now that we reclaimed our master bedroom, Wifey insists I tackle the sticking door. this is the day
got it done. now drinking a beaujolais nouveau wine. used the small belt sander to remove some material at the top. as seen where the light don't shine, at the top. our modest condo is on a ridge, that wants to slide down hill. our wood frame structure keeps shifting, ever so slightly, every year. I remember, some years ago, working on the other bedroom door, to the master bath. had to remove the door twice today, to sand then test, then sand again, after getting more aggressive sand paper
just when I thought I was done, I realized that the dead bolt wasn't lining up properly with the striker plate in the door jam. it was off by an inch! so the door wouldn't keep a cat out
had to chisel out an area for the plate & an area for the hole. which wound up making the existing hole much taller
so then the bottom screw had no wood to screw into. used some stray wood shims, to fill the void
some wood glue held them in place & I would need a longer bottom screw, to find more solid wood deeper in the jam
all plugged, patched & painted. the old striker plate went back in
lines up dead center to the dead bolt. door closes easily & stays closed
then had to put all the tools & materials away & clean up. so funny that so much effort was required & the end result, is just a door that opens & closes properly
I would buy a new striker plate cuz this one looks old & abused. but do we EVER look at, or think about, a door striker plate?
4 at last count
and a bowl of popcorn while watching MOTD
