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Old 09-03-2021, 09:38 AM   #4025
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Originally Posted by speede5 View Post
That door looks pretty snug. And those strike plates are for a wider jamb. I think the proper fix is to shim the hinges to pull the door away from the jamb slightly but you might get away with bending the plate a bit. How big is the gap on the hinge side?

I suck at installing doors, my achilles heel. My nephew would probably shim that thing proper in 15 minutes.
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I had a contractor who was manually doing everything from the hinges, locks etc. and he was blown away at how useful the tool was to score out the hinges/locks etc. before carefully finishing it off using a chisel.
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