Joy, let me make mention I understand what both you and Dale are
talking about. here is a case which came up before in a discussion.
depends on management if they want to get up off their" duff" to
extend the service to a customer. We lost the last of those good
hardware stores but if they wanted to they could assist. Lee
On Wed,
Jul
29, 2009 at 10:33:16AM -0400, Joy Cyr wrote:
> Dear Dale,
> I agree that Home Hardware's coming up a total blank is odd, but according to
> the owner they don't have, (can't order) anything. There are a lot of older
> doors in town and I think he would carry or definitely order in something if
> it was available to him.
>
> I rather expect to pay high, and to replace the latch mechanism, I do realize
> that it is past where you can just replace the knobs.
>
> I didn't trust my memory so I went to re-measured the door. I only have a
> fairly simple ruler so I can't be absolutely precise but it is just a shade
> over one and three quarter inches. If you do come across anything likely I'd
> be thrilled.
>
> Thanks for offering to look,
> Yours sincerely,
> Joy
>
> Please take a few moments to browse and enjoy
> my original artwork at:
> www.tigerfeathers.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dale Leavens
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Finding a doorknob for an older door?
>
>
> Home hardware should be able to order you something appropriate in.
>
> If you get a chance get the thickness of the door measured and let me know,
> I'll see what I can't search out. I know I have seen hardware good for doors
> well over two inches thick. They don't come cheap and you may have to replace
> the latch mechanism as part of the kit.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joy Cyr
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Finding a doorknob for an older door?
>
> Dale,
> I have an excellent dead bolt, it is an actual knob that I need. Two Home
> Hardwares, Canadian Tire, and a Rona didn't have one that would work. They
> are all the hardware stores we have around here. I expect there is probably
> somewhere in Montreal that has one but I can't get in there to look. The one
> I am currently using comes from Home Hardware and is actually for an inside
> door. (The original almost came off in my hand in winter time, ... I won't go
> into details but I was ready to settle for anything more stable.) The
> gentleman who owns the store said it was the nearest thing they carry and
> warned it probably wouldn't last long. It hasn't.
>
> Joy,
>
> Just how thick is this door?
>
> Most of the better manufacturers will have a suitable line of hardware.
> Mostly it is the stem length and that is easily adjusted. Actually many have
> stems marked at intervals to be cut back to an appropriate length with a hack
> saw.
>
> You may have to spend good money to get a suitable quality lock set, probably
> in excess of a hundred bucks but I would be very surprised if you can't get
> what you need from about any hardware store. Not of course the hardware
> section of Wal-Mart.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joy Cyr
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:59 AM
> Subject: Fw: [BlindHandyMan] Finding a doorknob for an older door?
>
> Definitely an idea I'll keep in mind, ... thank you!
>
> may sound goofy: but hear me out.
> When I wanted to put a very thick door on a basement in a bad neighborhood
> they called it a church door. The reason being, that the depth was greater
> than average. Not that it was fancy, but like yours, rather thick.
> So I'm wondering if you know of such a church, and would be able to ask
> the maintenance guy where they might get their door knobs, and call the
> place and ask for the catalog of X measurement thick door hardware.
> ? ? ? goofy grin.
>
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2009, Joy Cyr wrote:
>
> > Thank you for the suggestion but I'm afraid this knob was simply too old
> > and there were no salvageable parts.
> >
> > Yours sincerely,
> > Joy
> >
> > Please take a few moments to browse and enjoy
> > my original artwork at:
> > www.tigerfeathers.ca
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Glenn Lemacher
> > To: Joy Cyr
> > Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 11:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Finding a doorknob for an older door?
> >
> >
> > Hello Joy, in many cases you should be able to use the part from the old
> > knob and it should match up with a new knob. Take that paart along to the
> > hardware store.
> > Cheers,
> > Glenn
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joy Cyr" <delig...@aei.ca>
> > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:58 AM
> > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Finding a doorknob for an older door?
> >
> >
> > Good day listers,
> > I wondered if anyone might know of an online source for doorknobs for older
> > doors. I have a wooden front door that is much thicker than its modern
> > counter parts, and so I cannot find an spindle? axis? (not sure of the
> > correct term) long enough to go through and fit knobs on each end. Its
> > doorknob gave out sometime ago and after searching all the local stores (not
> > many, I'm in a rural area) I ended up replacing it with a knob for an
> > interior door which is not going to last long. Any suggestions as to where
> > I might look would be greatfully received.
> >
> > Thank you for your help,
> > Yours sincerely,
> > Joy
> >
> > Please take a few moments to browse and enjoy
> > my original artwork at:
> > www.tigerfeathers.ca
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