Door handles are used as the main way to open or close an entranceway to a room.
How to fit privacy door handles.
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.
Place the lock against the face of the door so that the locks face plate is flush with the door edge now take a pencil and make a mark through the locks spindle holes to the door face the locks spindle hole and the spindle that will lock the lock allow the handles to work the lock correctly after installation.
Place the door lock against the face of the door on both sides and pencil in the hole on the door lock where the door handle has to be drilled into.
The outer side of the handle has an escape lock should the occupant become locked in the room so that access can be achieved from the outer side of the door.
They should be easy to grip turn and pull placed at the right height and importantly be stylish.
Many have additional features for securing a room such as an office or for providing privacy allowing showers or long soaks in the tub to be enjoyed in peace.
These privacy handles are really easy to fit and can be fitted to normal tubular door latches as found in most interior doors.
Fitting the door handle.
These are stunning handles and can match up to normal.
Over time doorknobs and handles wear out become hard to operate or just look shabby like this 20 year old bathroom knob.
But replacing them is easy.
There s a few things you will need to.
Take a look at this page for more info and a written step by step guide.
Drill two holes through where you made the marks.
Next fit the door lock in the hole and screw it into place.
Installing a door handle is a relatively easy home project that you can do with a pre made kit.
The correct hinges the correct latch or lock for a particular type of handle and so on.
Most passage privacy or entrance sets are sold as complete packs and they re quick simple and cheap to fit.