Next fit the knob on the spindle and tighten its setscrew.
How to fit a front door handle.
Position the latch in the hole on the inside.
Choose a new door handle that fits on your door.
Step by step directions step 1.
Remove the latch plate.
Remove the jamb plate.
To steady the base of the handle insert a mounting screw and hide its head with the decorative cover supplied.
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Install the outside handle if your new door handle attaches to the door at a point below the lower borehole.
Although you could follow the directions that come with your handle instructions the most common placement for a door handle is 41 inches 100 cm.
How to replace an exterior door handle.
Measure 41 inches 100 cm from the floor.
Screw the new handle s inner.
Offer up the front plate of the latch and handles to your door in the correct positions.
Centre them on your existing pencil marks and make sure they re level.
Remove the screws from the face plate behind the handle on the exterior side of the door using a screwdriver or drill.
The handle will stay in place leaving your hands free to secure the interior trim.
Place the end of a tape measure on the floor and mark the narrow portion of your door with a pencil.
Slide the adjustable throughbolt up or down as needed and press the handleset onto the door.
Insert your new handle s latch into the hole on the door s inside edge.
Install the inside.
Use your pencil to mark the position of the spindle holes and screws needed to fit the handles as well as those needed to secure the latch front plate.
Fit the lock over the projecting cylinder post and put the knob s spindle and rosette assembly on the thumb latch post.
My front door knob was broken and i couldn t open the door from the inside or outside.
Begin installing the inside lever by orienting the lever to point away from the edge of the door with the screw holes aligned vertically.
Attaching the new handle 1.
Install the latch determine whether you want to use a flat rectangular faceplate or a round drive in faceplate.