Inspect how the handle was installed on the door in the first place.
How to fix door handle on storm door.
Flip the button spring.
Then drill a 3 32 in.
Hold the turnbuckle s coupling nut and watch as the rods lift the side of the door that s sagging.
Use a screwdriver to remove the handle from its spot.
Loose hinges will push the door out resulting in a latch that doesn t match up with the strike plate.
Remove the handle and check to make sure the large end of the spring is toward the door.
Remove the old storm door handle by unscrewing the two screws that hold the two halves together.
If the small end of the spring is toward the door it may slip into the door hole and bind.
He even knew which handles were being ordered.
Press lightly as you drill the metal.
When this occurs it s an easy matter to simply tighten these screws to snug up the door again.
Step 1 remove the door handle.
Mark new hole locations.
Remove the old broken door handle.
The button handle has a spring that is roughly cone shaped.
Sometimes it may be difficult to remove rusted or overly tightened screws.
Mark the door for the new hole locations using the template provided with the new door handle.
Turn the nut until the door is leveled off.
Stick a shim between the door and the frame as in photo 1 tighten the existing screws and drill new screw holes through the frame.
Pilot hole into the wood and add screws photo 2.
To be able to work with the door handle with ease remove it from the storm door first.
Now that the handles are here he is telling me that we have a problem with the inside lever of the storm door which will hit the handle on the entrance door.
He measured for the new entry door and the storm door and even had the door frame built to house the storm door on the inside of the frame.
Open and close the door again to make sure that the adjustments are right then tighten the screws to pin the turnbuckle in place.
Make sure that the screws that secure the hinges are tight.
You don t want to drill into the wood molding with the 3 16 in.
If they are loose tighten them.