How To Adjust A Strike Plate On A Wooden Door

If your door won’t latch, you don’t have to rip the whole lock out in frustration. The culprit is usually the strike plate, the metal square attached to the door jamb that catches the latch. Sometimes, the door weight and age can cause sagging; which knocks the strike out of place. You should be able to fix the strike plate without a professional. Here are tips to realign a door strike plate.…