How To Install Interior Door Handle

If you re installing a handle with a lock on it make sure you buy one with the locking mechanism on the correct side.

How to install interior door handle.

If you re installing a pre hung door make sure you get the correct swing determined by the placement of the hinges and doorknob. Chisel out the faceplate outline with a chisel and hammer. Cut and install the trim on the second side of the door. Step 2 remove latch mechanism take out two screws setting in the door edge and slide latch mechanism out.

First take out the old door handle assembly by unscrewing the two screws that secure the assembly. Insert the latch assembly. If the doorknob is on the left you need a left handed door. If the knob is to the right select a right handed door.

Turn each screw several times apiece alternating to stop one screw from binding by being removed further than the other one. Watch this step by step video guide from bunnings warehouse and learn how to make sure the handles. Nail the trim to the jamb and studs. The spring operated bolt with a beveled face to permit a latching action when the door closes.

The latching assembly that came with your new door handle should match the assembly on your old one. Screw the faceplate into the. Set the latch of the door handle into its hole and make distinct marks to. Once you line them up press the interior knob onto the bars until the knob runs flush with the door.

Setting the door handle 1. This is the kwikset venetian bronze door handle set. This video includes the removal of the old handle and the complete installation of the new one. Installing a door handle is a relatively easy diy project.

Open the door and stand with your back to the hinges. Connect the interior doorknob to the door if you don t have a faceplate. Trace the handle s faceplate with a pencil. Make sure you purchase one that will fit correctly in the space left by the old doorknob.

Take your interior knob and align the holes in the knob with the bars on the exterior knob. With the latch assembly in place slide the door handle with the attached cylinder into place. Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart. It must line up with the holes in the latch assembly to function properly.

This is the interior portion of your knob or lever for privacy knobs and levers you ll want to be sure the push button lock is on the inside. This is the exterior portion of your hardware with the spindle extending from the back.