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If a door refuses to latch, check the positioning of the strike plate. With

If a door refuses to latch, check the positioning of the strike plate. Within the doorjamb, adjust the strike plate up or down, in or (with a shim) out, until the door latches.

By Yankee Magazine|Mar 24 2013| Print icon

If a door refuses to latch, check the positioning of the strike plate. Within the doorjamb, adjust the strike plate up or down, in or (with a shim) out, until the door latches.

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