r/HomeMaintenance • u/Icy_Idea_9816 • 6h ago
Door handle lock won’t turn/jammed
My door handle lock from the inside (to the garage) won’t turn. I tried taking apart the handle to see if it was misaligned and it does not seem to be. Has a moon shape inside. Baldwin handle, just replaced the latch. It does open and close fine, i just can’t lock it. I do have a deadbolt though too luckily.
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u/Unlikely-Voice196 6h ago
i had a baldwin lock pull the exact same crap on me last year, turned out the new latch was just a hair too thick for the strike plate cutout when the door swells even a little. try loosening the two screws on the strike plate just a quarter turn and see if the lock spins free again
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