Good advice.Chris wrote:2.5" - 3" screws in the strike plate
My advice to everybody is to check the screws in your strike plate. The contractors who built my house threw away the 3 inch screws that came with the deadbolts used on the house. They installed 0.5 inch screws!!! in their place. The shorter screws are much easier to install, but aren't worth anything.
Using (worthless) shorter screws seems to be standard procedure these days for homebuilders.