The locksmith in Dayton told me my deadbolt was 1/8 inch off, and it fixed 2 years of sticky doors

Jade Grant · 2026-10-18T18:40:02.73058+00:00

I asked him to just swap the lock, and he pointed at the strike plate and mentioned it sat 1/8 inch low. After 20 minutes with a chisel the door swings shut with one finger, so what small fix did a pro point out to you that you had been ignoring for ages?

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