Sory, I seem to have been less than clea with my question about some of my doors not shutting properly. It's not that the doors won't fit into the frame due to swelling etc, but that the catch on the foor doesn't snap shut into the lock part on the frame. Either the lock part is now not aligned properly with the lock part on the frame or the edge of the door is away from the fame so the catch won't reach, in one case by about 1cm. The door fames go up to the ceiling as there is a glass pane above a normal height door. A few upstaris have a thin crack horizontally at the top of the frame. Thanks.
2007-05-11 20:53:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It sounds like your doors have shrunk. Timber doors do this due to general drying out, with heating being on and different materials drying out at different rates. Your doors will be a different material to your door casings (frames) and again both will be different to the walls they are adjacent to. All of these will dry out at different rates, which will explain why your doors are no longer catching and why you have cracks appearing around them. Nothing to worry about. Just get hold of a joiner and he'll adjust your door or frame to ensure they close properly. Hope this helps.
2007-05-12 22:26:23 · answer #1 · answered by Paul D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Take out the 2 screws that hold the striking plate/receiver, place the receiver over the latch and shut the door, hold the receiver in a position that doesn't restrict the the latch, and mark with a pencil down the edge of the door jamb on to the back of the receiver, open the door and reposition the the receiver with the pencil mark aligned with the door jamb and fix in that position, with the 2 screws.
If the latch is short of the receiver it may be that you can pack out the receiver and the lock because they have been inset to deep and are not finished flush.
Be safe, Skew
2007-05-12 19:27:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
(I will try to be as none technical as situation permits)first snug up all your hinge screws(that hold the door to the frame. then snug all your door knob hardware. Then get very close to view where the latch(part the moves in/out of the door) hits the 'strike plate' (piece of metal on door frame with rectangular hole). Usually older jambs/frames/doors sag with time and need to be realigned is all. If latch is up / or down slightly respective of "hole" then loosen the strike plate and nudge it with screwdriver til latch "clicks" into "hole" . Open the door and tighten 2 screws without moving the 'strike plate"
Be patient, this in not difficult to do. Happy adjusting.
2007-05-12 04:10:52 · answer #3 · answered by devil dogs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to tighten the screws in the hinge part of the door
We didn't have any cracks though
you should probably get it checked if it's not the hinge screws
good luck
2007-05-12 04:01:50 · answer #4 · answered by Andrea / Princess Bitchalot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 possible movement in the house (often happens in droughts or long wet periods)
2 in some cases termites can be apart of this problem
3 check hinges have not come loose
2007-05-12 04:34:51 · answer #5 · answered by pestie58 the spider hunter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are the doors you have pine if so they are prone to shrinking and swelling in different conditions.
Rosie just read your first posting did you have new doors fitted when you moved in.
2007-05-12 04:07:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your house is either going through normal settling, or you may have some foundation problems.
2007-05-12 04:06:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the hinges are all screwed up properly, if one comes undone then the door can sag causing problems
2007-05-12 05:07:17 · answer #8 · answered by quornandwafflesagain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The building could have moved a bit.
2007-05-15 18:04:30 · answer #9 · answered by zxczxcz z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your house has settled some since it was built.
2007-05-12 04:01:32 · answer #10 · answered by old_woman_84 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