Loosen and remove the screws on the hinge on the opposite side of the door that is making contact with the doorstop.
How to fix door lock misalignments.
Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame.
If that doesn t solve the problem try this trick.
How to fix a misaligned door.
The long screw will grab the wall framing and draw in the whole doorjamb slightly.
The family handyman suggests covering the.
You can tighten a simple interior mortise lockset like the one shown at left as follows.
1 loosen the setscrew on the knob s shank.
Tap the end of a chisel under the door stop on the striker side of the jamb.
2 hold the knob on the other side of the door and turn the loose knob clockwise until it fits snugly.
If it won t lock open the door.
Use a cordless drill or driver to remove the screws on the jamb not the door.
Use the chisel to remove the door stop.
Look for gaps all around the edges of.
Pry up on it until it comes loose and remove it.
Open and close the misaligned door to look for areas where it sticks or doesn t line up correctly.