File the edges of the strike plate where lipstick is present with a metal file.
How to adjust door so lock fits.
Loosen but do not remove the screws securing the strike plate to the door jamb with a phillips screwdriver.
If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws.
With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads.
This will distribute the graphite and resolve the sticky lock.
This can be a problem if you live in a older home or one that seems to be settling doors can be adjusted slightly.
I can widen the gap in small increments.
Next stick the key in the hole and turn it back and forth a few times.
Adjusting hinges on doors with big gaps.
Apply lipstick on the end of the lock s bolt.
Screws magically work themselves loose over the years.
To adjust a door in this instance i either use better longer wood screws and try to fix deeper through the frame into the timber stud behind that the frame is fixed to.
Alternatively plug the screw holes with a rawl plug or lots of matchsticks.
Squirt some pva wood glue in to the screw holes first then bang in as many match sticks as will fit.
Adjust the gap by bending the hinges open the hinge side gap by spreading the hinges.
Once the new pins are in reverse the steps to reassemble the lock.
Have a door out of alignment due to settling.
How to adjust door hinges method 1 of 3.
The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha.
Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one.
Retighten the securing screws.
Insert the pins and reassemble the lock dump out the old pins insert the new key and use tweezers or small needle nose pliers to match the new colored pins to the color code on the special instruction sheet.
Move the strike plate as necessary to line up with the door latch.
Tighten the hinge screws.
I ve seen shims used behind the hinge leaf to adjust the gap but bending the hinge takes less time.
Close the door and look for lipstick on the strike plate.
Tightening hinges so your door closes.
Examine the top corner of your door to see if it s catching on the.