Q: I bought a double door at an auction. It lacks the latches, top and bottom, that would hold the non-locking half in place. I'm enclosing a photo of the door and photos of the areas where the latches belong, along with measurements in the hope that you have what I need. the total length of the router space, top to bottom, is 10 inches. the deeper portion of the routed space is 9 and seven eights inches. The rout is 3/4 inch wide and 1/2 deep. There is a fingernail size lip as well. I would image there is a piece to be drilled into the top of the door frame to accept the latch, and a second latch and slot to fit upside down for the bottom of the door. Thanks for looking.
A: I have reviewed the photographs that you have provided regarding the prep for the flush bolt in the edge of the door. I can only say that it is about 3 inches longer than the standard preparation that you will have for a flush bolt.
Having said that the closest flush bolt I'm able to locate to the dimensions that you have provided can be seen here:
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I expect that it is a manufacturer of flushbolt preparation in the door is for a manufacturer unknown to me, which is very likely and possible.
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Perhaps the reason that you're able to buy them at auction, and assuming at a very inexpensive price, is because the preparation for the hardware was wrong to begin with, and because the doors are mahogany and obviously prefinished and mostly likely pricey doors, if the preparation for Hardware is incorrect - it's quite common to conclude that the door unit becomes what we call in the industry a "boat anchor".
It would be very reasonable in my opinion for you to rework that door. Meaning you could perform what is called a dutchman in the edge of the door which is a fancy way of saying "plug the hole" with identical would, plane the rework, sand it, stain it finish it and then start the preparation process over. It is very likely this investment is well worth the total value of the door opening.
Or as an alternative solution, that you can implement with less obstacles and difficulty would be the addition an astragal to the door that would completely cover up the improper door preparation as seen here:
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Hopefully some of this is of value and will allow you to proceed forward with a happy conclusion to your auction purchased doors.
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Q: Now that I'm at the point where I need to order the mortise flush lever you folks so carefully researched for me, I discover that clicking on the first link in the note you sent gets me an error message and not the link to the lever so I can order a pair. At the end of the note there's a link to "the item," though that's not the lever I need (too big). The one I need is similar but smaller, 3/4 inch wide and 5/8 inch deep and about (I'm not sure exactly) 7 inches long. Can you make that first link work again, or send me the link I'm looking for? Thanks, Vin O.