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Window Shutter Latch Carpentry Repair

  
  
  

shuttersIf you have shutters on your windows, consider yourself lucky. They are very nice, but can also be pricey. Occasionally, shutters will need a little TLC with some minor carpentry repairs.

Shutter panels don't get opened and closed much like the louvers do, but when they do, they swing open like a door. They are held closed in the frame by a catch, similar to what you might find on some cabinets. Rarely do you see a magnetic catch on shutters, usually it is a friction type catch.

For the most part, these catches get bent or damaged. If you are lucky, you may be able to straighten out the latch with pliers if it has gone askew. If you can't repair it, just buy a new one and replace it.

It is a matter of mounting the receiving end of the catch on the inside of the shutter frame where you can't see it. Then just line up the mating piece and screw it to the shutter door side so that when the meet, they hold. If it is a large shutter, it may take two catches, one mounted at the top and one on the bottom of the shutter.

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