A 3:50 long video that fixed a 6 year old issues, thank you!

As a trim carpenter, this has always been one of my biggest pet peeves. Some are made with a slot in that tongue which makes it even easier, as you don't even have to remove it. All you need is a flat head screw driver. I have found that typically in new construction, they are so far off that I have to mortise it back further. It is annoying to have to do that, but I can't have a rattling door. Good video.

@TheHonestCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lee! I love hearing from other carpenters. You’re right-the tab only has so much effective travel, and sometimes you have to go with a remount. I’ve even seen a lot of pre-hung doors like that, which is just crazy!

@ghostridergale

Жыл бұрын

You could always do what the workers did in the manufactured home when the doors were out of adjustment. Believe it or not they took small strips of carpet and stapled it to either the door jam or the edge of the door to keep it from rattling. Did the same thing when the doors were hung wrong and the hinge side of the door may have a 1/4” gap between door and jam. But the hinge side got a 3/8”-1/2” gap where you can see sunlight shinning through the crack when the door shut. They stapled stripes of carpet on a jam to keep the sun from shining through. I got a bigger surprise when I pulled up the carpet on the floors to put down hardwood flooring. The jerks stapled down the straps off of the boxes from packing boxes to the underlayment before laying down the carpet so they didn’t have to throw their garbage away. Throughout the whole manufactured home I found that nylon box strapping stapled to the underlayment with long 2 1/2” staples no less! Never know it was there though, long as you never replace your carpet! Won’t even go into the major electrical issues I found, other then saying I found a bare ground wire that was hot and it wasn’t from a short either!

@audiophileman7047

Жыл бұрын

@@ghostridergale Yeah, people who don't know what they're doing do things that show how they don't know what they're doing.

@leejohnson7293

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHonestCarpenter Absolutely! Yeah it's the production assembly line mentality! End result is poor quality!

@philshock3805

Жыл бұрын

Came back to make this very comment. Didn't even know about the striker tab this morning ... when I went to adjust an exterior door just now, I noticed the slot. I thought, hmm ... I wonder if I can simply use a flathead screwdriver to pull it out. Yep! No need to remove the striker.

THANK YOU! I've been annoyed forever with door rattle, yet never thought of this! Today, I'm going to fix the 6 doors in my house, and I can't wait!

@dporrasxtremeLS3

Жыл бұрын

YES!

I think it should be noted, don't get too aggressive with that angle or some doors won't close properly or may even pop open if the latch doesn't seat all the way

Some of the old style bottle cap openers can hook on to that tongue and provide enough prying leverage to eliminate the need to remove the strike plate. Also- this fix is not permanent as that tab will eventually "bend back" with repeated use of the door, so you will likely need to revisit the issue occasionally. I kept bending the tab on my front door strike plate; but because it's a heavy door-within a month or so the tab would "loosen up" again. Eventually I drove a screw in to the door jam so that when the strike plate is reinstalled-the head of the screw supports the tab so it can't bend back in towards the door casing.

Great tip, Ethan. Sometimes the smallest adjustment makes a big difference. 👍

@TheHonestCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

Very true, Ben! Thanks for watching 😄

@ghostridergale

Жыл бұрын

That’s not what she said! 😂

A simple fix that I’ve never thought of. Ethan James keeps blessing the world with practical solutions to perplexing problems, over and over, year after year. Honesty is confirming.

@dporrasxtremeLS3

Жыл бұрын

YES! Thanks, Ethan! I had 2 doors that needed this fix!

That is so incredibly helpful! I had no idea what that tongue was for but now I know. Thanks so much for sharing this information.

@TheHonestCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, John!

Great tip! Also use in conjunction with felt pads on the door jamb, especially when the jamb & door go out of alignment and no longer strike along the entire edge. This makes the door sound & feel more of a "thunk" or "thud" instead of a "smack." More expensive feel, IMO.

@szlash280z

Жыл бұрын

I've thought about putting some felt pads on my master bedroom door because my wife and I are on opposite shifts. I'm often in bed while she's going to work and she seems to NOT GIVE A SHIT about trying to be quiet! 🤬🤬🤬😂😂😂 the only reason I haven't is that I am afraid closing the door might not be 100%, like it'll bounce open or not latch, etc.

@Johnconno

Жыл бұрын

@@szlash280z Sounds as though felt pads are the tip of an unspoken iceberg...If I may be so bold.

