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Bought some mortise knobs to replace my interior door knobs, only to remove existing and find this nonsense
Anyone know what type this is called, or how to replace? the ones I bought, which seem pretty standard need holes drilled within the diameter of the existing huge damn holes. (and replacing the doors is not an option!)
Can't help with what they are but I would make and glue a plug to go in there.
Could use a hole saw to cut out a plug or if you know someone with a lathe to turn some.
Could you use some Sex Bolts to sandwich the door between the two knobs? (Good grief, that reads a lot more pervy than intended) That looks to me how the previous ones were mounted.
Thanks, yeah plug the hole seems like the best bet. Lotta work just to replace a knob (or 3)!
Previous knobs mount to each other 😉
Mostly seen those on e.g. commercial premises where the outer knob takes a key to lock/unlock. Those knobs usually have a plastic insert in the back of the knob with a slot to accept the tongue. Sometimes if you pull too hard on the knob it comes off leaving then plastic bit behind, making it really hard to unlock the door. The design allows for different knobs in and out (key/button). You may be able to buy the plastic bit somewhere.
Never really heard a name for them though.
No plastic in ere. Quite high quality knobbage by the look of it.
Anyway! Popped into Wickes and they have the solution - a kit with the same type of knob fittings but normal square mortise. Nothing like it in B&Q or on the web, that I could find. But good ol Wickes.
Can you post a picture of the kit? I think it might solve a problem I have.
Fitted now, but it was this -
https://www.wickes.co.uk/search?text=passage+knob+set
Comes in one of those plastic blister packs that should be banned.
Was dead easy
I can’t help, I just came here to congratulate you on the title of this thread.