Insert your new handle s latch into the hole on the door s inside edge.
How to fit a front door handle.
Next fit the knob on the spindle and tighten its setscrew.
Measure 41 inches 100 cm from the floor.
How to replace an exterior door handle.
Here is the handleset i bought.
Begin installing the inside lever by orienting the lever to point away from the edge of the door with the screw holes aligned vertically.
The handle will stay in place leaving your hands free to secure the interior trim.
Slide the adjustable throughbolt up or down as needed and press the handleset onto the door.
Screw the new handle s inner.
Here s how i did it.
Remove the latch plate.
Attaching the new handle 1.
Install the outside handle if your new door handle attaches to the door at a point below the lower borehole.
Use your pencil to mark the position of the spindle holes and screws needed to fit the handles as well as those needed to secure the latch front plate.
Fit the lock over the projecting cylinder post and put the knob s spindle and rosette assembly on the thumb latch post.
Position the latch in the hole on the inside.
Offer up the front plate of the latch and handles to your door in the correct positions.
Use a tape measure to measure from the inside edge of the door to.
Remove the jamb plate.
Install the inside.
Remove the screws from the face plate behind the handle on the exterior side of the door using a screwdriver or drill.
Fasten both with mounting screws.
I had to fix it.
My front door knob was broken and i couldn t open the door from the inside or outside.
Install the latch determine whether you want to use a flat rectangular faceplate or a round drive in faceplate.
Centre them on your existing pencil marks and make sure they re level.
To steady the base of the handle insert a mounting screw and hide its head with the decorative cover supplied.
Although you could follow the directions that come with your handle instructions the most common placement for a door handle is 41 inches 100 cm.