When houses settle doors and door frames can become misaligned.
Storm door lock hits my house lock.
Tap the end of a chisel under the door stop on the striker side of the jamb.
Once taken apart use gum out or a similar type of cleaner to clean the inside of the lock and all moving parts.
Tighten the screws on the hinge plate that holds the door onto the frame.
This will loosen the tension on the deadbolt allowing it to retract and the door to open.
To unjam the deadbolt remove the latch side rail installation screws.
To line up the lock and the strike plate so that the lock goes into the hole easily try filing around the edge of the actual lock and the strike plate.
Get a screwdriver and remove the screws holding the lock on your door.
Storm door handles are usually installed above the hardware on the interior door centered at roughly 42 from the bottom of the storm door.
Step 4 add cardboard shims between the hinges and the frame on either the top or the bottom depending on whether you need to raise or lower the door.
Pry up on it until it comes loose and remove it.
If the interior side of your storm door handle is less than 1 3 4 wide there won t be a problem anyway.
Tighten the top hinge to make the latch hit higher on the strike plate or the bottom hinge to make it hit lower.
Shut the door and try to lock it.
If it won t lock open the door.
If a deadbolt lock is not working properly take a look at the alignment of the bolt lock and the strike plate.
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