Door won't close without slamming it
I can close the door by applying hard pressure near the handle. My 9 year old kid can only barely do it and my 7 years old just can't. He has to slam the door to get it to close. Any way to make th...
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Kwikset came out with a strikers plate years ago with a button of nylon where the latch hit the plate. Not the best set up but a good idea. What I have found over years of building, remodeling and using these latches is that money helps. High quality equipment generally works better than spec stuff. But lets just assume you have a mid range setup. Smoothing the unfinished edges of the parts that side against one another and applying a film of lubricant can make all the difference in how things work. TriMark door latches are notorious for having crappy finish on the potmetal casting. Some 1500 or 1800 wet or dry paper will polish the parts and make them slide. When I buy a wood plane iron, I polish it until it is mirror like. You need half the effort and get a better cut if you do.
