Extended Strike Plate For Mortise Style Doors

Sometimes these door strike plates wear out over time, or the actual mechanism in the door (the bolt of the knob or the bolt of the lock) fails due to long term use, lack of lubrication, rust, etc.

Anyway, Once a door starts sticking, you can do the following:

A. Replace the Mortise lock system, not that expensive, maybe 20-30 bucks and it works great.

B. Shim the original strike plate so that it reaches further out

C. Shim the door hinges so the door reaches further out, and by ext