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Pocket door locks

roughcut | Posted in Construction Techniques on January 17, 2006 08:07am

I am installing an maple pocket door and was going to set the finger pull hardware when my customer asked about a locking mechanism. Stumped. Most locks work on the principle of swinging doors so sliding doors will defeat those. Anybody run into this issue? What do people do with bathroom pocket doors? Eye bolt and Hook?

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  1. davidmeiland | Jan 17, 2006 08:08pm | #1

    There are pocket door pulls with privacy latches built in, basically a small hook that rotates out of the door edge and engages a slot in the strike plate on the jamb.

    1. roughcut | Jan 17, 2006 08:50pm | #3

      Any ideas as to where to find these critters

       

      1. calvin | Jan 17, 2006 08:55pm | #4

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        1. roughcut | Jan 17, 2006 09:25pm | #6

          Thanks that is the ticket

           

      2. ETG | Jan 17, 2006 09:04pm | #5

        Roughcut:

        Johnson Hardware makes a pocket door lock - a simple one - its available on the net from Johnson or from Home Depot.  Many HD stores have a nice selection of Johnson hardware for pocket doors - usually on an end cap on hangers.  Lowes probably has it too - and a good builders hardware shop would also have it (but they are getting hard to find).

        Ed

  2. wolfman | Jan 17, 2006 08:10pm | #2

    I had one at my old house. The lock was a little push button on the hardware. Wasn't substantial, but it worked.

    Wolfman

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