Door latch hits casing/trim

Question

I was starting to install casing on my doors and while positioning the board I realized the door latch is going to contact the casing (1x4 craftsman) before the strike plate. The solutions I've found are extended strike plates or chisel/route the trim. Anything else I'm missing? I see 1x4 used a lot in casing but I couldn't find anyone talking about this issue. I wonder if my door latch (Schlage) is extra long.

I approxmated the lengths of two sizes of extended strike plates I can order. Any idea on what size would look/function the best? I was thinking the smaller would not flex and I can get a 3/16" reveal. The longer extends beyond the trim but could flex some.

Update I wrote more in detail about the problem and solution here http://newyuma.blogspot.com/2015/11/craftsman-trim-and-extended-strike.html

Answer 1

Just replace your strike plate with an extended lip type.

Answer 2

The issue isn't with the latch, it's with the placement of the trim. The fact that the strike plate is routed into the casing is a dead give-away. With craftsman style trim, you need to leave about a 1/4" reveal of the door jamb - it just doesn't work flushed up to it for this exact reason:

You can get away doing this with ranch style casing...

...but not 1x. The casing profile should look more like this:

Not only is this the more traditional way of installing craftsman style casings, IMHO it also looks a lot better by adding multiple layers of depth to the trim profile.

Since you already have the casing on, the best way to remedy this installation is (as you suggested in the question) is with an extended strike plate.

Answer 3

Your latch is typical; you just need a strike plate with an extended tongue. (Admittedly, "tongue" probably isn't the right technical term, but I imagine you've got the picture.)