Just finished installing some Schlage locksets in some new doors when I noticed that the latch sticks out farther than what I expected and latch will now hit door casing. Casing is fluted 3/4 x 3, the casing isn’t installed yet, but I was planning on a 3/16″ reveal from the jam. I would need to move casing out to have a 3/8″ reveal for latch to miss casing, which I prefer not to. Do they make strike plates that are wider and extend past the door casing?
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Woodman,
Don't know if this company will have the finish you are looking for, but here's a link to some extended lip strikes.
http://www.don-jo.com/catalog/pdfs/p54.pdf
If you look in the back of the Schlage catalog, they have them available also.
I've got Schlage locks on most of my interior doors.
The tongue on the strike plates goes a good 5/16" past the edge of the jamb.
But to answer your question, yes they make larger strikes...buic
R U sure?
We use Schlage most of the time, with 3/4" casing at 3/16" reveal, just like you.
And don't have a problem with strikes.
Have you mocked one up to test or just calculated from measurements theoreticly?
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Molded, or square-edged casing? We have to get extended strikes for full 3/4" square stuff...and not just with Schlage hardware, either. Outside of the gates the trucks were unloadin',
The weather was hot, a-nearly 90 degrees.
The man standin' next to me, his head was exploding,
Well, I was prayin' the pieces wouldn't fall on me.
Molded only. It will hit square edge stock just a bit. I have seen fluted both ways and assumed the tapered edge, but that's why I asked if he had actually tried a piece in place
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Check with a local locksmith -- they often carry odd strike plates.
When needed, I jsut get them from the same yard that sells me the Schlages.
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No yards around here carry anything outside of the box. A few HW stores are fairly well equipped, though (but less so now that they aren't independent).
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I doubt Piffin's yard has them in stock, but they can get them. Just like I'm sure yours can. Outside of the gates the trucks were unloadin',
The weather was hot, a-nearly 90 degrees.
The man standin' next to me, his head was exploding,
Well, I was prayin' the pieces wouldn't fall on me.
Yeah, but who wants to leave a job like that hanging for two weeks.
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With small adjustment it's easy to fix the problem in 5-10 minutes with a sanding block and small sander. Install trim to determine exactly how much to remove, carefully grind off the small amount with course paper and finish with the sanding block and fine paper.
Done well the sanding marks look like they came from the factory and the results look better to my eye than extended strike plates.
A 3"x18" belt sander is my choice because it's easy to control and produces a flat surface requiring little if any hand sanding.
The thought of modifying anything related to door hardware seems wrong to many who haven't seen the results so I'd be leary of doing it on another GC's job.
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