Slamming Door To Lock – Handy Tip
Slamming door to lock it?
If you are constantly slamming a door to get it to lock properly, one of the causes could be that the lock bolt needs lubricating.
Metal-on-metal friction prevents the latch from passing smoothly into the lock-keep (strike).
It is so easy to remedy this particular problem. A quick spray of WD-40 (if you haven’t got any, a bit of butter will do) on the bolt to cure it.
You won’t believe the number of times I get called out for this. The customer has been slamming the door for so long that the frame-fixings have loosened and sometimes the bolt is bent. The main entrance door to a block of flats I visited recently was just being left open due to this problem and resulted in one of the flats being burgled.
A small can of WD-40 is a must in all store cupboards/garages/toolboxes.
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If you already tried WD-40 or butter and this didn’t remedy the problem, then simply contact us and we will be happy to solve the problem for you once and for all.
Bring the strike plate out a bit and the latch should click into place smoothly.
That’s right Jim that would be the remedy for a tight strike which also has the same symptoms.