House Settling Affects your Locks

House settling can make your locks work less efficient by sticking or requiring lifting the door to lock it.

Erik explains how settling affects your locks and the solution isn’t a new lock, only a minor adjustment.

Contact Erik to set up an appointment: (206) 785-4499

Construction and small earthquakes can lead to your house settling. The first thing you'll notice are small cracks around your door frame or a misaligned lock with the doorframe. This misalignment makes it harder for your locks and deadbolt to smoothly slide into the strike plate on the door frame.