DON’T USE A BALL CATCH LATCH! (Use this instead...)

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Ball catch latches used on closet doors and interior double doors are prone to failure. This video from The Honest Carpenter will show you how to fix your existing ball catch latch. BUT, it will also teach you a better option for replacing these faulty latches--and it only costs about $1!

Ball catch latches stop working when they are no longer properly aligned with the strike plate on your door. Generally the ball catch is either too low, so the door doesn't stay shut. Or it is too high, causing the door to bang against the casing.

In some cases, the ball catch latch has frozen in place and no longer retracts because of metal corrosion, a faulty spring, or dust in the mechanism.

Tool List:
5-in-1 Painter's Tool
-OR-
Flathead screwdriver
Needlenose Pliers
Drill
Drill Bits

Materials List:
Magnet Catch (optional)
Double-Sided Tape
WD-40

How To Replace / Repair A Ball Catch Latch:
1) Examine your existing ball catch latch
2) Raise or lower ball catch using needlenose pliers. (Insert plier tips into slots around ball catch--works for most units.)
3) Reinstall ball catch latch at desired height.
4) If latch is stuck, consider lubricating with WD-40
----OR---

Remove latch and replace with magnet catch!
1) Pop out existing ball catch latch
2) Put double-sided tape on back of magnet catch
3) Press magnet catch into place on underside of stop trim
4) Press spurs of metal plate into surface of door
5) Mount metal plate of magnet catch in this location.
6) Adjust magnet catch position--tighten with screws.

If you'd like to remove your old strike plate mortises, be sure to check out our video on closing out hinge slots:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fj5nUXVRGA

Видео DON’T USE A BALL CATCH LATCH! (Use this instead...) канала The Honest Carpenter