Stuck French Door Lock

More force is needed to turn the knob and unstick the latch.

Stuck french door lock.

The knob will not turn to retract the stuck door latch. There is no quick fix for a french door lock not working. Even a small increase is enough to make a door stick. Troubleshooting a stuck door latch.

Check the french doors for any distortion expansion and cracking. Wood that is exposed to the elements can expand in size. To fix the door knob figure out where the connections have gone awry. Handle powdered graphite carefully.

Otherwise the fine black dust can get everywhere staining surfaces and creating a. Check the handle to ensure that the mechanism is working properly and that it fits in the recess of the doorjamb. The latch will not retract even when the knob is turned. The epoxy worked well for a f.

Today we re gonna fix part of a lock from an andersen frenchwood door. Remove the handles including the thru spindle. See if this retracts the handle. I have fixed this very lock in the past with some epoxy.

Tighten the screws in the hinges at the edges of the doors and at the faces. The fix will depend on what locking mechanism you ve chosen. Use a tool a flathead screwdriver will work to twist within the gap the thru spindle inserts into. The door latch is not extended before rotating the knob.

Step 2 rectify the problem. Try to open the door while it is shut. Take the handles knobs off of the door. Disassemble the door knob that contains the lock on the french doors using a screwdriver to loosen and remove.

Nine times out of ten if the lock is stuck or if the key won t turn enough to lock your doors it will be due to some sort of obstruction in the mechanism itself. Take note of the type of resistance. Start by using a little bit of lubricant and apply more if the lock still sticks. Set up a power or cordless drill with a screw tip attachment.