New Door Handle Install

Extend the mark horizontally across the edge of the door using a combination square as a reference.

New door handle install.

If you re installing a backplate and your current handle doesn t have a backplate you may need to drill a. Tape measure pencil flat drill bit for wo. Chisel out the faceplate outline with a chisel and hammer. Install both knobs by sliding the spindle through the slot in the latch.

Slide the adjustable throughbolt up or down as needed and press the handleset onto the door. With the latch assembly in place slide the door handle with the attached cylinder into place. Next you ll install the outside handle assembly. Installation instructions start by removing your old storm door handle.

Once the door is drilled installation is a simple job. Tools needed for this job. Install door hardware 1. Install the doorknob 1.

Setting the door handle 1. Align the two long screws from the inside knob into the cylinders on the exterior door knob and. Trace the handle s faceplate with a pencil. Install the outside handle if your new door handle attaches to the door at a point below the lower borehole.

Then install the handle set according to the instructions aligning the spindle with the latch. The handle will stay in place leaving your hands free to secure the interior trim. This video is about how to fit a door latch and door handle in an interior door. Set the latch of the door handle into its hole and make distinct marks to.

Place the chisel at a 45 angle and begin to chisel the. Install the latch determine whether you want to use a flat rectangular faceplate or a round drive in faceplate. Fastening the face. Add the interior lever rotating the chassis tabs so it slips through the latch and easily joins the handle.

Installing the latch assembly. Align the spindle on the back of the assembly with the throughbolt and the slot in the latch. Step by step directions step 1. Install the inside.

Mount the latch and deadbolt into the mortises with two screws each. If your new handle set features a backplate position the back plate and fasten it onto the door rail with the plate. Measure up the desired height of the door handle from the bottom edge of the door on the edge opposite the hinges. The only trick here is to make sure the beveled side of the latch faces the jamb so.

Fold the template that accompanied.