replying to Steve, mikeymikemikers321 wrote: What you described above is a properly installed sliding door. With the sliding mechanism on the inside you just put a wood dowel or small clamp preventing the slider from moving. This cannot be done if the sliding mechanism is in the outside.
Backwards sliding door lock
Aug 22, 2006
Last reply: 1 year ago
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replying to Steve, mikeymikemikers321 wrote: Check online for locks to rectify your issue.
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replying to Steve, mich wrote: Hi Steve, Did you ever figure out a solution for your sisters lock? I am having the same exact issue! I have been to lock smiths, bought several locks which don't fit. Not sure what else to do at this point.
I have the same problem. Have you found anything?
Home Depot sells several locks that would allow a door to be locked in an open position. It is very commonly used in homes with an elderly person who cannot leave the house on their own.
Here is one example. It mounts on the sliding door, and a hole for the pin is drilled into the lower frame of the fixed panel at a point where you want the door to be locked open.
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Pat sounds right to me. My doors have the moving part on the inside, like the OP describes. And I use one or another kind of pole in the channel.
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