You sir are the Obi-Wan of carpenters! Thank you!👍🏼😎

The things one learns from watching the honest carpenter! Thank you

@TheHonestCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

👍😄

Actually, the hole in that tab allows for adjustments with a narrow flathead screwdriver, so you don't have to remove it from the jam at all.

Great tip. Easy and simple solutions are always better. I had no idea the little metal tab could be used for adjustments. Thanks for sharing!

Most videos would be 15 minutes long to explain this tip. Love it!

I'd recommend caution using that technique on doors where security is important, or for examples, doors that lock. It could allow the door to be forced with a hard push, defeating the lock.

Great tip...I've used it many times. The bigger challenge is when you purchase a pre-hung door, and the factory routings won't allow the door to catch...the opposite problem.

Instead of risking damaging the metal strike plate by bending the tab with a pair of pliers with a serrated jaw use a smooth jawed adjustable wrench. 😉

That’s a great tip . Most folks ( including myself ) think way too complicated when fixing stuff like that .

Yes! Thank you!!!

I have used that fix before. I kind of stumbled upon it a while ago, and as demonstrated, it works great.

Excellent tip. Never gave a thought to that piece of metal providing an adjustment point. Thanks tremendously 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Holy cow! I did not know this and it’s so simple and effective. You “KISS”ed the hell out of this one. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks again Ethan, this was perfect timing... didn't know the tongue was adjustable!! Yes sir, it helped! Blessings

Love honest humans. Thanks.

Fabulous info to keep cold out. Sometimes the weatherstripping is not pushed in enough.

Great tip as usual 👍🏻. So many things like this have adjustment capacity but people just don't know about it and end up wasting time and money rectifying problems that don't really exist.

Thank You I’ve been working on buildings for nearly 50yrs and never realized that, it was obvious when you pointed it out Again thank you

So simple, yet so effective

I just built my first fire of the season to warm the house and noticed quite a draft coming from the entry door but your simple fix worked like a charm and could not have been easier. Thank you.

Wow that’s an amazing simple trick. I was always removing the plate and notched it back to fit better…Thank you James

Simple. Brilliant. Thank you.

Ethan, you dropped this 👑

This is a great tip but I have had the other issue more often. The latch hole is off to the point the door does not properly latch. I usually have to fill the mounting holes and re-drill the holes moving the strike plate back some to get the door to shut properly. If there is an easier fix for that I would sure love to hear it!

@bashed68

6 ай бұрын

That’s exactly what I was looking for, too!

One thing I like to do when removing a screw is break a dowel off in the screw hole for the screw to bite into. Most of the time, I add a little wood glue to the dowel before I insert it.

@wtfthischannelshit

Жыл бұрын

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Wow, that was a great tip. I love knowing how things are designed to work. 👍

Thanks. You just confirmed my intention to adjust a new door in this very manner as being the way to do it.

OMG that strike plate advice is genius. I have a few doors i will be looking at tomorrow!

Love it. And for any that worry paper towel. Grab a rubber band equal or larger with of pliers. Same result.

Wow thank you! I just bought an old house with a lot of rickety doors. Can’t wait to try this out!

Awesome! I had no idea this was a thing! I can fix my daughter's bedroom door now! 🙌🏻 Thanks for sharing!

I'm gonna try this. All new interior doors have this problem. Thank you.

I always leave a bit of gap (rattle) in my doors. The movement from summer to winter with change the thickness of the door! And also painting the door and the door stop will tighten that gap up. People forget about that.

Never knew that. Love learning something so simple.

Some of these strike plates even have a slot for a slot-head screwdrive to pry inward to remove the slop. Just be careful because too much of an angle makes it a ramp and with some wiggling you can open the door without turning the handle.

@TheHonestCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

Good point, seephor! I do see those slotted ones periodically as well 🙂

Thank you so much for this!!! My door won't rattle and keep me up at night anymore!

Brilliant such an easy fix....Thankyou no sleepless nights now...awsome

Yet another tip I wouldn't have thought of in a million years.

Great information Ethan! Thanks for the tip!

maravilloso video muchas gracias

Very cool man. I've been working on houses and building, fixing and so on my whole life. My dad's a 45 year master carpenter. All that to say, I didn't know about that trick/fix, and it's a very cool and useful one! Thank you for the awesome videos. And always teaching me something new. I was under the impression I knew everything! So this is really surprising! Lol not really.

