Gator Door Strike Plate 2-1/4" Latch Restorer, Satin Nickel, 1-Pack | Fixes Misaligned Doors Without Chiseling, 2-1/4" x 1-3/4", Alloy Steel, Screws Included, Interior & Exterior Doors

I love this product! In the winter months, my door framing shrinks. This particular inside door would not latch shut, needing the door to be slammed or lifted to close. I installed this strike plate easily within 2 minutes. The door now latches shut! Perfectly! Hopefully when the warmer months return and the wood frame swells back up, i'll be able to adjust if needed. This product is exactly what i needed in my older home!

I was skeptical both about the claims about this product and due to what I perceived as a high price. However, this thing totally solved the door not latching issue. It was a quick install as it fit the existing holes, and the adjustment instructions were accurate. Door now latches and is secure when closed. Has been working well for over a year, so this was a good investment.

I probably spent several hours on YouTube looking for solutions as to why my laundry room door wouldn't latch and how to "fix" it. My problem was that the strike plate seemingly had to me moved up about 1/8 to maybe 1/4 inch. But this involved chisleing, and I didn't own a chisel. Sure, I could have hired a handyman, but the cost would have been ridiculous. Then, I came across the Gator Door Strike Plate on Amazon. I read the reviews--some people complained about the price, but I figured so what if spend another couple of bucks. I'll try it anyway. Delivery was super prompt. Took off the old strike plate. Put the new one on. And Shazamm, it worked absolutely perfectly. No cutting, no chiseling, just installing with a screwdriver or drill. Thanks GATOR!

I have a door that became a little misaligned over the years and was refusing to latch. I figured I'd have to expand the hole in the jamb and relocate the strikeplate, which would have been a bit of work. This little item solved the issue in about 2 minutes. It's a little pricey for a strikeplate, but much less work. I did not need to bend the tab and there is no rattle. It fit perfectly and aligned with the existing screw holes without issue and I now have a door that latches!

First and foremost, this fixed my issue. I had a door that used to have a deadlatch that kept it closed tightly, but when I purchased new doorknobs, there wasn't a deadlatch available for what I needed. So to closure was loose, and it cause the deadbolt to have a lot of friction when trying to close it. I have a Kevo SmartLock, so this actually caused it to not close fully most of the time. This product narrowed the hole for the latch and the door is now holding in the perfect position to remove all friction from the deadbolt closing. That said, the reason I'm giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is because it feels a bit hacky. I thought the inner plate might be adjustable to narrow the hole, but it's actually static. You narrow the hole by sticking a small screwdriver into the tab and bending it, basically creating a "hump" that sticks out into the opening. It works, it just doesn't look as nice as I imagine a sliding back plate would. But how often do you look at your latch, right? Well, the other thing is that I can now here three distinct latching sounds. The first between the outer plate and the inner plate, the second between the inner plate and the elongated part of the tab (where you bend it with the screwdriver) and the third once the latch gets past the hump. If you close it quickly you only hear two, maybe one, and it's not that big a deal, just not what I expected. I actually had tried to do something similar with a standard plate, bending the tab to narrow the gap, but unless you bend the tab all the way out (which made my door TOO snug), you're going to be at risk of the door flying open since you have to bend a traditional tab from the back instead of the front, which is worse than a boltjam! So I have to hand it to them, this is a product that's going to work in almost every situation, I just wish it was made a bit differently to avoid the two annoyances I mentioned above.

After reading a lot of the reviews, I was skeptical if this would work or not. A couple of days ago, I had some foundation piers installed, and one section of my house was lifted back into alignment. As a result, my front door latch would no longer catch. The deadbolt could still be locked (because the hole in that strike plate is made extra long), but no such luck for the latch. Since a prior owner installed new metal doors and frames AFTER the settling had occurred on the house, now that the house was back where it was supposed to be, the door was slightly out of alignment. The latch came just slightly below the hole in the catch plate. I could tell it was almost able to catch, so I was hopeful this product would work. I was concerned that the item description for the Gator Door Latch Restorer said this item was not returnable (unless damaged). Spending $10 on something that might not work made me uncomfortable, but after looking at local hardware stores, this seemed like the only option (other than calling out a handyman to do something). All I can say is that I installed it in just a couple of minutes, and it worked perfectly. I first installed just the main strike plate, which worked great. I then added the second piece underneath, just to see if it would make the fit more tight. I can't tell that it made the door close any tighter, but it did make the main strike plate fit more flat against the frame. From what I can tell, the door is operating just as it did before I had the piers installed. I am more than excited, because I didn't want to deal with the expense of having a professional come out to fix it. Each house (especially on old houses like mine) are going to have differing issues preventing a door from latching, but I would say if your latch is just slightly low or high to catch on the strike plate, you should give this a try. This strike plate is made to have hole as wide (vertically) as possible, extending as close to the screw holes as possible. So, if your latch is within the area between those screw holes, this will likely work for you. If it's off more than that, then I don't see it working. For me, the $10 investment was well worth it. Not only did it work well for me, but the quality if great. The plates are thick and sturdy, and the finish goes well with my other hardware. My recommendation to Amazon and/or the seller is to allow returns on this item, especially when the project doesn't work. I'm confident they are likely selling more than enough to cover the few that would get returned.

Needed my automatic door lock to shut properly and this allows the door to seal tight and deadbolt close seamlessly

My latch was hitting the strike plate too low and none of the suggested fixes did the trick. I was looking at either lowering my strike plate entirely (with all the chiseling that would entail) or bring a handyman to do the work for me -- the latter of which wanted $150 just to show up. Thankfully, I stumbled onto this product which proclaimed to solve the very issue I described. It sounded like "As Seen on TV" tripe at first, but after watching their YouTube demonstrations on doors that looked to be malfunctioning in the same way mine was, I decided it was worth it to try since $150 seemed obscene and even a chisel costs about $15. Showed up quick, worked like a charm. I still don't really understand HOW it functions, but it was one of the best purchases I made in months.

I found the gator door strike worked very well, to replace ten (10) worn brass door strikes on interior doors, as part of a renovation project. No need to chisel, drill or otherwise modify door frames. Better fitting than the basic hardware, sometimes with and sometimes without the backplate.

I ordered two for doors in my house. Both are working fine now.

Our side door has been popping open for a while now which made it difficult to leave the house for any length of time. We tried several “fixes” but it would still open anytime it was windy. This plate was EASY to install and the door now stays closed (yay. I can go on vacation and not worry!). Thanks for such a simple yet terrific fix!