What Can I Use to Stop the Door Lock From Hitting the Wall?

Wall Stoppers

• Wall stoppers attach to the wall, either with adhesive or a mounting screw. The stopper may be made of rubber, metal, plastic or a combination. You place the stopper where the door’s lock contacts the wall so the lock hits the stopper instead of the wall.

Hinge Stoppers

• Hinge stoppers attach to the top hinge on your door. You must pull out the hinge’s pin and insert the looped portion of the stopper into the hinge assembly before reinserting the pin. The stopper has two rubberized ends that contact the door and the wall. By twisting the post in the stopper, you adjust how far back the door may swing before the stopper halts its movement.

Baseboard Stoppers

• Baseboard stoppers literally attach to the baseboard behind the door, keeping the door’s lock from contacting the wall. You must drill a pilot hole in the baseboard and then twist the screw end of the stopper into the pilot hole until the stopper sits tightly in place. You must place the stopper where the end of the door opposite the hinges contacts the wall.

Kickdown Stoppers

• Kickdown stoppers attach to the side of the door that swings inward, using a series of screws. The stopper has a hinge on its mounting plate, with a leg attached to the hinge. At the end of the leg is a rubber cover that contacts the floor and halts the door’s movement. If you close the door with the stopper down, though, you will not be able to open the door until someone raises the stopper’s leg.

Floor Mount Stoppers

• Floor mount stoppers come in two parts, with one attaching to the floor behind the door and the other attaching to the door itself. You must drill pilot holes in the floor where you wish to mount the main stopper to the floor. The rubber end of the floor stopper must line up with the cylinder-shaped stopper piece that attaches to the door

Overhead Stoppers

• Overhead stoppers attach to the top of the door as well as the top of the door jamb. The overhead stopper often has a chain and a spring. As the door swings open past a certain point, the spring begins compressing and pulling on the attached chain, keeping the door from swinging farther. Some overhead stoppers have a metal bar that slides in and out of a pressurized chamber. When the door opens to a certain point, the pressurized chamber stops the bar from sliding farther, stopping the door from hitting the wall.