Repairs range from making minor latch adjustments to repositioning the door.
How to fix my bedroom door lock.
If it won t lock open the door.
Examine the striker plate.
Small uneven bumps will push the entire hinge back away from the door jamb and undermine your efforts this will make a little bit of a mess when you re done.
Try applying wd 40 or a silicone lubricant if the latch is still catching in the door.
Remove one of the screws on the jamb side of the hinge and drive in a 3 in.
If you find that the latch contacts the strike plate too high or too low make sure all the door s hinge screws are tight.
How to fix a push button door knob that won t lock.
The long screw will grab the wall framing and draw in the whole doorjamb slightly.
Inspect the shank of the doorknob for a small hole or indentation.
Loosen the knobs a little to relieve some of the pressure on the door and to free up the latch a little.
How to fix a door that will not lock.
Tighten the hinge screws and then try adjusting the strike plate by loosening its screws and shifting it slightly.
The knob should come right.
Tap the end of a chisel under the door stop on.
Tug on the knob with the screwdriver still inserted in the hole.
That s the small rectangular brass plate on the jamb that the striker slips into.
Door lock doesn t latch properly when a door latch doesn t click into position it usually means the latch and the strike plate are out of alignment.
Shut the door and try to lock it.
Slide the latch in and out to see if it moves smoothly and if not the door knob may be too tight.
The striker plate is.
If that doesn t solve the problem try this trick.