A picture from further back might help. In the photo it's even hard to tell which piece has come loose. Often trim strips & panels often snap into position.
A few satisfying whacks with a rubber mallet seems to have forced it back in. didn't make a snap sound though, so we'll see if it lasts. thank you all.
Hi all,
Just moved into a new house and the front door has an old Mortise lock (likely early 20th century). See photo below. I know that the two buttons along the side are typically for allowing the front handle to be in a permanently locked state (so you need the key from the outside no matter what) or an unlocked state. My issue is that even if I push the button to keep the handle unlocked, once I lock the deadbolt with the key, the inner mechanism inverts the buttons. I assumed when I then unlocked the deadbolt, the buttons would switch back, but this is not the case and it seems to be one way. This means if I close and lock the door from the inside, and then subsequently unlock it (and close) the door to go out for a moment, I have no way to get back in unless I have the key.
I hope that makes sense. What confused me about this lock is that my father has a similar Mortise lock that remembers your button "preference". So in his case, the door handle preference (i.e., always unlocked) stays that way regardless of whether the deadbolt is locked or not. In my case, even if I set the preference to have the door handle unlocked, once that deadbolt is locked, the button preference goes away and the handle is again locked. Very annoying!
Is there a setting somewhere in the inner mechanism of the lock to make this not happen?
Josh
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Hi all,
Rookie here, so please forgive my basic question. My front door doesn’t close tight - basically if it’s closed, I can’t turn my dead bolt unless I push the door in at the same time.
The hardware plates on the door and jam seem to be in position - meaning I can’t really adjust the positions - so I’m not sure how I can fix this.
Sorry if my description is vague, but I was hoping that someone maybe able to help based on your own experiences.
Thanks all,
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11-06-23, 09:32 AM
