Fitting A Door Handle And Latch

Pop the spindle door bar through the spindle holes so that it is roughly centrally aligned and then push a handle over it.

Fitting a door handle and latch.

The latch plate can now be fitted to the door frame. More force is needed to turn the knob and unstick the latch. Establish the handle height and mark the door. Once the door is open try to actuate the door latch with the handle.

Simulating opening the door without the latch extending into and retracting out of the strike plate. Step by step instructions including the tools needed measuring out creating a mortice and fitting the tubular latch in the right place for your door handle. A helpful guide for fitting a tubular latch in your interior door. Before you can fit a door handle to a new door you will first need to mark regions to be drilled and cut.

Insert the latch into the side of the door to see if its faceplate sits flush to the door. Installing a door handle is a relatively easy home project that you can do with a pre made kit. With the latch securely fitted to the door it s now time to get the handles fitted. Mark your brand new door with the location.

Put your tape measure on the floor in front of your door and measure up 41 inches from the floor since this is the most common placement for door handles. Step by step guide to fitting a mortice latch door handles. Use the sharp chisel and the hammer to chisel out a hole for the latch. Door latch screwed up firmly on to door.

The cuts made with the utility knife are your guidelines as to where to stop chiselling. Marking the door handle positions. Make sure that. The normal height for fitting a mortice latch is a metre up from the floor around 3 feet but you can either match existing handle heights ask the client how high they want them or check the drawing schedule to find out which height to drill the handles.

Use masking tape to secure the door handle kit s template to the door at this spot. Fitting door handles may appear complicated at first but it is an easier task then you think. Follow our handy guide to fitting interior door handles. Measure the distance as shown in fig 3 as a and transfer this measurement to the door frame position the latch plate in what will be its fixed position and mark out the door frame for the recess and any hole that will be required for the latch tongue when.

Also chisel inside the hole for the latch to fit. The door latch is not extended before rotating the knob.