Internal Door Latch Sticking

A handful of things can cause a door latch to get stuck in the open position.

Internal door latch sticking.

The lock button is something relatively specific to interior door handles. In some instances you have a door that sticks along the strike area the metal part of the door frame where it meets the outermost edge of the door. Most interior door knobs are relatively inexpensive to replace. Watch joe as he shows you how to unstick a sticking door latch.

For serious lock problems it is usually best to call a locksmith or to replace the lock entirely. An improperly functioning latch may be the result of a poorly fitting door. From fixing the alignment to lubricating the lock a little work gets your door back in order. A jammed door lock can happen for many reasons including weather and alignment problems.

A sticking door latch might require some lubrication or it might be jamming against the strike plate on the door jamb. Start by trying to push the lock button. Tom s rule of thumb for keeping a door from sticking in the jamb is that the reveal the space between the door and jamb should be 1 8 to 3 16 inch wide or about the thickness of a nickel. Many of these can be fixed by simply disassembling and reassembling the door knob mechanism.

You should first test the door latch to ensure the latch is sticking inside the door and not due to a misaligned strike plate. The easiest sign that there is something broken in the lock is when. Turn the knob to open the door and release the knob slowly. Yes it s that sticking door of yours.

Follow along as tom fixes a swelled door in his own home with just a few simple tools. In other cases it may be the wood door edge itself scuffing on the door frame. The issue when there is a part of the lock that has broken many things could be going wrong with the lock. The key to fixing a sticking door is to determine what is causing the issue and then you can decide if you can fix the problem with a simple trick.

A door knob lock button stuck has a few quick fixes that you can try out. There s one piece of good news if you have a stuck latch that won t let you shut the door. At least it s not a stuck latch that won t let you open the door. I got my door knob lock button stuck.

Step 1 close shave photo by craig raine. It doesn t really pay to have interior door knobs or locks professionally repaired unless they are special. Doors can start sticking for various reasons and it s always a hassle. Fixing the issue yourself can save you money and many of the issues are relatively quick and easy to handle.

Very often this is a very simple problem to solve. Each time you open it there is a little grab before it releases. Then once the polish has fully coated the lock be sure to remove the excess polish so that it does not cause the door latch to stick.