If the gap along the side of your door is so large that the latch won t catch or barely catches.
Gap on latch side of door.
If the sun isn t shining brightly enough against the face of the door have a helper shine a flashlight along the edges of the.
Gaps along the latch side of a door may be reduced by shimming out the hinges in some cases.
It s supposed to be a uniform gap of.
Reducing door gap in a latch side hinge adjustments.
Sometimes the gap is far too wide.
Gap along the latch side about the thickness of two quarters coins.
If the door still rubs.
Doors can get bent out of shape in several ways.
To shrink a gap on the latch side hold the head of a nail set between the leaves and gently close the door.
By doing this the side door latch catches in the door frame closer to the airframe thereby reducing the gap in the upper part of the door.
To shrink a gap on the latch side hold the head of a nail set between the leaves and gently close the door.
Close the exterior door and look for the largest gap around the door.
As the hinge leaves bind on the nail set they will spread slightly which will push the door over and close the gap on the latch side.
Screw driven into the framing.
You want to be on the side of the door where you can see the.
On the latch side of my front door at the top there is a huge 1 inch gap between the door and the door frame.
If you have big gaps along the latch side of your doors they were probably prehung in their frames at the factory and installed as a unit.