Warped shed door

[stealthwolf]

This is my own fault. Too lazy to clear up the shed and leaving stuff close to the door meant that there was pressure on the lower part of the shed door. Now I’ve cleared the shed up a little, the bottom corner of the door (opening side not hinged side) protrudes about an inch or so. If I apply gentle pressure it will close properly.

What can I do to remedy the situation?
Can I screw a batten or ledge to the inside of the door? Is there a better solution?

 

[JohnD]

fix a bolt to the door near the bottom.

A photo of the door would help, some types of door can be racked back easily.

 

[stealthwolf]

A photo of the door would help, some types of door can be racked back easily.

https://www.tigersheds.com/product/tiger-value-overlap-apex-shed/

As best as I can work out, this is the shed we have (it was here when we bought the house and they had tiger wood preserver in the shed).

 

[JohnD]

a picture of your own door, on your own shed, inside and out, closed and open, please.

 

[stealthwolf]

a picture of your own door

Hopefully added correctly:

 

[JohnD]

OK.

that's not a bad door for a shed, but it is very lightly built. The way it is made it will not be as easy as I'd hoped.

Putting a bolt at the bottom will, eventually, bend it back to shape, because it will be held flat all the time it is shut (most of the time, I expect), in dry weather and wet, which will help it settle into shape. You could buy a foot-operated kickover bolt, as used in stables, but I don't think it's worth the expense. Get a galvanised padbolt like this:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/oval-pad-bolt-zinc-plated-100mm/51227
and screw it into the Z-shape, the horizontal ledge for strength. If you get two, you can have one at the top as well, which will hold the door quite firmly, and you can add padlocks to them if you need to keep out nosey people. The door itself, and the factory-fitted lock, are fundamentally weak and insecure so will not keep out anyone determined.

but if you have a drill, and can lay your hands on some timber as long as the door is high, you could screw one on the inside and one on the outside of the edge, while bending it flat, and preferably a little bit more, beyond the bend, and that will hold it flat, and strengthen it.

 

[stealthwolf]

Thanks. Originally I was thinking of a turn button latch - there’s one already at the top, so it would be easy to attach one at the bottom.

A bolt like the one you’ve linked to will be easy to install.