Screen door modification

[CarlD]

My little hauley screen door, and many other brands, require you to open the sliding window to access the door latch when using the screen door, which I consider a PITA. I have seen some interesting solutions but opted for the simple pull cord shown in the attachment. I drilled a hole in the door and inserted a tight fitting plastic tube, a piece of spiralwrap in my case, drilled an appropriately sized hole in the door handle and ran a piece of small cord from the handle, thru the plastic tube and knotted it at both ends. Works great.

[charlsara]

Great idea.

[Jann Todd]

Originally Posted by CarlD

My little hauley screen door, and many other brands, require you to open the sliding window to access the door latch when using the screen door, which I consider a PITA. I have seen some interesting solutions but opted for the simple pull cord shown in the attachment. I drilled a hole in the door and inserted a tight fitting plastic tube, a piece of spiralwrap in my case, drilled an appropriately sized hole in the door handle and ran a piece of small cord from the handle, thru the plastic tube and knotted it at both ends. Works great.

I like the idea. I get tired of opening the slide, they wear out and get all messed up quite often. But I wonder if a pet could pull on the rope and open the doors.