Fitting A Door Handle And Latch
Marking the door handle positions.
Fitting a door handle and latch. With the latch securely fitted to the door it s now time to get the handles fitted. Pick one side of the door to start on either side is fine. 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. Once the door is open try to actuate the door latch with the handle.
The door latch is not extended before rotating the knob. The cuts made with the utility knife are your guidelines as to where to stop chiselling. More force is needed to turn the knob and unstick the latch. Door latch screwed up firmly on to door.
Establish the handle height and mark the door. Follow our handy guide to fitting interior door handles. Close the door to and mark the centre of the latch tongue on the door frame. Installing a door handle is a relatively easy home project that you can do with a pre made kit.
Simulating opening the door without the latch extending into and retracting out of the strike plate. Mark your brand new door with the location. The latch plate can now be fitted to the door frame. 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.
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. Use masking tape to secure the door handle kit s template to the door at this spot. Also chisel inside the hole for the latch to fit.
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. Make sure that. The handle or knob must be jiggled to unstick the latch. Pop the spindle door bar through the spindle holes so that it is roughly centrally aligned and then push a handle over it.
A helpful guide for fitting a tubular latch in your interior door. Fitting door handles may appear complicated at first but it is an easier task then you think.