door knobs

anybody know here i can find a 3 inch dead latch. i measured my door and that's what i need

the common ones are i think 2 3/8 and 2 3/4

Link to what i am looking for

$22 Triple Option Adjustable Dead

https://www.amazon.com/Schlage-Repl...ld=1&keywords=deadlatch&qid=1612452212&sr=8-5

 

OP, I would try Lowes or Home Depot.

 

Sounds like someone didn't prep the door correctly. I have seen like a 5" backset on a door knob (like way old school) and we have ordered some ~3" extensions to make a standard latch work. If it is in fact 3" instead of 2 3/4" you should probably buy a jig and redrill the hole, then get a wrap-around or some kind of beauty plate to cover the gap.... I'm a locksmith btw...


Oh you may also be able to mortise/chisel out 1/4" on the door face where the latch goes so it will line up, and then just build up your strike (maybe stack 2 strikes on top of each other) on the door jam so the latch still engages

 

Not sure what prep is involved but here’s a pic with a standard dead latch

as you see it’s off and measured center of hole to edge of door and it’s 3 inches

 

Sounds like a new door.

Where is the previous latch??

 

Where is the hardware that came off the door?

I guess it will be hard to chisel out a metal door...

 

i put everything back together.......i guess ill try to reuse the current dead latch....i didnt think about that until i had everything back together....but it definitely did not look like the replacement one though

 

I feel like that was a commercial door and most likely had a latch system like this. The knob or lever engages the end of the latch instead of going through it like a residential knob.

 

bingo thats what it looked like.....any suggestions?

 

so this type?

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=commerci...merical+door+kno,aps,160&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_4_19

Thanks!

 

Find a local locksmith and get a grade 2 knob or lever... There actually is a grade 3 (residential) set... LSDA called it a "10 series" and it works the same way

 

thanks!

 

40+ yrs dealing with door hardware and don't ever recall anything with a 3" backspace. If it was me, I'd alter the bore to fit the 2 3/4" and then try to find an oversize escutcheon to fully cover the bore.

 

No problem! I also have a cooking channel on YouTube... Js