Recent content by streetglider

I appreciated all the replies. I will keep this in mind as my house is hitting about 20 years old now and starting to develop new issues all the time. This forum seems like it is going to be a great help to me.

Thank you. I made sure the screws in the hinges were tight and used the cardboard to shim the jamb mortises as you suggested. I think I was able to move the knob down a little as well. I moved the strike plate down a bit too just using a longer screw. It is not nearly as noticeable as I was...

I have a bathroom door that does not latch and will not lock. I researched it some and have determined that the problem is the location of the latch plate. It needs to be moved down about 1/2 inch. Unfortunately, that moves the top screw into the area where the wood was removed to form the...