Sturdy Plastic Screen - Prime Line Products 142 Review

This was a great replacement for my broken latch. Before that, I ordered another model, but did not pay attention to the assembly of the door.

Plastic components are ideal for swapping out. The problem was the width of the metal latch, which was about 1/8 inch too wide. The length wasn't a problem. I could have filed the latch down to the correct width, but decided to save time and just reuse the existing metal latch. If everything had gone well I would give five stars and I'm also sure that width cannot be an issue with any other door manufacturer.

The latch that was received did not have finger handles to open and close the sliding door. It is a smooth surface that is difficult to grab and hold to move the door. The points designed to pierce the screen aren't strong enough to maintain contact and hold both sides together with just one central screw. I had to accelerate both sides together with small screws. I ended up going to Home Depot and bought two handles which I attached to each side of the new handle to make it easier to move the…