Screen Door Lock Broken...

by dena
(riverside, ca)

Question

Hi,
We have a screen door and the locking mechanism is now broken. My husband said he can't find the replacement part and he said that to fix it we would need to replace the whole door. Is this true? This sounds nuts! Is there a way to fix the locking portion? Right now we are using a screw driver everytime we need to get in and out of the door.
We put the tip of the screwdriver in the circular outer part that turns the lock up and down into the door jam....
Can you tell us where we can get a replacement part or how to fix this so we don't have to do this everytime?
Thanks, Dena

Answer

Hi Dena, I have a few different kinds of locks that you can mount on the screen door to take the place of the one thats broken.

If you can post a picture of the lock you have, I might be able to tell you if there are parts available for it.