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interior door question - Tincanman - 07-15-2017
I just trimmed an interior, milled panel, non-locking door to fit a smaller opening. I wound up with a 3 1/8" lock stile. My lock rail is 6".
My question is; can I put the old 2 3/8" backset door knob in new door without hurting the door integrity? Or do I need to go the mortise latch route?
Thanks in advance for any advise.
RE: interior door question - woodhead - 07-15-2017
You could use a surface applied dummy knob? What holds the door closed???
Al
RE: interior door question - JGrout - 07-15-2017
you can do it but it will look funny
in hindsight you probably needed to trim both stiles equally to retain at least some semblance of continuity
And if you have two stiles ~ 3" you probably should not have even bothered cutting it down
Joe
RE: interior door question - Tincanman - 07-15-2017
via latch & strike
RE: interior door question - Tincanman - 07-15-2017
JGrout - I did trim evenly on both stiles, both stiles are each 3 1/8" wide.
RE: interior door question - JGrout - 07-16-2017
(07-15-2017, 09:42 PM)Tincanman Wrote: JGrout - I did trim evenly on both stiles, both stiles are each 3 1/8" wide.
IME it would have been faster to rip the stiles off recut the panels and rails and reassemble.
set your lock in the lock rail it is just going to look odd.
Joe