This is a quick video to show you how to replace a sliding screen door lock.
How to fix a sliding screen door lock.
Remove these two screws and gently pull out the latch mechanism and its cartridge.
If you live in a windy area place a heavy object against the door or use tape to keep it from opening up after you ve removed the lock.
Screen door locks and latches.
Remove the door from its hinges and use a wood plane to shave off thin layers of wood from.
Install the new latch for the sliding screen door by pushing the new latch plate through the slot where you removed the old one.
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Window companies change their parts over the years and often the parts used by your windows become unavailable.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
On the other hand some parts have not changed in forty years.
Screen door locks and latches are usually the kind of parts that you really need but no one seems to have the right part.
That s the length you get in most pre cut rolls from the hardware store.
To lower the door and align it with the latch plate remove a screw from the bottom hinge on the doorjamb and replace it.
You need at least 84 inches of cloth to repair the average sliding screen door with a height between 76 and 81 inches.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
Two screws on the end of the door secure the latch.
Leave a space of about 1 2 inch or so between the edge of the latch and the frame of the sliding screen door.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
This simple diy trick may solve your issues.
How to fix a sliding screen door that sticks 1.
If the edge of the door.
Some screen doors are taller though so you may need to get the material cut off the 100 foot roll.