Gator Door Strike Plate with Screws, – 2-1/4" by 1-3/4" Universal Latch Restorer Alloy Steel Lock Hardware for Interior and Exterior Doors, Replacement Door Latch Plate | Satin Nickel 1-Pack

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.

We had a door that our animals and toddler pushed open with ease. Bought this product, made a little adjustment with the tab on the underneath bracket and BAM! Worked like magic. Door latches properly, like it should. Overall a really easy solution and great product.

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!

This is a Great item. It was delivered very quickly. I had three doors that I have had to work on constantly because of the house settling. These took only a few minutes to do all three doors without chiseling and so forth. They went right on and worked instantly. If you have had this problem just buy them. They will make you more than happy. Love this product.

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.

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!

This was a simple installation. To be honest it didn't look that much different, and the latch opening looked similar. But after installing it worked liked a charm. I had been having problems with the hall bathroom door locking. You would have to push on the door after closing, and even then at times it would not lock. It was a little un-nerving since our dog likes to push on the door with guests in there! After installing this strike plate the door literally pulls itself closed when hitting the strike plate. It locks and stays securely shut. I guess looks are deceiving! I am sorry I did not purchase this sooner.

I have bought at least 5 of these for myself and family members for doors that just refuse to latch. They work like a charm—installation takes only a minute or two, and they work as advertised. Great product, and a super easy fix for an annoying problem.

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.

This absolutely saved my doors. Used it first on the back and ordered a second one for the front door. It allows the lock to move up and down

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

I have no idea how this thing works but it really fixed my double door problem where even if locked the door could be pushed open. Not sure why it took me awhile to understand this but the two pieces are meant to be stacked together and installed on the door striker side.