Doors won't stay shut.
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May need to remove doors, remove hinges and put a thin piece of wood behind where hinge is then replace hinge and door and see it that works. For some reason it sounds like something shifted since the initial installment of the door. Hope you understand, my husb usually gives me exact wording but he's not here right now...lol
Put a wedge under door ......
Happens to all houses. It is just settling a bit and the latch is either above or below the striker. If you close the doors and look at the gap between the door and frame you will see that it is wider on one side across the top than the other. Fix for this is to move the striker plate up or down a little.
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Thank you all for your replies. However, this just started over the last three days. The wedge idea won't work.😀 Both doors open in, i.e. If I were to try a wedge I would be shutting myself into the bathroom or the utility/laundry room. All hinges have the right pin and are secure. No loose screws. I actually replaced the doorknob on the utility room about 8 months ago and it was working just fine. I can get them both to latch by slamming the door. Condo was built in 1980 so I would suspect it is pretty much done settling.
Again, thank you all. If anyone else has any ideas please let me know. ☺