Sliding doors are a stylish modern way to finish your closet.
How to install inset door handles on a closet door.
Installing a door handle is a relatively easy diy project.
Read the directions if your hardware came with any.
Mark the location for the door pull.
The installation of the handle will vary depending on the style that you have chosen.
Today we are looking at an inset handle which is suitable for a timber cabinet wardrobe doors.
If you have a hollow core door then you will need to locate the wood block in the door and install the pull in that block.
Step 3 install the handle.
The key to professional looking doors is taking the right measurements before your installation.
Apply some epoxy to the back of the handle and clamp it in place.
Watch this step by step video guide from bunnings warehouse and learn how to make sure the handles.
Place a strip of masking tape on the door with the bottom edge of the tape marking the 40 inches.
For a truly recessed handle typically all it takes to secure the handle in place is a slow curing epoxy.
Made from zinc alloy and available in polished chrome finish or matt.
Then squeeze the guide pivot on the top of the door position it under the track and release it making sure the guide pivot is securely in the track.
The normal height for hardware on an 8 foot door is 36 inches from the bottom side up.
With the right hardware installing sliding closet doors on your own is simple.
Remove the two screws holding the strike plate in place on the door jamb and install the new one in the same position.
Install both knobs by sliding the spindle through the slot in the latch.
Mark the door for cutting.
Hold the handle where you want it to be placed on the cabinet door not less than 1 inch from the edge.
Mark in the cabinet with your pencil around the position of the two posts.
Align the two long screws from the inside knob into the cylinders on the exterior door knob and tighten the screws.
Insert the snugger guide the plastic white round piece that s shown in the picture into the track.
Step 2 trace the template.
This assumes you have a solid core pocket door.