Replaced Hinge Pin Now Screen Door Will Not Latch

I also hang the door different this time.

Replaced hinge pin now screen door will not latch.

Place the screws back inside the holes on top of the hinges. Level the door to make sure it will open and close correctly and again use the tip of your screwdriver to secure the hinge pins in place. Lift up the door and set it onto the hinges. Driver door still pops open going down the road.

Then i aligned the hinges and stuck the pins back from top to bottom and now it closes. What i did now was attach the hinges lose from each other without the pin. To lower the latch do it at the bottom hinge. Now here is my trick get 2 longer bolts cut the heads off put one in the top door plate and one in the bottom door plate slide door onto the hinges use these cut off bolts to move and align the door hinge until you get it right.

If a strike plate is recessed as often happens when the doorway is painted several times remove the screws pull it out and make cardboard shims to fit in the mortise. Purchase a new door frame of the correct size. 1 tighten the screws on all of the hinges with. If you don t replace the locking screws dust or debris can get into the hinges and make them work less efficiently.

There are three main reasons your door is rattling. Replace the door frame if it is warped and the hinge adjustments don t make a difference. I also have gone to the junkyard auto. Remove the door from the frame tear out old the old frame and nail the new frame.

Thanks for the replies folks love this subreddit. Remove one of the screws on the jamb side of the hinge and drive in a 3 in. The strike plate is recessesd the latch bolt does not align or the strike plate needs to be reset. To raise the latch do this at the top hinge.

If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose. I replaced door hinge door latch and striker pin. Turn them clockwise with a screwdriver until the heads are flush with the hinges. If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws.

Fortunately you do not have to buy a new latch for your screen door just adjust the seat or mortise of the latch plate to fix a faulty door latch. Tighten the top hinge to make the latch hit higher on the strike plate or the bottom hinge to make it hit lower. First i hung the door with the hinges in one piece. On the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close.

If that doesn t solve the problem try this trick. Reinstall the locking screws on the hinges. I can usually have the door back on and aligned in about 15 minutes.