Door latch : Repair it yourself

Door latches are subject to frequent use. The main door protects from harsh weather condition hence; making the metal door latches prone rusting. So the door latch needs to be maintained properly and attention is required. Due to exposure to high climate, the door latch plate might disjoin and disturb in operating the door smoothly. Sometimes the latches are totally damaged and needs to replace or may be shimmed to align into right place and connect to the door catch.  

 

It is always a good idea to learn how to fix the malfunctioned door latches so that every time you do not have to depend to the carpenter. You can repair your door latch if you know the basic knowledge of door hardwares. The tools required for fixing up the damaged door latch is - screwdriver, wooden shim ,replacement door latch if required. Check out the below steps, you might even want to experiment the same:


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