Bad Drilling - Handle/Lock holes on the wrong side

by Jamie
(Chicago, Illinois)

Hey Screen King - I thought you might have some thoughts on this one. While prepping my screen door, I drilled the holes for the handle on the wrong side (my mistake for listening to a friend who didn't realize how the door was going to go). Anyway, Anderson says they don't have a blank beauty plate (which i was going to use to hide the holes drilled on the wrong side).

Thoughts on a solution? My thoughts were:
1) Use a blank beauty plate BUT don't know where i can buy one

OR
2) Fill in the whole and paint over (i'm not sure what to use for fill nor do I trust that the paint will match.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks Screen King!

jamie


Hi Jamie, I would cover the holes up with another handle. Alternatively you could purchase a roll of Aluminum from Lowes or Home Depot and cut a white rectangle to cover the holes. Just glue it on.

Handles for patio door mortise lock

I need locking inside and outside handles to fit the mechanism shown attached. Can I find these at a lumber yard? Do you have them to sell?

Hi Roy;

I uploaded a picture of a handle assembly for this sliding patio door mortise lock, the handle in the picture comes with a keyed lock and is available without the lock.

Price is $32.00 for the unkeyed handle. Delivery time 2-3 weeks. Let me know if you need one and I will send PayPal invoice.

Flush mount handle for inside patio doors?

by Pales
(Lincoln, NE)

I would like to install inside-mount Roman shades over my double patio doors. However, the handle on the inside lock projects several inches and towards the middle of the doors. The shades will not lay flat against the doors and are crooked because the handle sticks out so far. Do you have a flush-mount, or very low profile handle for interior use (perhaps similar to the typical outside handle for a screen door or patio door) that still has a locking mechanism? The shades cannot be installed on the outside of the doors but must be installed inside-mount. Even if they could be installed on the outside of the trim, the handle still projects beyond the trim and the shades would not lay flat installed that way either. The current handle cannot be turned around to face the other direction towards the trim because then your hand cannot fit between the trim and the handle to open the door. Thanks for your help.

If you have any pictures of the door and the existing lock, that would help a lot.

There are flush mount handles, but mounting them depends on the type of door you have.

lost sliding patio door handle

by Robert M.
(Brisbane, Australia)

hello screen king, i am looking for a handle for a patio door that mates with the lock E2012 image from your site.would you have one to match the color of my sliding door.

Vinyl sliding patio doors handles are hard to find

by Frank
(Wilmington NC)

2 months of aggravation and wasted money. No one at Home Depot or Lowes know anything about handles or door locks. Just look at the re-taped Wright hardware on their shelves and you will see how many other people put stock into the knowledge they do not have, me included.

Now I have the (finally) 3 and 15/16 mortise but need the door handles. They were originally white, and broke. They had an exterior key lock, and inside latch to lock the door. If anyone knows who sells the product please let me know. Would like to also change the rollers, but cant get the door oout of the track. I could live with that but the handles are driving me nuts and cuckoo.

Thanks Frank

Hi Frank; Give me a call at 1-800-467-5109, I have handles and I am sure we can get the proper handle set for your lock.

Sourcing Patio Door Lock Replacement

by Bill

My sliding glass patio door, installed 20+ years ago, is in need of a replacement door lock. I have been unsuccessful in finding any marking on the door that might identify the manufacturer. Looking at the locks that you list, it appears that my lock may be of the Long Flange variety, but the dimension are not exactly the same. The size of the flange in the mortice is 6.06" long and 0.75" wide. The spacing of the the two mounting screws is 4.56". I have attached a couple of pictures. Do you think that you can identify the correct replacement?

Thanks for your assistance.

lost door handle

by Robert M.
(Brisbane, Australia)

Hello screen king, i am looking for a handle for a patio door that mates with the lock E2012 image from your site.would you have one to match the color of my sliding door.


Both the C1128 and the C1019 will work with E2012 mortise lock. You can find pictures on the patio door handles page.

Homeowner looking for patio door handle

by Randy
(Bidwell, Ohio, USA)

I am looking for a replacement handle for my patio sliding glass door, the one pictured on your site looks like it matches it exactly, but I can't find the order information for it. I will attach the photo of the one like mine, if it is available for ordering please let me know. If it is not available from you directly and you know where I might get one please let me know that also. Thank You!!