When a door latch won’t catch, it’s because the latch doesn’t align with the hole in the strike plate. Sometimes you can clearly see the misalignment. If not, do the “lipstick test.” Smear lipstick on ...

I have a Bed-Stuy brownstone with the baths in the hall oneach floor – with single pocket doors for each bath. One of the baths has a door that won’t open all the way – it gets stuck with about 10″ to ...