Screen door Conundrum
I installed a new screen door last fall, but did not put the handles on until this spring when I realized that the door is about 3/8" too wide for the door to actually latch. My initial plan was to go find a piece of wood 1/4" thick, take the doorframe off, put the piece of wood on and then put the doorframe back on. This would make the seal more airtight and allow the door to latch. Home Depot did not have any pieces of wood that are 1/4" x 1" including trim and I should probably get either pressure treated wood or cedar because it will be outside (sort of). Then I thought I could find a piece of rubber that was 1/4" x 1" because that would be waterproof and allow some flexibility, but as of yet I've had no luck finding it. Any ideas on where I can find really small pieces of wood or rubber? Or a better idea on how to fix this? Also, there are more pictures if you click on the image. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated.
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Maybe a pressure treated 2x4 and a friend with a table saw? Ripping the 2x4 to the appropriate size should be a piece of cake. Assuming that your outlined plan is feasible... I don't have a full picture of what the door frame looks like. (I don't have a table saw myself, though. Maybe Home Depot rents them out.)
Finally fixed it using 1/4" plywood that I painted to keep it from rotting, and then had to chip away some of the lower right hand side of door that was unevenly cut. Ah, the joys of old home ownership! I think this screen door has taken me a total of 15 hours to install.
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