How To Fix a Door That Won't Latch- It's Simpler Than You Think!
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2021
- This is the easiest way to fix a door that won't latch!
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Been in my house for 5 years. That door has annoyed me the whole time. Just fixed it. Thank you!
Nice work Derek!
Lol same. Had the Dremel with the bit on my bench the whole time lol. Took 2 minutes.
FIVE years! 😅
@TheFunnyCarpenter I have a different issue with door , it opens with push from my toddler, think the latch is not working. There are no issues in closing the door. This started happening after I added a sponge in the gap between door and floor to block light coming inside room . Now I had removed it but still door just opens with a small push from outside. Can you recommend any solution
Virtual beer for this man. Saved me a return trip to Home Depot. Only took 2 minutes. Salute
As a 50 something y/o female, I cannot tell you how helpful your videos are helping me to rectify the many issues I am having in my new older home! Thanks, I Love them!!!
Glad they are helping!
These are the first DIY videos I’ve ever watched that I actually felt like I could do, and then went and did! Thank you so much for this! I just went and did this to two doors in our house. Really enjoying your videos and your humor😄
Thank you Rosie, best wishes on your repairs!
He is good!
I knew it was going to be a Dremel fix!
I just fixed the door not closing and then it stopped latching. I'll be picking up the bit at ACE this afternoon.
Thank you, sir!
Finally fixed my door today, thank you for the tips. For anyone who doesn’t want to go buy a dremel, I cut a strip of sand paper and tightly wrapped it vertically around a chisel then ducked taped the ends so it stayed put. Worked perfectly for me and fixed the latch.
Crafty 🍻
Great fix. You saved me money from hiring someone to do this. The family is super happy that they don’t have to lift the door up to latch it now.
I tried some crazy stuff to fix mine and then found this video. Fixed it in two minutes. Thank you!
Great stuff!
Take out the screws in the top hinge one by one while replacing them one by one with LONGER screws. Pulls the door up and fixes the actual issue.
Thanks! Your video is 2 years old but it just help me to fix two doors that wouldn’t latch. Bought the Dremel and was fixed in 5 minutes.
THANK YOU!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks so much! This worked! I was about ready to pull the plate off and then saw this video. 🙏
Thanks man, it worked, I just lifted it up and bit and it clicked into place! Ur a life saver!!!
Good video. I'd also run a vacuum cleaner at the grinding site to capture the filings. They hurt when they get in your socks 🤣!.
It worked! I tried bending the hinge first, and that kind of helped, but filing down the strike plate did the trick. That door hasn't closed in years. Thanks!!
Thanks for sharing such simple but life saving info at the same time. I was even considering changing lock. Problem solved in less than 3 min!
Very useful, used a drill and had this done in under 5 mins. Thank you !
perfect tutorial .. not a moment wasted and all good easy to follow entertaining info
I fixed my door using a small diamond crusted drill bit with my drill-took all of 5 minutes. Door closes perfectly! Thank you!! Thanks for your pointers!!
Best video AND easiest solution for this problem. I tried it today and it worked like a charm. Thank you!
I didn’t have a Dremel tool so I used a drill bit. Kinda tricky but it worked like a charm. Excellent video!
Great video! Fixed in under 30 minutes using Dremel and a metal bit that came with the kit! Glad I found your video! Thank you so much
Finally!!!!!! Fixed it in 5 min after previously trying all the other failed options you mentioned in the beginning
Just like you said this video is golden.
Wow! Thanks! Incredibly simple solution! Thank you!
Used a paddle bit did the job. Thanks for the tip. Took two minutes to fix 👍🏽
Tried about 4 other “fixes” before landing on this video, and gotta say that this is the one that did the trick. Thanks a bunch!!
The dremel trick worked perfectly for me today, thanks so much! I could see the strike plate had previously been raised, so lowering it again would have been tricky.
Thank you. This didn't completely solve our problem but it made enough of a difference that our door can finally latch without just being pushed back open. It was just all of a sudden one day that our door no longer latched, right around the time the temperature started rising. We found we could get it to latch if we slammed it with all our might, but even then sometimes we would have to slam it 4 or 5 times to finally get it to latch. We didn't have a drimmel so we used a drill bit and ground a little from the bottom away...now we can close it, give it a slight lift, and it latches. We'll probably grind more away once we have a carbide bit, but for now at least we can sleep at night. So thank you for this video. Hopefully we won't be living in this place much longer. We've learned to not even call maintenance anymore as they either ignore the problems or make them worse.
Thank you very much. I have been trying to get someone to fix it for a week. I thought it was complicated but it is actually simple and did it myself. Took about 20 mins.
That is great news! I’m always happy when I hear about someone fixing something from one of the vids:)
Spot on. The solution worked perfectly!
If manufacturers made the strike plates with oblong holes they can easily be adjusted.
Manufacturers with the consumer in mind? Yaaa.....riiiiight.
Thank you so much. I put in a door for the first time and of course it wouldn't latch! Your video helped this novice figure it out!
So glad I found your channel, you have helped me with so many issues in my home, thank you!
I wish you had tips for EVERYTHING in life! All your tips always work! Thank you!!!
You are so welcome!
It was very cool to me to find you doing this. While I don't do repair work for others anymore, I thought thinking this up was such a life saver so again, too cool to see you doing the same thing lol
That worked! Thank you a thousand times!!!!🎉❤
Oh man. This door has been annoying me for 8years. Just fixed it.Worked great. Just used a filing tool to round out the edges.😁
Worked like a charm. Thanks!
Thank you. My bedroom door has had this problem for years. Such a simple 5 minute fix!
