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#293253 9-Jan-2022 16:21
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So, I have a door that requires additional pressure to close properly.

 

There is a frame inside the frame that the door closes against which prevents it just closing all the way through. I am unsure the name of this (frame stop?).

 

My issue is the top of the door touches the top of that stop before the bottom does. I am unsure why, but I am hoping it might have a easy fix?

 

 

 


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  #2845943 10-Jan-2022 06:31
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An alternative quick-fix - much easier than my earlier suggestion - is remove the lock strike plate from the jamb, chisel out enough jamb timber to allow the strike to be re-sited a bit closer to the edge of the jamb, so that the lock bolt engages in it earlier, before the door needs the extra pressure.

 

You'll still have that tapering gap showing between the door and the stop but maybe that's not a biggie.





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