Great advice! Thanks for sharing your expertise.

Absolute lifesaver. Thank you!

My door started rattling last week, so I was going to go up and buy a new striker plate. I looked at the old one and wondered if I could bend that tab to fix the rattle, now I know. Thank you

I love all the little tips that I wasn't aware of. Thanks!

Yaayyy! I had all my doors changed last year and the main lounge door constantly rattles, especially when another door is opened or closed elsewhere in the house. I've put bits of paper and everything in there to try and pack it out. Came across your video on Facebook, didn't even know that little part existed and when I looked, fantastic, mine had the flat head screwdriver hole so I didn't need to remove the plate. First adjustment made, no more rattle. THANK YOU 😊

Great easy fix, thanks for sharing.

very helpful, thanks for sharing

Thanks. Good thinking!

Very good and well needed to let people know about as a lot of people do not know this and tend to think there is a big problem. I use this feature myself. I tend to look at where the problem is and see if it can be fixed there before looking wider around the problem but only gained knowledge from personal home experience along with watching videos like yours. KZread is a great knowledge platform only you need to be sure you can see what you are looking at and that it will work for you as some are just scams

It's a great day when I learn something new. Thank you.

That is genius. The minute I saw the photo I thought - no wonder that feature is included and sure enough that's what you pointed it. Sometimes the most obvious things are not realized until someone points them out!

Such a simple fix, must be why I never thought of it. Thanks for the video.

NICE! This is incredible knowledge. Thank you for sharing!

Just did this after watching this video. Thanks for the tip!

Thanks for the heads up👍🏽

Thank you!

This is the most useful channel for homeowners. The end.

@TheHonestCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Axion!

Thank you.

Brilliant - thank you.

Excellent. Thank you.

What a great tip. Thank you.

Thanks! I have several.

Oh man THANK YOU ❤

Excellent, THANK YOU!!!

Something I never noticed! Brilliant.

Nice job again -very well explained! Cheers.

I wish I could like this 10x. Great tip.

Stellar! Thank you. We learned something new today. Hurray! Love your Channel ❤

Thanks Ethan, I learned something new!

@TheHonestCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, David! Glad it helps 🙂

Really useful. Thanks!!

Thankyou!!!

EXCELLENT ! Thank you.

Brilliant! Ty for teaching me something new.

Thanks! Very helpful!

Smart fix

Thanks. I will give it a shot...

Another option that's simple is to get the stick-on bumpers, such as are used for cabinet doors and attach some to the door stop. This way the door will hit that rubber bumper instead of the wooden door stop. It will also take up the slack space. The advantage of the bumper is that, not only does the door not rattle, but it also reduces the noise if the door gets slammed, such as when a wind gust blows it shut. Commercial doors with metal frames usually have these bumpers built-in to them. I've also seen a problem with this adjustment. If the spring on the latch in the door has gotten weak, then the angle on the tab will keep the latch from going into the hole. Of course, this will also happen if the tab gets bent too much, but bending the tab is an easy thing to try first.

@coppulor6500

Жыл бұрын

that's an awesome idea. and you can get super thin cork/rubber etc bumpers with adhesive for cheap too and could stack the flat ones if need be. thanks!! so obvious but hadnt thought of it : )

@Normy2323

Жыл бұрын

I second this idea. With some doors the issue is weather (they swell or retract in hotter/colder weather). If you mess with the strike plate it might create an issue when the weather changes. With the door bumpers you can just take them off/add them when necessary.

What a gem. Cheers!

Thanks for a great tip

YOU JUST SAVED ME 150$ ! Holy poo. Thank you. heart ❤️ 🎉🎉🎉

Very good and simple, thank you!

Beautiful

hey thanks for the tip i will sure give it a try have a great day keep the video rolling

Awesome, I have a few, strike plates, to look into.

Thank you

Always good content. Very helpful.

Those little clear sticky bumpers you get for cabinets, small furniture felts or a soft compression weather stripping installed on a couple points on the door stop can take care of that problem too, no tools required. I wish they made an adjustable door catch with a mechanism similar to a cabinet door adjuster where a certain screw adjustment would move the striker back and forth. I often have to adjust main entrance doors almost seasonally where I live because of ridiculous humidity changes.

Great tip

Amazingly simple-thank you!

@TheHonestCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! 😁

A simple fix that was helpful.