If it won t lock open the door.
Storm door lock hits my house lock.
Tap the end of a chisel under the door stop on the striker side of the jamb.
Get a screwdriver and remove the screws holding the lock on your door.
Step 4 add cardboard shims between the hinges and the frame on either the top or the bottom depending on whether you need to raise or lower the door.
Leave the lock in the door but only remove the cover and other parts to get in to clean it.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
The storm door deadbolt and latch side rail are likely misaligned which can prevent the deadbolt from retracting.
To unjam the deadbolt remove the latch side rail installation screws.
Tighten the top hinge to make the latch hit higher on the strike plate or the bottom hinge to make it hit lower.
Pry up on it until it comes loose and remove it.
This will loosen the tension on the deadbolt allowing it to retract and the door to open.
Shut the door and try to lock it.
If the interior side of your storm door handle is less than 1 3 4 wide there won t be a problem anyway.
If a deadbolt lock is not working properly take a look at the alignment of the bolt lock and the strike plate.
Storm door handles are usually installed above the hardware on the interior door centered at roughly 42 from the bottom of the storm door.
When houses settle doors and door frames can become misaligned.
I have a schlage camelet on my front door but was toying around with the idea of adding additional keyless entry to the storm door infront it as press j to jump to the feed.