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Latch for double doors

  • 21-03-2012 3:42pm
    #1
    ifconfig
    Registered Users Posts: 880 ✭✭✭


    We have a pair of very nice oak internal double doors between kitchen and dining room.
    There are two latches (perhaps not the correct term) on the top and bottom of one half of the double door arrangement which lock that door down so that it is pinned in place to the saddleboard (bottom) and the upper door frame/jambe on top.
    A day or so ago I botched trying to close the top latch/pin and I heard a snap.
    Since then it seems like that latch won't engage.

    2 questions.
    1 - Is the piece easy to replace in terms of hardware wholesale stock(see attached photo)
    Note - the attached photo is in landscape orientation and really ought to be in portrait ...
    2. Is it a tricky job for a DIY inclined person or best left to a carpenter who is used to dealing with internal doors and fittings, etc ?

    -ifc


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  • #2
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    Most hardware stores carry them. Usually about €10.

    Very easy to change, why not take out the old one and bring it in with you. Just take out the two philips screws and it should pull out, might need a small flat bladed screw driver to release it, depending on the fit.

    If your not comfortable with the above, best get someone who is...


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