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Another method is to pad the latch itself. We don't want to mess with the latching mechanism on the door, but we can pad the inside edges of the metal hole into which it latches when the door is closed. Duct tape does the job nicely. This dampens the metallic sounds that come when the door slams or rattles. When coupled with padding of the stop, this essentially eliminates door noise. Sleep well.

Sometimes the latch itself is broken and the door never completely closes. When Mission was just remodeled (Fall 2003), some of the latches closed incompletely, meaning that unless the resident made sure the door was shut by pulling on the door handle when he or she left, one could break into the room simply by giving the handle a sharp downward/inward shove. B&G should know about this problem; it affected 3 of the 5 doors in my Mission suite.

==See also==

[[How to remove automatic door-closing hinges]]