tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post114360388824433657..comments2023-08-25T03:21:41.842-07:00Comments on The Petch House: Musical DoorsGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1143687986639896082006-03-29T19:06:00.000-08:002006-03-29T19:06:00.000-08:00Glad to help. You're obviously a purist, which I ...Glad to help. You're obviously a purist, which I am to perhaps a lesser extent.<BR/><BR/>The front door on our 1905 house had antique copper smooth butt hinges, but there were some ornamental cast iron hinges on bedrooms. So, we found enough of the ornamental ones on ebay to do the house. We're backdating it just a little, but our justification, is that it was built with parts (stud, sheathing, lath, etc.) from the 1895 house that stood on the site previously. So, they COULD have kept more of the 1895 hinges, etc.<BR/><BR/>Still, I feel slightly guilty about it. I may reuse the antique copper hinges on the back door.<BR/><BR/>DougAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1143662690725217402006-03-29T12:04:00.000-08:002006-03-29T12:04:00.000-08:00Doug,Very helpful, thank you. Some friends of mine...Doug,<BR/><BR/>Very helpful, thank you. Some friends of mine own a 1910 Four Square with the lock you described on their front door. I think I saw one a while back in a local shop, but I don’t recall the condition. The Baldwin low profile lock is another good idea. Thanks again.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1143612446710615582006-03-28T22:07:00.000-08:002006-03-28T22:07:00.000-08:00Love your site. We're restoring a 1905 house. I wo...Love your site. We're restoring a 1905 house. I work at the oldest hardware store in Portland, OR., where we cater to old house owners. <BR/><BR/>If you can't stand to drill such a large 2 1/8 inch hole for your average deadbolt, there are a couple of options.<BR/><BR/>1. Baldwin makes a "low-profile" deadbolt that requires only a 1 3/4 inch hole (I believe), and also does not protrude so far(on outside or inside), so would be less offensive on an old door. (This is what I plan to use on our house).<BR/>Baldwin is expensive, however (used on high-end houses) The deadbolt might be 50 or 60 bucks.<BR/><BR/>2. As you've noted, you can use a mortise lock with deadbolt. A higher quality old (bit key) mortise lock would not be openable with any skeleton key. Look for one that has a number stamped on the end of the deadbolt (this indicates the key number). The better ones require the key to lift not one, but two (or more)internal levers, both of which must line up (at their different heights) before you can throw the bolt.<BR/><BR/>3. Fit a newer (1910?) mortise entry lock with a pin-tumbler cylinder in it. This probably requires a larger mortise in the door, and a bigger hole on the outside only, for the mortise cylinder, but you still wouldn't have a separate deadbolt showing. The older mortise locks have deadbolts that only protrude 1/2 or 3/4 inch, not 1 inch like modern ones. You can add some security by blocking behind the door frame (between the door frame and the trimmer stud) so that a burglar can't simply pry the doorframe to one side to clear the deadbolt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1143610618472582542006-03-28T21:36:00.000-08:002006-03-28T21:36:00.000-08:00Greg,You need a nice GRANITE door. GRANITE is much...Greg,<BR/>You need a nice GRANITE door. GRANITE is much harder than WOOD and even harder than MARBLE!<BR/><BR/>Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.....Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490458126307090201noreply@blogger.com