found in multiple stores and also on-line they are available for 3 and one half inch hinges and 4 inch hinges.
If the latch is lower than the opening in the strike the bottom and center hinge will need to be shimmed and if the latch is higher than the strike the top and center hinge will need to be shimmed.
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Didn't realize door hinge shims were a thing but of course! Thanks for the video
Thank you for this. I'm a new maintenance tech who has mostly worked on plumbing but when it comes to shimming door hinges, I never had anyone show me how to do it properly. You made it so simple by showing us to latch the door, lifting it up with composite shims, and then putting shims behind the hinges. Thank you again for this!
You are welcome, Thanks for watching.
Thanks, mister
Thanks Man! The exact thing I needed. Pretty much my exact same issue. Old house - settling doors. Needed to shim hinges and lightly adjust the frame.
Thank you, excellent video.
This video was helpful. I fixed a non-latching door as well as installed Armor Guard on my garage entry door. It was a little tricky because both the shims and Armor Guard push the door out away from hinge so I had to plan out the order to install the shims and Armor Guard as well as the different screws. I had to add 3 shims to bottom hinge and 1 shim to middle hinge. One thing I did was took some painter's tape and taped the shims together (just a couple of small pieces on each side) then stuck the 3 shims in as a unit (versus one by one)…was much easier plus I could see where the blue tape landed to make sure shims were not too far forward. My first time...took me 2.5 hours but now my door latches and feels more secure. Next spring will paint door, install dead bolt and replace bottom sweep.
Thanks for sharing the tip on taping the shims together. Patience pays dividends when doing this type of work. Thanks for watching!
Exactly the video I needed
Awesome ❤ thank you
The easy way he said.
Mine is still not latching even after installing the shim.
Hi Amber, check to make sure if the latch is high or low on the strike plate. Close the door inside the room and look straight into the door gap at the strike plate to get a good view of whats going on. Or put some finger nail polish on the latch and close the door so the latch will leave a tell tail sign of its location on the strike plate. Thanks for watching. And as always feel free to reach out with any questions.
@@detroitdiy it is a mm or so below fitting in the hole. I tried putting a second shim in the bottom hinge but then the door won’t close at all.
You have 2 choices, file the strike plate opening larger or move the strike plate. To move the strike plate you will need a razor knife to trim away a thin layer of wood to match the area where strike plate is now then reinstall screw hust missing the old screw holes.
@@detroitdiy yeah tried to move it but it won’t come off as the trim is on over top of it. It is an exterior door. My home is listed on the market so I can’t take off the baseboard. I don’t have a file :(
Thats not good, maybe a handyman service in your area could help.