PLS 24 PRO Extra Heavy Duty Concealed Magnetic Catch for Doors with Thickness Greater Than 30 mm (1.18"), Color: Silver, Model: PLS24PROXHD

We have 2 pair of swinging closet doors. Each leaf was kept closed by a roller ball latch, but the threaded sleeves holding the roller balls would gradually creep up over time making the doors difficult to open and close. After 7 years of tightening the sleeves on all four leafs, I grew tired of messing around with roller ball latches.These magnetic catches arrive cleverly, and tightly, packed in small plastic boxes with instructions printed on the label. As others have said, these magnets are very strong. I put one on a metal counter and it was not easy to get it off.On the first set of doors, I installed the magnets on the head above the doors adjacent to the existing roller ball strike plates. (I removed the ball assembly and left its hole open.) I could not find the recommended 15/16” Forstner bit so I used a 1” Forstner bit to drill the holes in the head and in the tops of the doors. (I highly recommend using a Forstner bit. Drilling a pilot hole first is a very good idea.) I left the strikes in place and the installation looks fine. The doors stay nicely closed.The ceiling in our room with the second set of doors was too low for me to drill the doors in place. I thought about removing the doors, but decided instead to remove the metal strike plates and replace them with some pieces I cut from some left over plastic J-mold. I carefully marked and cut the plastic and drilled the holes in the frame for the magnets. The existing roller ball assembly holes in the top of the doors were a perfect fit for the new magnets, but the holes were much too deep to use the supplied screws. I used some some screw-type metal hollow wall anchors and some long screws to secure the magnet in each leaf (see photo). This worked out very well.On both sets of doors I put small adhesive backed bumpers for each leaf on the door stop. They stop the doors from banging against the stop when they close. I did not use the included bumpers because I did not want to drill into the stops.These magnets are a great way to keep a pair of closet doors closed. They are much superior to closet door roller ball latches. They do cost more, but for doors that are used a lot, it is money well spent.

TL/DR: 5 stars. Just buy 'em.Ok these little things are AWESOME. I'm sure there is someone, somewhere, out on the internet that will find something to complain about, but I am not them. For the price, they are well built, hold doors VERY well, and save me the massive PITA factor of drilling and setting door locks/hardware.I use these in all my AirBnb builds, which I also do myself, and am constantly trying to find little innovative products to save me time, which is becoming more important than money these days.If you're wondering on specifics, I have mounted them on bathroom doors, closet doors, bedroom doors, bathroom cabinet doors, kitchen doors, and probably a few others I've forgotten about. They hold all of them closed (no locks, buy a latch) and don't wear out, or make noise, or give me any headaches when a guest catches a case of the stupids.They secure to the door with a forstner bit, and a central screw, and have several color plates and adjustment washers, depending on the precision of your door fit. Awesome product.

Simple to install and works great. The strong magnets pulls and holds my french doors closed

Magnet install is easy. The results are just ok. It definitely works, but the door jostle's a little bit when you close it so it's not as satisfying as you would hope. They provide little bumpers so that the jostling is somewhat silent. Overall it's a minor improvement if any from a ball catch.One final note. It might sound insignificant, but the packaging for this is atrocious. The man's stick together. Both boxes had a magnet sticking to the plastic that had to be priced off. I'm not sure if it was glue or what. I could go on about how the accessory parts are either falling out or getting stuck inside. The instructions are super tiny on the outside.UPDATE months later: I'm enjoying those much more than a ball catch, so I'm adding one star.

These magnetic door catches are strong and can be adapted for many different fitments. There are spacers / lifters to adjust the distance from the magnet to top plate so that strength can be adjusted and two doors with slightly different spacing to the header can be matched to feel the same as each other. There are also small rubber pads included to attach to the door frame for impact damping. Doors do tend to bounce once or twice when closed, but that could be adjusted with changes to the magnet distance / strength and damping pads. To top it off, there are flat metallic covers that magnetize on to hide the screw holes and give a smooth look. Great product.

Well built. The magnets are very very powerful. Works very well to trap and hold my solid wood oversized front door in an extremely windy location on the Colorado Front Range. The door is latchless (which seems to be popular right now). Thought I would need two. Not the case. Easy to install using only a small drill bit and a 1” paddle bit. Installed in about 15 minutes. Looks great as well even though probably no one will ever notice it since it mounts perfectly flush.

We have French doors leading to our front room that previously had a ball closure system. They always seemed to be too tight or too loose. This magnet system is very thin, but works great. The door is now consistently able to be opened and closed even by our little kids. Great value for the money and wish we would have gotten this sooner.

I highly recommend getting the special forstner bit for installation. The instructions are very limited so it is worth studying your doors carefully before starting. There is a lip on the magnets so make sure your hole isn’t flush against the trim the door rests against. Put the bumpers in first before you decide on magnet position so you have that factored in. Love the product!!