Thank you! I just fixed the lock doorbell from my laundry to my garage from this video. Only locked myself out one too.
This worked so quickly! Thank you!
Thank you. It worked! But I had to use regular nail files to file all around the hinge and whatever you call that's attached to the wall. Hey got the job done In about 3 minutes or less!
Thanks for the help. the Dremel option worked for my door.
Thank you very much. Exactly what I need right now!👍
Best wishes on the fix
Awesome! Worked perfectly. Thank you so much!
I’ve fixed two different door based on two of your door videos….you rock,guy!!!!!!
Worked like a charm - thanks!!
Thank you! Your help is appreciated.
The hall bathroom door has been a problem for years. Not anymore! Thanks so much! Super easy.
Thank you I will be trying this sounds like it’s fixed most peoples issues
BRAVO, my good man! Thank you.
Thanks for posting. Very helpful.
The Dremel tip worked! Just started watching your videos and they are so helpful. 😊
That’s great!
Nice video! Thanks. I used my hand file. A bit of work but I didn't know about the dremel option.
Video just helped me, thanks for showing the alternative methods. I used a drill bit
The drill bit worked for me. It's what I have, thanks!
Thank you so much! You really helped me fix the side garage door! I am very grateful, 2 years after you posted this video.😇🤩
Glad it helped!
Awesome idea. Once I had the Dremel Tungsten Carbide Carving bit #9901-03 in my Dremel drill, it was only a matter of seconds till my problem was solved!
Very helpful update, Thank you very much 🙏
Thanks for life saving information
Your explanation was so good I "Latched" on Right away🤣🤣🤣👍⭐⭐🏆⭐⭐
😂😂
Worked like a charm......Thanks alot.
Exactly what I needed thank you
Thank you! My front door wouldn’t latch. I adjusted the hinges and it still wouldn’t latch. Saw your video and immediately tried it. It worked !!! 🎉
That’s great, thanks for the comment
I actually found an “adjustable” sliding door plate, that worked for me!
Thanks, just fixed my bathroom door thanks to this video, and it hasn't shut properly in 27 years! Lucky I live alone!
That is tremendous!
Excellent video! Thanks for the help.
Like this video so much, I'll try to do the Dremel fix!
Thanks man, worked like a charm!
WoW 😯 I was fighting with my door since a week
I watched your video and I did what you said and it’s fixed
Thanks 🙏
Would love tips on putting in new door slabs, including how to make sure the thing latches when I'm done!
Simple and elegant, like all your videos and suggestions.
One important thing that I have come to realize while doing work around the house is that doors once were hung perfectly. This means that normally one would not have to move or adjust hardware, let alone taking wood off of doors. Therefore I would prefer the earlier solution you posted.
Typically the doors and molding you work with are (virtually) new. I think it would be helpful if you could also the post the stuff DIYers come across in century-old homes (for example, failed/ugly repair jobs, warped doors, and work with stained instead of painted wood) and how to restore those.
Thanks!
Thanks brother. That worked like a charm
Thanks, your door fix video was golden, worked well. 👍👍
Glad it helped
It worked perfectly! Thank you
Great to hear!
Way to solve my problem. Thank you so much for this great video it was very helpful.
Thank you, thank you, I just fixed a door that has been bugging me forever!!!!!! Easy, peasy!!!!
Great video and easy solution!
Thank you!!! This helped me a lot! The dogs kept pushing our bedroom door open and dragging everything out.
I was able to fix our door with this tip : )
How awesome! I did a thing! Thank you sir
Great tip! Thank you!!
Thank you for this advice helped me out
Like many others, Thanks, had the dremel, purchased the bit and got 2 doors to latch in minutes
Excellent!
I use a step drill bit, they work great for this technique.
This is one of those, "why didn't I think of that" type of deals.
Simply genius!
i use tape and magic markers to determine the striker placement or realignmnet. I just put masking or painter's tape on the striker and marker up the catch then close. leaves a nice mark for realignment. great video. cheers
Sweet fix brother,thanks.
Thanks Colin
Shaving the metal worked, many thanks The Funny Carpenter.
I live in a very old house and the house would shift to where multiple doors in the house would start to get stuck when closed or would not close at all. My bedroom door was giving me anxiety because when I closed the door my cat would open my door when I'm not home and would wreck my stuff and I was worried about people in the house who may steal from me. Watching this video gave me confidence to inspect my door and strike plate.
The latch of my door was touching the top and side of the strike plate, preventing it to stay closed and I was able to see inside the strike plate and see that it had a lot of extra space so I unscrewed it and with only using the screw and a screwdriver, I made my own holes when I moved the strike plate and I fixed my problem. My sister took the idea of grinding the strike plate to fix her door and that worked as well, so thank you tremendously for the help!
So simple. Thanks
This was way to easy 😂😂. Took less than 2 mins. Thank you!
Funny intro. Clear instructions. Several options suggested. Will try these on our problem door using simple tools (don't own a Dremel yet). Wish all instructional videos are like this (short & to-the-point). Liked & Subscribed easy.
Best wishes on the fix🍻
This is what I’m going to do tomorrow, thanks for your tips sir
Thanks man, this worked liked a charm!
Worked like a charm. Fixed three doors in 15 minutes. No more pull and lift. Thanks.
Lol I know right!!
Great video, thanks
I'm about to order my Dremel tool today for I can fix my nephew's, sister's, and downstairs bathroom door. Don't worry, I have experience in hands on work!👍
Thanks. Really did just take a few minutes!
Excellent... thank you
Another Terrific video!