I would be more concerned with the squareness of the door frame. If the lock doesn't work and nothing has changed but the house settling, the first thing I'd want to check would be if the latch is going into the mortise correctly. If the house settles the opening might be higher or lower than where the latch is touching.
If that is still lining up but you can push the door open check the clearance between the door and the jam. The latch can only reach so far and if you can push the door open this may be the problem. Now if you are saying you can set the dead bolt and can still push the door open I'd check the clearance between door and jam again. Also check that the dead bolt is working correctly by turning the key and then the lever and watching that the bolt is coming all the way out. When you have turned the key or lever until it stops. At that point push on the dead bolt and see if it goes back in the door or does it not move at all? If it goes back in the door you need a new dead bolt. If it doesn't move at all but you can push the door open while the bolt is out, I would have to think the door had gotten too wide and the problem is with the door frame, not the dead bolt. Good luck ----- Original Message ----- From: Lee A. Stone To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Selecting the right deadbolt n My question would be on this subject matter. is the length of the actual bolt that goes back in the door fram the same length? I ask because our house seems to settle from time to time and the standard lock doesn't work as the door can swing open. Lee -- Draft beer, not people. Do you Jabber? I do. My JID is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
