New lock on decrepit door
New lock on decrepit door
My non-DIY son has asked me to make a loose door closeable, but there are some problems.
The door leads down to his cellar (and isn't used much). This is a typical Cleckheaton terrace. The cellar is partly open at pavement level so the door opens in the wind. My first thought was a mortice latch, but though there is no security need I suspect it will need a proper mortice lock to stop it rattling.
You can see from the pictures the door used to have some kind of mortice lock. But the wood...
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by Calculus
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New lock on decrepit door
My non-DIY son has asked me to make a loose door closeable, but there are some problems.
The door leads down to his cellar (and isn't used much). This is a typical Cleckheaton terrace. The cellar is partly open at pavement level so the door opens in the wind. My first thought was a mortice latch, but though there is no security need I suspect it will need a proper mortice lock to stop it rattling.
You can see from the pictures the door used to have some kind of mortice lock. But the wood...
Read more
by Calculus
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum