Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. The promise of electronic door locks that you control from your smartphone is that they’ll make your home safer. But ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. I just planed some doors in my home, following the instructions in one of your recent articles. Everything went well and thank ...

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 ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q • I have a few doors that just won’t close properly. For the lock to engage, I have to either pull up on the door or push it in ...

If your door latch rubs against the strike plate, or worse, is stuck inside it, it's easy to jump to conclusions. A lot of people either call a local repair professional or replace the hardware right ...

Smart locks are all the rage today, but they’re hamstrung by a very dumb problem: If your smart lock doesn’t come with a box strike plate — and many don’t — breaking into your home with blunt force ...

Many crimes involve intruders coming through a home’s front door. That’s why you need a good deadbolt. Not ready to buy? You can probably make your current door lock more secure with a simple tweak.