While it is much easier to replace your sliding patio door handles with handles that are exactly the same you can also try using different replacement handles which may need a few holes drilled in the door to improve it.
How to install glass door handle.
Remove the masking tape.
Using a screwdriver and screws provided in the handle kit screw the inner and outer handles together.
Once the exterior door handle is in place you ll want to keep it secure using masking tape.
Place the corresponding doorknob or lever on the interior side of the door fitting the two parts together.
Loosen or tighten as necessary.
Slide the expander off the bottom of the door and install the sweep.
You can then remove the masking tape.
The end caps are the short.
Complete the installation by installing the door closer.
Line up the interior glass shower door handle with the exterior one and screw them both into place.
It should feel slightly snug when the two parts join.
Align the shanks of the inner handle to the holes drilled in the glass door and the shanks of the outer door handles.
Position the sweep so its weather stripping touches the sill and screw into place.
You can swap out the handle in about 10 minutes.
Place the exterior handle on the door by inserting the spindle or axle on the handle through the latch cylinder at 90 degrees.
Position the inner handle on the inside of the shower door opposite the outer handle.
You ll see three vertically spaced mounting holes in the screen door wood doors may require different hardware.
Install the handle set and associated hardware of the new door lock.
For a single handle the same principles apply but you will be attaching an end cap in place of an inner handle.
It s also easy to replace your sliding patio door handles with a lock and handle system.
Typically two mounting screws hold the old handle together.
This project is basically as simple as how to replace a door handle.